This will be the last of a three-part tutorial series for my Hedgehogs Smartphone and Tablet Cover design! In Part One, I explained how to do the provisional cast-on technique required for this design. In Part Two, I showed the three-needle bind off technique to make a nice sturdy seam at the …
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Hedgehogs Part Two: Three Needle Bind Off
In the first of this three-part blog series, I ran through a step-by-step tutorial on provisional cast-on technique, and we ended by placing the live stitches back on a needle. Now in this second part, we will be "seaming" the live stitches using the three needle bind off technique. There is …
Hedgehogs Part One: Provisional Cast On
Ok, so over the summer I've been busy at work on a new pattern collection. It all started with a stranded knitting scarf design featuring lots of fun little motifs, and based on that design (complete, but not yet published), I've been working on a thematic collection of 10 patterns, which I hope to …
Squares Aplenty
This will be a quick post, but I want to make sure it doesn't fall to the wayside. I have another free knitting pattern which has been up on Knit Picks and Ravelry for a few weeks now. It is called Squares Aplenty Baby Blanket, and it features Knit Picks' new baby line, Snuggle Puff. It's a …
Looking Forward
I won't lie; this is a tough week for me. Without going into the details, it is the most anxiety-provoking week of the year. So, in an attempt to ward off the panic attack simmering just under the surface, I'm going to focus on the good that is to come in my world of knitting. First, I am …