Knitting Tips and Tricks Archives

Five pairs of handknit socks in various shades of pink and white are laid out across the back of a vintage sofa with floral upholstery.

The Knitter’s Guide to Sock Knitting Vocabulary

A white woman's hands hold a set of KnitPro Karbons knitting needles while she works on knitting a pair of pink mittens.

Knitting Needle Review: KnitPro Karbonz

A top-down photo of three hats displayed in a soft arc. All three hats are knit from the same pattern featuring columns of eyelets and seed stitch. The top hat is knit in a clay color, the middle hat is blue, and the bottom hat is pink with speckles. The hats are surrounded by a candle in a ceramic holder, some books, and a bowl full of paperwhite plants.

Why Swatching Matters: A Visual Demonstration

A pair of pink socks hangs from wire sock blockers suspended on the knobs of a vintage oak china hutch.

The Ultimate Simple Guide to Blocking Your Knitting

A pair of plain white handknit socks on metal sock blockers rest on a floral rug. The socks are slightly staggered vertically with the toes pointing in opposite directions.

Free Basic Worsted Sock Knitting Pattern

Two blue knit swatches with ribbing at the top sit on a crumpled white cloth surrounded by a pair of pink socks, a pair of white socks, and a few clumps of baby's breath flowers. The left blue swatch is bound off using the standard bind-off, while the other is bound off in pattern.

How to Bind Off in Pattern for Beginner Knitters

A flatlay photo of two skeins of yarn (one pink one cream with pastel speckles), a ball of blue yarn, and a pink knit hat sitting on a vintage embroidered table runner.

6 Tips for Knitting with Bulky Yarn

Four gray mitered squares sit on top of a lace doily next to a yellow rose, a teacup full of milky tea, some antique books, and two neutral-colored balls of yarn.

4 Ways to Knit a Mitered Square (and When to Use Each One)

A top-down photo showing two swatches, one with the floats cut and one with the floats intact (the white swatch on the bottom). They're surrounded by more yarn, some metal knitting needles, a silver trinket box, a pink rose, and a seed stitch swatch knit flat.

Speed Swatching for Knitters: Accurate Gauge in Less Time

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Knitting Tips and Tricks

The Knitter’s Guide to Sock Knitting Vocabulary

Knitting Needle Review: KnitPro Karbonz

Why Swatching Matters: A Visual Demonstration

The Ultimate Simple Guide to Blocking Your Knitting

Free Basic Worsted Sock Knitting Pattern

How to Bind Off in Pattern for Beginner Knitters

6 Tips for Knitting with Bulky Yarn

4 Ways to Knit a Mitered Square (and When to Use Each One)

Speed Swatching for Knitters: Accurate Gauge in Less Time

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