A Life in the Making

Perhaps the most loathed of knit-related tasks is finishing: edging, sewing up, weaving in ends, blocking...they all get a  bad name.  I get it, when you finish that final stitch, you just want to be DONE.  But, trust me, using some basic finishing techniques will really make your project shine. ...

IncreasingWhat is increasing?Increasing is the process of adding more stitches to your current row of stitches to either widen your work at the edges, at some point in the row, or create a three dimension shape for your fabric.  Where and how you do the increase determines the effect on your fabr...

Today's pattern is by the very talented Libby Summers.Materials:1 litre sized hot water bottle (18 litre bottle measures 15.5cm/6 in wide x 25cm/10 in high)50g Libby Summers’ Fine Aran in 101 LimaTension:18 sts and 24 rows in stocking stitch to 10 cm/4in using 5mm needles (or size needed to achi...

What is casting off?Casting off is a technique which creates a selvedge on your knitted fabric, simultaneously securing your stitches and stopping them going any further. If you wish to add to your creation after casting off, you will have to re-create the loops you have lost by ‘picking up’ some...

Colour changes are normally worked on Right Side rows - this makes the colour change look clean and neat. When its time to change colours, drop the first colour and, leaving a long tail, knit a stitch with the new colour. The first stitch will be very loose. That is OK, after you work a few stit...