I like to sew knits with my walking foot, especially if they are very stretchy. A walking foot moves both the top and bottom layers of fabric at the same time. This makes it a lot easier to avoid stretching the fabric out too much. They run $15-20 and you’ll use it a lot once...
I like to sew knits with my walking foot, especially if they are very stretchy. A walking foot moves both the top and bottom layers of fabric at the same time. This makes it a lot easier to avoid stretching the fabric out too much. They run $15-20 and you’ll use it a lot once...
1)Afterseparating my yokeinto the sleeves and body and knitting a few inches of the body, as I like to do, I put my sleeve stitches back on my needles. (That’s the upper pink strand of waste yarn.) I’veknitted my sleeves flat, as usual — picking up underarm stitches starting a...
A smooth, ordinary wool yarn is great for a first project. It's easy to knit with, and allows you to see what you're doing, and learn from mistakes. If you look at the yarn label, it will have a recommended needle size (look for an icon of two crossed knitting needles, with a ...
I knew knitting plaid could be a series of painful colorwork headaches – so before I cast on a single stitch I decided to see if I could hack the system. I knew that doing all of the stripes moving in one direction at once (in this case, horizontally) as regular stripes (as if thi...
Watch this step by step video tutorial to learn how to knit a scarf a scarf in just 30 minutes! Using the method of Arm Knitting allows you to knit using your arms as the needles. This creates larger stitches and in the end you have a beautiful, chunky style scarf. ...
10 Easy Knit Sweater Patterns I sure hope you loved this sweater and enjoy wearing it for years to come! I’d love to see if you make one – just tag me on Instagram @mamainastitch #mamainstitch. Happy knitting and making my friends! XO, Jessica...
You may have to work at it slowly and pull on little bits of fabric at a time to force the pencil through……but it will turn eventually. Then, use something smaller (knitting needle, mechanical pencil tip, etc) to poke out the thumb and “finger” and feet sections. Then, stuff ...
How and why did I learn how to arm knit? Well, Like many other knitters out there I had a hard time finishing a knitting project. They can take a long time and it can be discouraging. So I went on a search for a faster way to knit, I found videos of women using giant needles,...
Without futher ado, onto the video tutorial! You'll need to equip your machine with a walking foot, and get yourself a fresh needle. I like to use a 3.00 stitch length when quilting in this way. Here are a few recent small quilts that I've quilted with wavy lines: ...