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How I Made the Golden Hour Shawl by Andrea Mowry
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How I Made the Golden Hour Shawl by Andrea Mowry
perfect bobble knitting stitch
How To Make Perfect Bobbles
Learn How To Make Perfect Bobbles For Your Knitting Projects Have you ever made a decorative bobble stitch and had each bobble lean to the left or to the right? ...
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How To Make The Cloudberry Mittens by Amy Christoffers
How To Make The Cloudberry Mittens by Amy Christoffers
I loved this design from Berroco using Ultra Alpaca and also wanted to try it with their new Ultra Alpaca Eco yarn for an all-natural alternative. Here's some tips on...
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How to Use Stitch Markers
How to Use Stitch Markers
Stitch Markers allow you to keep track of your knitting and crochet, allow you knit faster, prevent errors, and keep you on track with your pattern. Kelley discussed locking stitch markers...
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How To Knit For Absolute Beginners | Alpaca Direct
How To Knit For Absolute Beginners | Alpaca Direct
Knitting is a rewarding hobby and a great skill to master. But, getting started with something new can be overwhelming. There’s new terminology to learn and you don’t understand what...
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How to Grade Alpaca Yarns
How to Grade Alpaca Yarns
When grading alpaca yarns for knitting, there are different classifications depending on what knitting association you reference. In this article I will highlight the most common ways we grade alpaca...
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10 Tips to Improve Your Knitting and Crochet
10 Tips to Improve Your Knitting and Crochet
Learn some of Kelley's top tips for improving your knitting and crochet. She'll help you be a better knitter by sharing some of her expertise about learning skills, unique approaches...
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