We recently did an article on different types of knitting needles. However, we didn’t discuss the material of the needles. In this article we will talk about the main materials used, such as bamboo, metal and plastic, and delve into the pros and cons of the different knitting needle materials. For all needles, accessories and yarn …
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Don’t worry, we get it. It can be hard to keep yourself knitting during the hot summer months. Your hands get sweaty and sticky, it is too hot to have your knit fabric laying on you, and honestly you’d much rather just be outside. If you need motivation to keep knitting during the coming hot …
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When I first started knitting it was on big, long, straight needles. Unnecessarily long, I should add, given that I was knitting a headband. However, that is what I had at hand from my mom’s tin filled with old supplies. I picked up bits and pieces about different types of needles over the years. Recently, …
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The humble and hardworking dishcloth. Dishcloths make excellent projects for beginners to practice their skills. We’ll talk about the benefits of knitting dishcloths, the classic dishcloth pattern and other pattern options too. Benefits of a dishcloth project Dishcloths make great projects for beginners for a few reasons. First, many patterns require that you know just …
We’re about one month into spring and the weather is starting to warm up. However the weather shouldn’t control whether we knit or not. Knitting and other yarn crafts aren’t just for the cold winter months, and neither are knit clothes. There are so many options in knit styles and yarn fibres to adjust your …
With our very own founders, Anne Emilie and Kjartan, expecting an addition to their family quite soon, we seem to have babies on the brain here at Knit&Note. Baby knits are not just a way to show your love for little ones in your life. They are also fast to knit, a great way to …
As the old saying goes: if you love something, let it go. When you started your project, it was probably something that you were super excited about. Maybe it was yarn that you wouldn’t wait to use, or a beautiful pattern that you had been aching to try. If it turns out to be not …
Knitting is such a wonderful craft, but no-one loves every single thing about it. Sometimes it just seems easier to skip a few steps. So, here are 4 confessions of a lazy knitter. 1. The swatch-less Living that no swatching life really is a gamble. Sure, sometimes it turns out fine, but other times, it …
I think that most knitters would agree that lace isn’t the best place to start with knitting. However, some knitters avoid it for years. Or even worse, others never try it at all! I have noticed a sort of aversion to lace in many knitters, as you can see in this reddit post. Here are …
There are already so many resources out there about how to get started with knitting. What materials to get (a simple Google search produces loads of results), how to learn the basics (there are tons of video tutorials like these), or what project to knit first (some recommend a scarf, and some don’t). I wanted this beginner’s …