You just purchased a beautiful hand-dyed hank of yarn, now what? In this post, I show you how to wind your yarn two different ways to make sure you don’t make the same mistake I did when I bought my…
The #1 Secret to easy colorwork knitting – Mosaic Knitting.
Do you love the look of fair isle knitting but feel intimidated by the thought of holding multiple strands of yarn at once? What about catching floats and reading charts? I’m going to let you in on one of my…
Easy Increasing and Decreasing in Two-Color Brioche Knitting
This is part two of my Whimsy North Knits Brioche series. For all of the posts in this series click here. Today we are going to go over increasing and decreasing in brioche knitting and how to create intricate-looking brioche…
How to Knit Two-Color Brioche
This is Part One of my Whimsy North Knits Brioche series. For all the posts in this series click here. Oh, brioche, not the bread the knit stitch. I have found that in the knitting world brioche can be very…
Knitting Short Rows – Wrap and Turn Method.
Many people when they see short rows listed in a pattern shy away from it because they assume it’s going to be challenging or confusing. I’m here to show you how easy it can be to knit short rows using…
Fair Isle vs. Stranded Colorwork Knitting – The Glimmer Beanie.
My Glimmer Beanie pattern is out on Ravelry and Etsy! I’m calling it a fair isle pattern for the whole family but I have a secret to tell you… it’s not technically fair isle. Gasp! This post may contain affiliate…
5 Easy tips for knitting with velvet yarn.
Are you looking to knit a project using velvet yarn? Read about why I almost threw all of my velvet yarn away! Here I share with you my trials and the lessons I learned to help set you up for…
