The Mystery of the Additional Stitches…
Having the right amount of stitches on your needle is crucial to the success of your project. Last month’s knit knacks looked at problems where you find you have not got the correct number of stitches on your needle stitch. This time we are looking at the same theme […]
Last month’s knit knacks featured increasing and decreasing i.e. shaping, where the number of stitches will change during the course of your project. However, a common problem for knitters - not just beginners - is finding that the number of stitches you expect is not the number on the needle. Today I am looking […]
I often get queries like this one - “how do I increase 3 stitches at the end of a row”?
Increasing and decreasing seems to create such a stumbling block for knitters - and yet if you can’t do your increases and decreases your knitting career will be limited to endless scarves. You can find lots […]
Knit your own Socks - colour your feet!
When the “Rebel Sock Knitter” registered on the stitchnbitch.co.uk forum it opened my eyes to the huge following that sock knitting has in the knitting community and the interest and resources to indulge their passion. A quick search on Google will show you what […]
Preparation and Practice Makes Perfect – the 3 P’s of Knitting
My fellow stitch n bitch buddies sheepishly admit that they never make a practice swatch. Swatches are not just good for testing tension but they are great for building confidence, growing your repertoire of techniques and a useful way to “doodle” between projects or […]
It may be kitsch but it’s all in a good cause. I hope you all had fun raising funds for the Children in Need campaign this year. Thi si smy humble contribution. He’s a little bit late but, hey, life is hectic. Anyway, the pattern is available for £2.00 + pp. […]
Just a quick update about the noni flower for breast cancer fund raiser. So far we have raised $4750! $4,000 of this is proceeds from the pattern sales for the noni forget me not, used to decorate the bra I wore for the Moonalk earlier this year.
And a further $750 was […]
Kate Taylor has just announced that she is leaving Knitting Magazine (GMC Publications) after 6 and a half years at the helm and 43 issues. An era that has seen the magazine go from bi-monthly to monthly issues, increased sales and from being the only UK magazine dedicated to hand knitters, and having […]
I arrived at Meadowlands with my friend Mia at 9.00 pm on Saturday 16th June 2007 for the party and count down to the start of the Moonwalk - full marathon 26.2 miles starting a midnight. (Mia was a work colleague of Helen and Helen introduced us. We have […]
Saturday the 9th of June is International Knit in Public Day .
I received this message from Lauren who is a member of London Stitch n Bitch knitting club.
“Hurrah! What better time than this to get out there and show the world what you can do with your sticks and string? Shake off your shackles […]
