You messed up. So who cares?

I make mistakes all the time in my knitting. All. The. Time. Purling when I should have knit, losing track of the number of rows…There are people out there that might lose their shit over this. I am not one of them.
I read on another blog or in a knitting book to just “knit through [...]

Where have you been all of my life?

I found this spectacular knitting technique. Now, before I share it, I am going to warn you: it may blow your ass out. So I hope you’re sitting down. And holding your butt cheeks tightly together.
This technique shows you how to WEAVE THE ENDS IN WHILE KNITTING! I know! I know! Stop shouting!
Behold.
I haven’t [...]

Stockinette is boring. Fo’ sho’.

While working on Chuckles the Monkey, I have noticed that row after row of stockinette = boring. To ease the pain, I’ve tried to work on techniques to increase my knitting speed. I don’t *really* care about this, but it would be nice to crank out my projects a little faster. The gratification would come [...]

My top 5 knitting essentials. Or, WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY ME IF YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND.

1. Knit Picks needles. All of them.
2. A new knitting bag. Specifically, this one:

I love this bag. I like it in both the rust color and the turquoise. I wouldn’t kick Namaste Needles’ other bags out of bed for eating crackers, either.
3. Needle organization. This is a tough one for me, because I don’t [...]

Top 5 knitting essentials for beginners.

1. Needles. Knit, at first, with the cheapest pair you can find. Borrow, look at garage sales, check out Michael’s/Joann’s. Try wood/bamboo, resin or aluminum. See if you like how they feel in your hands, working the yarn. If you’re a tight knitter, like I am, you might have more luck using aluminum. If [...]