Knitting with double-pointed needles is fun. You can make the smallest circumference with your set of needles. A few tricks up your sleeves. Double-pointed needles work in a set to smoothly knit even the smallest circumference. The set of five needles works together to knit in the round. While three or four needles form the…
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Decreases in knitting: K2TOG and P2TOG
In knitting, when you working on projects that require shaping, you will come across an instruction to knit or purl together. Knitting is based on two stitches – knit and purl. All other stitches are a combination of these such as Stockinette, Seed, moss or other textured stitches. Abbreviated as K2TOG or P2TOG, the knitting…
How to Work Overlay Crochet
Overlay Crochet is one of the beautiful colorwork techniques of the craft. A very new technique and not commonly used, it was developed by an artist cum fantastic jewelry maker Melody MacDuffee in the United States in 2003. The delicate form of crochet can be easily crafted with any of your regular crochet hooks (single-ended…