by Mickyla Jackson | Feb 26, 2020 | Crochet, Knit, Mickyla Jackson, Tutorial
What is a Gauge? “Gauge” is the term for how many stitches and rows of stitches you have in a certain set space. “Gauge Swatch” is a small piece of fabric that you create using a certain type of yarn and hook. You make a gauge swatch at the...
by Emma Knopp | Oct 30, 2019 | Emma Knopp, Knit, Teach Yourself to Knit, Tutorial
I don’t know about you but when I first started knitting, cables were the most mystical and mysterious stitch pattern in the world to me. I couldn’t fathom how you could possibly take a flat piece of fabric and somehow incorporate those elaborate braids...
by Emma Knopp | Oct 1, 2019 | Crochet, Emma Knopp, Knit, Stitch Tutorials, Teach Yourself to Knit, Tutorial
In the Bunny Ears Backpack pattern I released last week, I used an i-cord to cinch the top closed. I simply said “knit 34 inches of i-cord” in the instructions. A few days later I was thinking back on it and suddenly got time warped back to before I knew...
by Emma Knopp | Sep 4, 2019 | DIY, Emma Knopp, Sewing, The Basics of Sewing, Tutorial
That cute little whale last week got me onto a sewing kick! So I thought I’d start a new series – the Basics of Sewing! Sometimes when we’ve been doing something for a while, we forget that the smaller steps may not be common knowledge. A beginner...
