How to Knit the Garter Stitch – Knitting for Beginners
The Garter Stitch is the perfect beginner stitch. All you need to know how to do is the knit stitch. It’s a wonderful first-time stitch.
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How to Purl for Beginners
We are getting ready for a really fun Sampler Stitch Project and really want to make it available for all experience levels to join in on the fun. So far, we have covered How to Cast On with the Long Tail Cast On, How to Knit, and now How to Purl.
How To Knit for Beginners
Grab some needles and Mary Maxim Best Value yarn, today we are learning the knit stitch.
How to Cast On Knitting
Most of our knit projects on the blog begin with the Long Tail Cast On also known as the Double Cast On. It’s one of the most versatile, popular, and most recognizable cast ons. It provides a firm edge with just enough elasticity for a variety of projects and is excellent for beginners.
How To Crochet The Moss Stitch
As an avid crafter the Crochet Moss Stitch is one of my favorite stitch combinations and by far one of the most versatile. You can find use of the moss stitch technique when working with planned pooling like in the free Patterned Scarf Pattern. It looks wonderful worked in the round, from corner to corner, in garments afghans and accessories. This technique is featured in many of our most popular kits like the Chasing Rainbows Blanket, and the Linen Ripple Blanket. Give the crochet moss stitch a try and explore the possibilities in crochet.
How to knit the Seersucker Stitch
The Seersucker stitch combination creates a beautiful diamond texture in the fabric of your work. It’s a simple stitch combination and all you really need is to know how to cast on, how to knit and how to purl. If you can do that, and love texture then, this is the stitch for you.
Mary Maxim Prism Yarn | Premium Acrylic Light Weight Yarn | Free Patterns
Mary Maxim Prism is by far one of our most popular lightweight yarns. It is favored for its unique characteristics and the yarn’s luminescent color. We love working with this yarn and know that you will too. In this post we talk about how to work with roving yarns and why they are so special.
Christmas Countdown – Free Crochet Candy Cane Crochet Basket
On the 10th day of Christmas, E’Claire Makery designed the Candy Cane Crochet Gift Basket for me! Thanks for joining our Second Annual Christmas Countdown. We are very excited about our featured guest today, E’Claire Makery
Veterans Day Crafts – Free Crochet Poppy Pattern
… a day where we pause and offer our thanks to those who have served in our military. We would like to say Thank You to our Veterans by offering our free poppy pattern at the bottom of this post.
Two-Color Brioche Cowl – August Blog Exclusive – Easy Brioche Knitting Part 3
This month for our August Blog Exclusive we are knitting a Two-Color Brioche Cowl with Mary Maxim Mellowspun shown in Dark Grey and Mary Maxim Prism shown in Rainbow.