sweater knitting

Specific to knitting garments.

Knitting A Garment at a Different Gauge

Sometimes, you may have the perfect yarn for a sweater, and the perfect sweater pattern in mind, but the two don’t quite match up in terms of gauge.

Row Gauge or Round Gauge: when does it matter?

This month we’re talking in depth about GAUGE, which is the size of your knitted stitches. This post focuses on row vs round.

Blocking: Handknit Sweaters

The final step in most knitting projects is blocking, which settles the knit stitches into place, stretches and reveals lace patterns, and allows your yarn to bloom and the collection of knit stitches to become a unified piece of fabric.

Button Bands: How to Pick Up and Knit a Button Band

Here are the basic steps for working a button band.

Picking up and Knitting Stitches

Learn how to pick up and knit stitches.

What’s in a Button?

Having recently finished a few items in need of buttons I sent Hunter out with Grandpa and Jones and I headed down to my favourite source for beautiful buttons: Button Button.