Category: Tools and Techniques

{Knitting Tips and Tricks} Bookmark your Knitting

If you are a geek then you can just call this creating a restore point.  I always have a hard time ripping rows and then picking up the stitches again especially if there were yarn overs and the stitches keep getting twisted so I sometimes just…

Handy Reference Cards for Knitters and Crocheters

Check out the latest version here Every time I come across a pattern that calls for a needle or a hook thats size is not given in metric I have to go ask Google what size that is.  So instead of having to do that every…

My Creative Space: Stitch Markers

I tried finding cute stitch markers for my knitting but I could only find split stitch rings, which kept getting tangled in my knitting. Definitely a no-no for a beginner like me. Having to deal with tangled knitting is as hard as it is without dealing…

Do you need a row/stitch counter on your phone?

and your phone is *not* an iphone but a symbian or Java enabled phone? Then check out Multicounter. It is a free application that can be installed on your phone.  You can set multiple counters, rename them, reset counters and all the things you need from…

My Creative Space: Make a Nostepinne

I hate scrap yarn.  I don’t really hate scrap yarn I am just always annoyed by it and I hate storing it because those little balls keep rolling all over the place.  I had two options when I was left with a partial skein either roll…