Here is a simple little beanie I wrote a simple little pattern for. This is the first knitting pattern I'm putting out, so simple is good! I've made lots of plain black ribbed beanies over the years, they're nice and mindless to knit, so last winter when I wanted a quick instant gratification ...
Tubular cast-on
The tubular cast-on is great for hats, bottom-up sweaters and top-down socks. It's a neat and tidy cast-on that is extremely stretchy and flows almost invisibly into 1x1 ribbing, and with one extra row to rearrange the stitches it flows wonderfully into 2x2 ribbing too. This version casts ...
Knitting left-handed
Being a left-handed “mirror” knitter is a little more challenging than knitting the conventional, right-handed way, but I think most of us lefties don’t mind trading in a little confusion for the comfort of doing something that feels more natural. After all, we’re accustomed to dealing with lots of ...
Black & white inspiration
Black is my favourite colour to wear, which presents some challenges when you love to knit your own clothes. Part of me wants to wear black always and forever but it's a bit too restrictive when it comes to knitting, considering it won't show much texture, shaping, or anything really, and it's a ...
From the ground up
When I first started knitting I couldn't understand why anyone would knit socks. Spending all that time just to stomp all over your finished knit with your feet, what. Eventually I started making sweaters and suddenly socks started to seem like very enticing, quick little projects. That, and I ...