Gas up the Vintage Red Christmas Truck for your holiday celebrations with these adorable crafts. Reminiscent of Pick-Up Truck Christmas parades often found in quaint small towns make these traditional Christmas Pick-ups full of holiday cheer as they light the way for Santa’s visit.
Beautifully knit cables have drawn crafters to learn how to knit for years. Today let’s learn how to knit cables. At its very basic structure, cables are formed from knitting stitches out of order over several rows. In this tutorial, we will show you how to knit a standard cable stitch, also called a rope cable. We write this in our pattern with a C for cable, the number of stitches that will be a part of the cable (in this tutorial, we are knitting 4), and F or B for where we will hold the stitches; altogether it will look like C4F or C4B, which you would find in the Special Stitches section of Mary Maxim Patterns. If you are working a pattern, make sure to read all stitch instructions thoroughly because they can change slightly depending on the pattern.
There is a new Mary Maxim Yarn just in time for fall that I am very excited to share with you today. Mary Maxim Starlette Chunky is a super bulky size 6 yarn that will be your next go-to yarn for quick knit, and crochet projects, and a great yarn for big projects are that designed to make big impacts with stitches that really stand out. If you are a fiber artist who loves a good super bulky yarn, Starlette Chunky is the Mary Maxim yarn for you.
Cheryl Lampard is a long time friend of Mary Maxim who hosts educational knitting videos on her Facebook Channel Knitter Matters. We are very excited to introduce her clever and stylish take on modern knitwear in this Designer Profile.
Crafts Photography is a must. You’ve done the work, before you give your handmade gift make sure to take a pic. Learn easy ways to photograph your work.
The Yarn Over is often the first increase stitch a knitter learns, and on occasion, learns it by accident. There are 4 ways to complete the yarn over which are written differently in the pattern according to how you should complete them.
Take a look at these crafty gifts for dad and some stylish gift ideas to make for the incredible men in your life that they will enjoy.
Learning how to decrease crochet stitches opens up your crochet world to a host of possibilities. We can work and mold yarn into virtually any shape.
How to Increase Crochet Stitches for Beginners Learning how to increase crochet stitches opens up your crochet world to a host of possibilities. Many crochet textures are made by simple increases and skipped stitches. Once you learn how to make a simple increase, then you can start to experiment with different crochet textures like bobble, …
Pattern collecting and Yarn Buying have a few things in common, but mainly it’s that you can never have enough. No Matter if you are looking for a new project, to try a new technique, or to just add to your collection, these 25 Best Free Knit Patterns from Mary Maxim are sure to intrigue. …