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  • Unlocking Knitting's Mystery . . . 5 Tips to Understanding Lace Knitting
    So, if you are in the mood for stepping out of your comfort zone, then come with me. Come with me to the absolutely enchanted world of lace knitting.
  • OddBalls. . . 5 Best Tips for Using Up Leftover Yarn!
    Well, isn't it always the way. Buy the required amount of yarn for a favorite project, then end up with at least an entire skein that has not been used. Which means, after a year or two, there is a lot of leftover yarn hanging around!
  • 3 Best Tips for Creating A Knitter's Workspace
    Knitting is the best of hobbies. Just think of all the parts that make up the knitting "whole." We have knitting needles, beautiful, colorful yarns, accessories galore, and too many patterns and books to name! . . before you know it, you can have quite the knitting mess on your hands. So, what to do?
  • 5 Best Tips for When Knitting Hurts
    Diversity is the spice of life, but it can also be the bane of knitters! So, what to do when not only your fingers hurt, but your back and neck as well?
  • Best Summer Yarns for Knitting
    As our knitting thoughts turn to lighter patterns and more open-weave designs, the question that pops into my mind more than any other is..........just which yarn do I use for these summer patterns?
  • The Tao Of Knitting
    I think anyone who knits and loves to knit, will tell you they love to knit for a variety of reasons. At their core, those reasons all hold the same essence. Passion. Another word for it would be fulfillment. There is something beyond money, beyond fame, beyond ego, that has us knitting. That something I like to call "the tao of knitting."
  • Needle Dee Dee! Does Size Really Matter?
    One of the things I absolutely l-o-v-e about knitting are the many different patterns to choose from. Just about anything one can think of is knitable! From sweaters to placemats, evening bags to dog coats, even knitted food! It is good to know, though, the difference between knitting needles and which types are recommended for which projects.
  • Got Knitting Questions? I Have Answers!
    One of the things I love about knitting is that there is always something new to know about! So much information is out there, in magazines, knitting books, websites; it can become confusing very quickly if you don't know just what is basic to your knitting needs.
  • Tips On Starting Your Own Knitting Guild
    With so much information to be found online these days, I find it is still fun to be together with other knitters for ideas and inspiration. Nothing satisfies like getting together with those who share the same passion you do! So, right where you are, you can motivate your little knitting circle on to bigger knitting visions. But, just how to begin?
  • Knitting Your Way To Happiness
    Life just comes at us, doesn't it, in a million different ways. Every waking minute of our day, it seems as if there is always something waiting for us. Some of it imminent; most of it pertinent; a little of it of no consequence. Yes, life can be so complicated. Yet, it is in the midst of our daily frenzy that we can find the best solace.
  • Yarn Blues..........When Worsted Just Isn't Enough
    One of the best things about buying yarn for knitting is the absolute profusion of varieties and colors currently available. Walk into any yarn shop and the array of all things woven can be quite overwhelming. Yet, some specialty yarns appear too delicate to knit with, and the question arises, just what should I knit?
  • Knit Speak - A Knitter's English
    Are you a KIP - er? That UFO in your stash, what's that all about? And that pattern instruction, was it WYIF or WYIB? Huh? If you knit, then you have probably run into all sorts of abbreviations, especially from knitting patterns.
  • Blocking Basics for Knitters
    Learning to knit is such fun! Rather than knowing just the basic stitches and needle and yarn information, you want your knitting to look its very best. For this you also need to know how to block your finished projects. Usually, blocking is mentioned in a sentence or two, if at all, in finishing instructions.
  • Knitting Nirvana
    Knitting. It's such fun! If ever there was a hobby that just keeps getting better, it has to be knitting! Even if you're "just looking", knitting is so enticing; what with the plethora of luscious yarns, accessories, and patterns which are readily available to all of us.
  • An Afghan Sampler 103
    If I could give you all there is to know about yarns, and which ones to use for all your knitting projects, it would take up a year's worth of newsletters! What I will do, is to concentrate on the good stuff..... that is, the information you will need to begin any afghan adventure.

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