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    Learn to Crochet With This Free Photo Tutorial
    On By AD Staff / 1 comment
    Learn to Crochet With This Free Photo Tutorial
    Learn An Easy Way To Choose Your Sock Heel Style | Sock Knitting
    Learn An Easy Way To Choose Your Sock Heel Style | Sock Knitting
    When working sock knitting patterns, there are a lot of options. You can knit socks on double points, use the magic loop technique, or knit on two circular needles. You...
    On By Kelley Hobart / 20 comments
    Project Tutorial: How To Create Owl Fingerless Gloves- Free Pattern
    Project Tutorial: How To Create Owl Fingerless Gloves- Free Pattern
    Knit up a pair of toasty owl fingerless mittens and never choose between cute and smart again!
    On By Kathleen Cubley / 11 comments
    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...
    On By Kelley Hobart / 4 comments
    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...
    On By Kelley Hobart / 12 comments
    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...
    On By Kelley Hobart / 8 comments
    Project Tutorial: Cristaria Free Shrug Knitting Pattern
    Project Tutorial: Cristaria Free Shrug Knitting Pattern
    Give this breezy lace shrug a spin with a free knitting project tutorial from Alpaca Direct.
    On By Kathleen Cubley / 8 comments