There are easy techniques that are very versatile when finishing your garments. The technique we will teach you today is one of them: how to seam garter stitch facing different directions. You’ll be able to apply it when you have to join sleeves or other pieces of your garment when you want them to have […]
Today we have chosen the hexagon stitch because we think it’s looks visually easy, but original. It’s light and at the same time deep, which makes it perfect to work, for example, a knitted plaid or a baby blanket to gift away. Working it is easy since, once you have worked the first 4 rows, […]
Today, more than a tutorial, we bring you a tip that’s really useful for making summer fabrics: how to work into chain arches. You may be asking yourself: what is that for? You have probably seen those crochet netted market bags or those lacy, cool tops that you always wear over your bikini tons of […]
How to modify patterns for different yarns? Hey knitters! Today we’re going to teach you a very useful trick so that you can modify patterns for any type of yarn: wool, cotton, different weights—not a problem! All that you need to do is measure your gauge and from there you can adapt the stitches and […]
In today’s post we are getting a bit more technical so you know a different way to increase stitches. We will learn how to increase 2 stitches by working the same stitch 3 times. Does it sound complicated? Not at all 🙂 For this tutorial we picked one of our Pima cotton skeins and our […]
In this post, we’ve used a small swatch in stockinette stitch with our pima cotton yarn in hand painted sprinkle and a 5 mm crochet hook. To use this stitch, you first have to work a row of single crochet around the edge of the piece that you’re working on. When you finish the row, […]
Raise your hand if, after finishing your knitting, you tried on your garment and thought: “this may be a bit too short, I’d like to make it longer” or “I should unravel and modify this shape”. But sure, until now you’ve thought now that you have casted-off, there’s nothing to do. Nothing’s farther from the […]
There are many ways to embellish our garments using easy stitches, because often you don’t need to overcomplicate to achieve an original effect. In this post we will show you how to make a small decorative elevation with the slip stitch. Materials needed The Petite Wool Size UK 2 (7 mm) crochet hook The difficulty […]
Surely as a good knitter, who goes everywhere with their project under their arm, you have at some point forgotten to put a tapestry needle in your bag to finish your garment. Don’t worry! In this post we’ll show you a quick solution to make those seams you’re missing with a daily accessory that we […]
Fall is the perfect time of year to put summer’s cotton garments behind you and concentrate on the new season’s projects to fill your closet. You are probably dying to get started on a new sweater or cozy cardigan for the cold months ahead and, since we don’t want anything to stop you from casting […]
