If you are in the knitting or crochet world, you have probably heard the recommendation that you can change the yarn weight and needle/hook size to get differently-sized finished products. I was recently asked by one of my babysitting children if I could make her the same pencil case that I use! Unfortunately, I didn’t have any worsted weight yarn in the right colours, so I had to improvise.
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In case you haven’t noticed, I love learning new techniques for knitting and crochet. I recently saw an Instagram Reel where they showed off a new technique for colour changes that looked so crisp and official, and I knew I would have to try it out on my next striped project.
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Stephanie has always been someone that I look up to in the crochet world, as I find that she always has new techniques and ideas to share! For example, she helped popularize using a dog brush to give yarn a “fuzzy” look. This time, I wanted to try her approach to face shaping for amigurumi!
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I still think that it’s really funny the creator of the i-cord technique chose the name because she felt it was ’idiot proof’, but hey, if you invent something, you can name it whatever you like. I had never seen it adapted for a bind-off before, but I really like the rolled edge it provides.
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It’s so interesting how different techniques can change the whole look of a project! With this new test knit, there were a lot of learning opportunities, starting with the cast-on. I like how the tubular cast-on is meant to match 1×1 ribbing so well, and I’m excited to show you.
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I know this is a popular knitting technique, but it honestly might be my Achilles heel for knitting. It took me four tries, and I’m still not confident that I have it down pat. Thankfully, there are a ton of detailed tutorials online, so I wanted to take this chance to highlight my favourites.
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I’ve always found ‘frogging’ (i.e., the act of undoing knit or crochet stitches) to be a slightly stressful scenario. After all, you’re undoing something that might have taken hours to do, and it can feel bittersweet to take away all that progress, even if you are fixing something. However, when I was introduced to a new cabling technique that involves dropping stitches, I was immediately intrigued!
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Another week, another test knit project, but I wouldn’t have it any other way! This time, I’m working on a fun pair of DK socks, and I almost can’t believe how quickly the first sock worked up. There was a fun new heel technique on this project, and I think it might be a new favourite.
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If you’ve been following along, you know that weaving in yarn ends is a weakness of mine. There was that incident where I put a hole in a finished sock because I cut the tails too short and it ended up unravelling. There’s also been countless projects where I’ve cast-off, but can’t wear/use the item yet because there are a million ends to go. Therefore, when it was suggested that I try a different technique for weaving in colour changes as you go, I was sold.
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While my preference is for sweaters worked in the round, this sweater was worked in two panels (front and back) and the sleeves were worked flat as well. This means that the pieces had to be seamed together in order to make a wearable garment. I’ve always struggled with seaming, and if I’m being honest, it’s almost ruined a few of my finished objects. I was determined not to let that happen this time.
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