Knitting

Knitting lace is not without challenges. The knitter must be able to read charts, knit with fine yarn, and pay close attention to the pattern. If while knitting lace, your mind wandered, chances...

Making dishcloths on a loom is not difficult. To make one, you need only a few basic loom knitting supplies and a pattern. Loom knit dishcloths can be ornate, with stitched-in designs, or simple,...

Loom knitting is an ancient art, but it's not very well known. Even when it was more popular, looms were mostly used by children. However, you don't have to be a child to benefit from loom...

Nearly everyone has had a laundry accident where a favorite wool sweater has gone through the washer and dryer. The resulting garment is usually child-sized and stiff, the fibers having "locked"...

Knitting looms are a useful alternative to knitting needles. Using a knitting loom, you can make anything from blankets to sweaters. You can buy your own knitting loom at a yarn store or a mass...

The Knifty Knitter Series is a product line that is sold by Provo Craft for crafters to make easy items without standard knitting needles. The line includes a flower loom which is used to make...

Yarn manufacturers use the boucle process to produce yarns made of man-made and natural fibers. Though boucle yarns are often referred to as novelty yarns, they are often also luxurious and...

Baby pullover sweaters are easy to make and require few materials. When selecting yarn, bear in mind that it should be soft on the baby's skin. Convenience should also be considered. Pure wool...

In the United States, citizens have been knitting for soldiers since the Revolutionary War. During World War I, the American Red Cross asked women, children and wounded men to "Knit Your Bit" for...

Felting is a popular technique for hand knitters. To create felted fabric, knitters create an item and then machine wash it in warm soapy water. The result is a dense fabric that does not have any...

Knitting looms are simple devices with a row of little knobbly pegs that allow you to knit without using knitting needles. Many knitting looms are circular or rectangular in shape, but a rake loom...

Knitting boards, also known as knitting looms, are simple devices used to make knitted objects without knitting needles. They are available from most yarn shops and from online vendors, but you...

Knitted beanie hats are a great way to learn how to knit in the round. As long as you know how to work a knit stitch and a purl stitch, you can quickly knit up a chunky beanie hat. If you're a...

Need a wonderful way to keep a teens head warm in the winter? If you love to knit, here is an easy pattern to get the job done. I recommend this pattern for teenagers.

Need a wonderful way to keep babies head warm in the winter? If you love to knit, here is an easy pattern to get the job done. I recommend this pattern for 6-12 month old babies.

Need a wonderful way to keep babies head warm in the winter? If you love to knit, here is an easy pattern to get the job done. I recommend this pattern for 0-3 month old babies.

If you find knitting with needles a difficult task or painful due to arthritis, tendinitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, knitting with rounded looms tends to be a more comfortable, simpler...

Learning to knit involves mastering a combination of techniques, from casting on to binding off and everything in between. In order to knit a blanket, however, you do not need to master every...

Socks are a quick, take-along knitting project. Knitted socks for a toddler are even easier, and a great way to use up yarn left over from other knitting projects. Knitting the socks on four...

Eyelash yarn is ideal for making Hawaiian leis--just cast on and work in the round until your lei is as thick as you want. You can choose any color or combination of colors that you like to fully...

Acrylic yarn, a polymer-based yarn that's designed to mock many of wool's properties, is hard wearing and easy to care for. It's a popular yarn choice for knitters who don't want to fuss with...

As ear-flap hats have become more popular over the last few years, so have patterns for hats with ear flaps. There are many good ear-flap hat patterns for kids, and it is also relatively simple to...

Yarn made from silk and alpaca fiber is warm and luxurious. Both fibers have a long staple length and are strong, so items knitted from a silk and alpaca blended yarn will be durable. In addition,...

If you're ready for a knitting and designing challenge, try creating your own knitting patterns. Seeing a knitted item from concept to completion is a worthwhile and rewarding endeavor that every...

Winters are very cold in Afghanistan. The Ships Project founded by Ellen Harpin of Florida collects handmade hats and socks for our troops around the world. Here's a knitted stocking hat pattern...

Are you a knitter or crocheter whose passion is getting too expensive? Read on for clues about saving money for "yarn snobs"...

If you've fallen in love with a knitting pattern that calls for wool yarn but you want to knit it in cotton, you can adjust the pattern to suit cotton's characteristics. Learning to adjust...

Homemade knitted socks make a thoughtful gift for the man in your life. You can choose a pattern to suit the man's taste and a luxury yarn for a soft, warm sock. Knitting socks also allows you to...

Working for months on a knitted garment, only to discover it doesn't quite fit once you finish it is a frustrating situation that most knitters deal with at least once in their knitting careers....

A knitting graph or chart is a graphic representation of the right side of a finished piece of knitting presented on graph paper. One square equals one stitch and a symbol for each kind of stitch...

Potholders are easy to make using yarn and basic knitting and crochet techniques. Selecting the right combination of fiber, stitch and technique will allow you to craft a potholder to match your...

Knitted hats and gloves are a great gift idea. Knitting your own gloves allows you to perfectly coordinate your accessories, because you can choose the yarn, pattern and sizes for the items. This...

Chances are you have found knitting inspiration in an image, but you might have been uncertain as to how to convert that image into a workable pattern. Converting images into knitting patterns may...

Knit for charity. It's easy and quick. Here's a cute little hat, just waiting for baby's arrival.

Free knitting pattern for recently profiled 3 button shawl as seen on NBC and the Today Show with Hoda and Kathy Lee.

Felted bags make great quick gifts, or go ahead and treat yourself to one. Made with bulky or two strands of worsted wool yarn, they are inexpensive and a really funky addition to anyone's...

If you have a long flight ahead of you, and you think it is the perfect time to finish that knitting project you've been working on, rest assured that your knitting needles will make it past...

If you enjoy knitting, try creating something you don't see every day in knitting pattern books: ribbon. Using fashion yarn--the kind that is flat--you can create beautiful ribbon quickly with a...

Ribbon yarn lends a satiny sheen and interesting texture to decorative items and accessories. Considered a novelty yarn, ribbon yarn is most popular for smaller projects such as vests or purses,...

If holding a knitting needle seems awkward and alien, try the Knitwit Tool. This gadget gives knitters, inexperienced and experienced alike, a chance to create beautiful knits. Yarn flower lapel...

Two popular knitting techniques, Intarsia and Fair Isle use multiple colors of yarn. Fair Isle is traditionally done in the round and can use many colors, but only two are used per round. The...

Alpaca is one of the warmest animal fibers, estimated three times warmer than wool. In addition, the yarn is very soft, which makes it a good choice for hand-knitted scarves. The final step in...

You don't have to visit Ireland to acquire an Aran sweater with intricate cable patterns; rather, you can knit your own Irish sweater. If you know how to knit and purl, and you're ready for a...

Knitting a scarf the old-fashioned way produces a warm garment, but can take a lot of time, patience and practice. Keeping consistent tension and dropping stitches can be difficult. Using a Knifty...

If you're tired of sorting through a tangle of circular knitting needles every time you begin a new knitting project, you need to find an effective storage solution. Once you determine the best...

Pompoms comes in every color, size and variety, and have universal appeal. These little balls of fluff add appeal to a baby cap, shoes or socks. Small pompoms are widely used for crafts, to top a...

Adding soles to your hand-knit slippers will prevent holes from wearing through the knitted fabric and will give them traction. Attach soles to newly-knit slippers or add soles to rescue your...

If you've worked with any of the Knifty Knitter looms, you know how easy and fun they are to use. Working with their flower loom is no different. Take a little yarn, a needle and within minutes...