Knitting Tips and Tricks Archives - Page 8 of 11

A flatlay photo showing a pair of pink cabled socks with eyelets on the left, a pair of blue-gray cabled socks in the middle, and a pair of mint green socks with columns of eyelets on the right. The blue-gray socks are on a pair of wire sock blockers. A mint green teacup full of chamomile and a few small white roses complete the scene.

Do You Really Need Sock Blockers for Your Knit Socks?

The finished headband, though it's still not blocked. After the seam, it has a twisty little knot portion at the center of the headband.

How to Knit an Ear Warmer Using Any Sock Pattern – Free Tutorial

A flatlay photo of a pair of plain handknit socks. The socks are knit in a softly variegated pink and cream yarn, with contrasting cuff and toes in darker pink. The toes point to the right. The socks are surrounded by greenery, white flowers, and a white teacup filled with milky Earl Grey.

My Vanilla Sock Recipe

A close-up on a shawl pin made of a brass circle of art nouveau-style calla lilies and a wooden stick pin.

Four Tips to Keep Knit Shawls from Slipping

A pink and cream hat composed entirely of mitered squares is laid flat on a textured gray surface. It's surrounded by a gold and white teacup full of tea, white roses, antique paper ephemera, two cakes of leftover yarn in the same colors as the hat, and a mitered square in progress on two tiny steel needles.

Learning to Knit Mitered Squares from Woolly Wormhead

A top-down image of a flatlay on a white marble countertop. In the center is a blue knit baby bonnet. The bonnet has red ribbing around the brim and white scalloped crochet trim. There is white and red roosimine and French knot detailing just above the ribbed brim. The bonnet is surrounded by leftover skeins of yarn, antique paper ephemera, and a gold and white teacup full of tea.

About that Time I Tried Roosimine with My Knitting

A top-down image of a light blue swatch knit in Knit Picks Stroll, along with a pair of fingerless mitts knit in the same yarn and a ball of leftover yarn. They are surrounded by white roses, antique paper ephemera, and a teacup full of tea.

Yarn Review – Knit Picks Stroll

A top-down image of three purple yarn swatches, a teacup full of espresso, some old books, and a pitcher full of roses just peeking into the left corner of the image.

Should You Use a Slip Stitch Knitting Edge?

A woman in a black baseball cap, gray sweater, and black leggings sits knitting on a rocky outcropping with the ocean and some dramatic, looming clouds behind her.

Nine Tips for Successful Travel Knitting (Updated for 2025)

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Knitting Tips and Tricks

Do You Really Need Sock Blockers for Your Knit Socks?

How to Knit an Ear Warmer Using Any Sock Pattern – Free Tutorial

My Vanilla Sock Recipe

Four Tips to Keep Knit Shawls from Slipping

Learning to Knit Mitered Squares from Woolly Wormhead

About that Time I Tried Roosimine with My Knitting

Yarn Review – Knit Picks Stroll

Should You Use a Slip Stitch Knitting Edge?

Nine Tips for Successful Travel Knitting (Updated for 2025)

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