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Three gray swatches of different ribbing styles sit on a weathered outdoor wooden table along with some pink socks, a blue cowl, and a gray-green hat.

3 Steps to Choose the Best Ribbing for Your Knitting Project

A top-down photo of a pair of white handknit socks and a blue knit shawl in progress on a pair of steel needles.

The Knitting Police Think You’re Doing Things Wrong

A top-down photo of a pile of pink and cream knit accessories with a gray swatch in the middle. All of the knit items have bobbles on them, including the swatch.

Three Different Ways to Knit Bobbles

A flatlay photograph showing three swatches of yarn in blue, white, and gray, along with a chunk of white coral, a pair of brass scissors, a teacup full of coffee, and a pink pincushion.

Woolen Spun Yarn, Worsted Spun Yarn, and Yarn Substitution

A flatlay photo showing a tea cozy with lots of KFB increases on its bottom, some antique paper ephemera, white roses, a vintage doily, a plate with a slice of cake, three knitting swatches, and a teacup full of chamomile.

What is KFB in Knitting? Try this Easy Increase

A top-down photo showing a gray garter-stitch square with a picot bind off. To the left is a blue shawl with a picot bind off. To the right is a yellow and blue shawl with a picot bind off. There are also antique botanical prints, wooden knitting needles, a doily, and a small silver tray with a brass key that has a tassel tied to it.

Why and How to Knit a Picot Bind Off – With Video Tutorial

A top-down view of a lacy white wrap, half-knitted and still on the needles. To its left are two blue and white teacups filled with tea, along with two more skeins of white yarn on a blue and white platter.

Stretchy Cast-On Tips for Your Next Knitting Project

Two blue rectangle swatches are viewed top down through blurred plant leaves in the foreground. One swatch has even stitches, while one has visible rowing out. They are on a white linen placemat next to a blue and white teacup.

Rowing Out in Your Knitting? Here’s How to Fix That

Knitting Toe-Up Socks vs. Cuff-Down Socks: Which is Best?

Knitting Toe-Up Socks vs. Cuff-Down Socks: Which is Best?

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I may be a creature of habit, but I’m not above an I may be a creature of habit, but I’m not above an experiment here and there! So I decided to try knitting the Fleegle heel recently, at the encouragement of @aimeeshermakes. Aimee has been responsible for some of my best knitting experiments, so I figured I can’t afford to ignore a suggestion 😆
The next pattern in the 2026 Golden Honey Sock Clu The next pattern in the 2026 Golden Honey Sock Club is coming on Friday! The Frontispiece Socks feature columns of eyelets down the sides of the socks and a simple stockinette panel on the front and back. I knit my pair using this solid-colored @malabrigoyarn Ultimate Sock, but testers also knit up versions of these socks using speckled and striped yarn, and each version was so charming. It’s not too late to join the sock club! This year‘s theme is named for special parts of physical books, and I think you will have a lot of fun with them.
Ribbing is used for lots of different purposes in Ribbing is used for lots of different purposes in knitting, but not all kinds of ribbing are interchangeable. Some are better used in some circumstances and are a bad fit in others. Here’s a look at six types of ribbing I like to use in different scenarios. How about you? Do you have a favorite type of ribbing you use? Is there one you love that I haven’t covered here?
The pattern for the Dynamic Range Socks is officia The pattern for the Dynamic Range Socks is officially available on Etsy and Ravelry! This pattern was first published a few years ago in Cast On Magazine, but now I’m able to make it available to everyone. Hope you enjoy knitting them as much as I did.
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