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Learn An Easy Way To Choose Your Sock Heel Style | Sock Knitting
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Learn An Easy Way To Choose Your Sock Heel Style | Sock Knitting
Learn How To Create A Stretchy Sewn Bind-Off - Free Tutorial
Learn How To Create A Stretchy Sewn Bind-Off - Free Tutorial
Today's post is about a lesser-known stretchy bind off. It's a variation on Elizabeth Zimmerman's sewn bind-off, but stretchier. This bind-off is great for toe-up socks, neckbands, and anywhere you'd...
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How To Get Some Stretch With Our Super Stretchy Picot Cast On!
How To Get Some Stretch With Our Super Stretchy Picot Cast On!
Today's post is a wonderful cast on that looks similar to the picot cast-on, but is extremely stretchy! This cast-on uses a double strand of yarn, making it very sturdy...
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sock knitting - graft the toe
Sock Knitting: Learn A Better Way to Graft the Toe
Lose the "donkey ears" on your knit socks! We all love our gorgeous sock yarn, and we want our sock knitting patterns to look great. Here's a better way to graft...
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Knitting Tutorial: How To Fix A Split Stitch With a Duplicate Stitch
Knitting Tutorial: How To Fix A Split Stitch With a Duplicate Stitch
Sometimes you'll find that you've split a stitch long after binding off when knitting. What's a knitter to do?  Re-knitting the whole item doesn't seem like a reasonable option, but...
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How To Reinforce Your Knitted Socks!
After spending all that time on knitting beautiful socks for yourself and your loved ones it's worth your time to put a little effort into reinforcing your socks! Reinforcing the...
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