by DesignerLynne | May 17, 2012 | Casting On, Knitting, Techniques, Video
Cable Cast On In this second video tutorial in the Beginners Guide to Knitting Series, I will show you one of the most popular methods for casting on, called the cable cast on. It’s called cable simply due to the neatly twisted cable appearance that is both...
by DesignerLynne | May 16, 2012 | Casting On, Knitting, Techniques
Lynne’s Simple Long Tail Cast On I am delighted by the strong resurgence of interest that is taking place around the yarn arts, such as knitting and crochet, and more especially amongst the younger generation for whom knitting was something that happened to...
by DesignerLynne | Feb 24, 2012 | Books, Techniques
You won’t find tons of cheap stuff being promoted on this website, we much prefer to keep the site clean and focused. However, a couple of things caught my attention recently and I was sufficiently excited by the one that I found today, to give it a mention...
by DesignerLynne | Feb 21, 2012 | Knitting, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Techniques
Yet another pair of socks? Until a couple of years ago, I had no idea there could be so many different ways to knit a pair of socks; in fact, it wasn’t until 2008 that I even considered hand knitted socks, but that’s another story. It seems that every day I discover...
by DesignerLynne | Jan 24, 2012 | Spinning Wheel, Spinning Wheel Basics, Techniques
How Does a Spinning Wheel Work? A recent fibre frustration with my old, Spin-Well spinning wheel, brought me back to some basics that I thought worthy of sharing with you here. I’m not renowned for my patience when it comes to preparing the yarn, I want to get on and...
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