by Cynthia de Steuben | Oct 17, 2024 | Knitting
Knitting is about fiber, yarn, texture, and color. Working with colorful yarns can be exciting and yield a personalized garment, accessory or something for your home. How do you choose colors to be sure your end product is successful? It can be a gut decision (I love...
by Cynthia de Steuben | Apr 28, 2023 | General Information, Knitting
Buttons are a wonderful, and often necessary, addition to clothing. As a knitter, I am always looking for those special buttons to finish off my project. A large button on a felted purse or knitted hat can really make a statement. A line of colorful buttons is a fun...
by Cynthia de Steuben | Aug 12, 2022 | General Information, Knitting
Oh, the thrill of starting a new project! You have a new skein of yarn and have picked out a pattern that will be perfect. You are ready to cast on, right? Then you hear the little voice: “Did you get gauge?” What is gauge? Simply put, it is a measure of the...
by Cynthia de Steuben | Jan 26, 2021 | Knitting
After the Holiday Knitting rush, comes January. What do you knit in January? Something for yourself? Do you finish up WIP? Try a new skill? I usually don’t have a plan. I sometimes pick up a project started in early fall. Or I may abandon a project I started in...
