5 Easy Steps For An Awesome Knitwear Finish

knitwear and yarns

You’ve spent hours diligently working away on your project, following all the instructions to the letter from start to end of your pattern. You’ve got to the end of the knitting and now you just need to finish off and it’ll be complete!

It’s so tempting to quickly gloss over the last bits impatiently so you can just wear the finished garment. But wait! Finishing is one of the most important steps, and if you rush it or skip steps, that momentous try-on that you’ve been waiting for could be a disappointing let-down.

Why you will love knitting Brioche

Rhombile Brioche Scarf

Brioche knitting is a distinctive technique that creates a raised textured ribbed fabric. It uses the same knit, purl, and slip stitches that you will already know, but in a different combination.

Discover the Rhombile Brioche Scarf knit kit and some brioche knitting tips in our interview with pattern designer Sandra of The Feminine Touch Designs.

3 Easy Ways to Wind A Yarn Ball

3 Easy Ways to Wind A Yarn Ball

If you buy hand dyed yarn it will usually arrive in a skein or hank. You can’t use the yarn directly from this or it will become a big tangled mess – that’s one headache you want to avoid!

Thankfully there are some easy ways to wind a yarn ball so that you can get started on your project without too much delay. The way you choose may depend on what equipment you have available – which may be none. Don’t worry – that’s not a problem.

Knitting Yarn Guide: Types, Weights, and How to Choose the Right One

4ply Fleck Merino Wool Undyed

So you find yourself in the yarn shop again looking through the shelves, trying to find the ‘perfect’ knitting yarn for your latest project, after you realise they don’t have the yarn the pattern calls for. You feel stuck, not entirely sure if the yarn you have your eye on will do the job.

Choosing the right knitting yarn for your project can feel daunting, but today on the blog I want to help by giving you some tips that I find help me.