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Kitchener Stitch

Kitchener Stitch is a technique for invisibly grafting live stitches together. It is essentially a set of sewing steps that you work with a length of yarn and a tapestry needle. In the end, you have a...

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3-Needle Bind Off

The 3-Needle Bind Off is a great finishing technique for joining two pieces of knitting that are still on the needles. It is also a great time saver because you bind off and seam all at once! First...

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Wet Splice (aka Spit Splice)

I’ve always been reluctant to try the so-called “Spit Splice,” obviously because of its name. But when I first knit with Purl Soho’s Gentle Giant yarn, it occurred to me that I would finally have to...

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Sewing a Button onto Knitwear

Have you ever gotten to the end of a cardigan pattern only to realize that you aren’t quite sure how to sew on the buttons? Sure, you can sew on onto a shirt… But a sweater? While there are many ways...

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Seaming Stockinette Stitch Horizontally

If you have to sew a cast-on or bind-off edge to another cast-on or bind-off edge, you’re seaming stockinette stitch horizontally! Super easy to do, you basically use a whipstitch motion to sew back...

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Pom Pom Tutorial

On a hat, hanging from a garland, or in a bowl on the table, pom poms are nothing but fun! Here we show you all our tricks for making a perfectly dense and fluffy one-color pom pom, using our Pom Pom...

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How To Hand Wash A Sweater

Hand washing sweaters and other knits may be super easy, but that doesn’t mean you know how to do it! Here, we dispel the mysteries with step-by-steps, tips, do’s and do not’s. Your first question may...

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Whipstitch

A whipstitch is a super simple finishing technique for assembling knit, crochet, or sewn pieces. In knitting, we most often use the whipstitch when we’re joining cast-on and bind-off edges. This kind...

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Weaving In Ends As You Go

Playing with color in your knitting is all fun and games until you have dozens and dozens of tails to weave in… GULP.  That’s when knowing how to weave in ends as you go comes in very handy! Whenever...

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Twisted Fringe

There are so many different ways to add fringe to your knitting projects, and one we absolutely love is the twisted fringe. It’s tidy and durable fringe, and has a great swing to it! Our free Pannier...

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