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    How to Knit a Better SSK Decrease

    by Meg Bateman January 21, 2021 1 min read

    Kelley is still knitting up a selection of baby garments and accessories! While working on a baby hood, she discovered a better way to make the SSK decrease to avoid a leaning decrease. This technique helps the decrease to better match the k2tog decrease!
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    Making Knitting Goals for the New Year

    by Meg Bateman January 08, 2021 1 min read

    Have you ever set goals for yourself with your knitting? Such as to learn new techniques, complete certain projects, or to knit more? In this week's episode of Technique Tuesday, Kelley reflected on the knitting goals she set for 2020 and how she did, plus went over how you too can set knitting goals. 
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    Knitting The Capitol Hat – Tips for the Perfect Fit!

    by Meg Bateman November 20, 2020 1 min read

    This week Kelley whipped up The Capitol hat by Hinterm Stein. This pattern is a lovely celebration of our country's historical architecture and is a part of a series of "Domes around the World"! It's a fairly easy pattern using twisted and wrapped stitches to replicate the Capitol dome.
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    Locking Long Colorwork Floats with Stranded Ladderback Jacquard

    by Meg Bateman October 29, 2020 1 min read

    Do you get frustrated with trying to 'lock' long floats when doing colorwork? You're not alone! It's a problem knitters have tried to solve for centuries. While knitting the Alaska Hat, Kelley decided to use Stranded Ladderback Jacquard to lock her floats. Kelley used Starke 6 and Ultra Alpaca Light to knit this hat. 
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    Increases Without Holes! KLL & KRL + Knit Fall Decorations

    by Meg Bateman October 16, 2020 1 min read

    This week Kelley got a head start on her Thanksgiving table decorations with the free pattern Cute Little Pumpkin Patch by Nimble Needles.This knit pumpkin pattern uses the increases Knit Left Loop (KLL) and Knit Right Loop (KRL) – both of which are practically invisible and leave no holes. In this week's Technique Tuesday, Kelley demonstrated how to make these increases and compared them to the increases she normally uses.
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    How to Knit a Seamless I-Cord Bind-Off in the Round

    by Meg Bateman September 24, 2020 2 min read

    The I-Cord Bind-Off adds a lovely finishing edge to your knitted projects, especially shawls! But what about projects done in the round like cowls and ponchos? In this week's Technique Tuesday, Kelley shared how to use the Kitchener Stitch to join both ends of the i-cord bind-off seamlessly! No one can tell where your i-cord bind-off starts and stops. 
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    Sock Knitting: Learn A Better Way to Graft the Toe

    by Kelley Hobart April 07, 2017 2 min read 12 Comments

    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 the toe of a knitted sock, which results in a smooth finish.
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