Post by Gretchen, Lion Brand Yarn Studio Education Director Since we had so many people outside New York City expressing interest our Summer Sock Along at Lion Brand Yarn Studio, we decided to share some of what we talked about in each session here on the Lion Brand Notebook. Even though everyone in the group…
Lesson 1: Casting On Casting on, the foundation of knitting. For beginner knitters, we recommend learning the knitting cast-on first, it’s simple and leaves an edge that stretches well. After you learn this method, there are many more to choose from! Popular methods include: Single-stitch cast-on Long-tail cast-on Cable cast-on Double-knitted cast-on Crochet edge cast-on
Turkish cast-on is a great method for creating seamless, even toe-up socks. It’s also useful for making hoods, purses, toys, mittens, and gloves without seams or gaps. With this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll be on your way to making smooth, beautiful pieces in no time! To start, you’ll need a skein of yarn and two circular…
Technical editor and yarncrafting expert Kj Hay returns to share her expertise on starting your knitting project on the right foot. Join us tomorrow for the second half of this series or click here to check out Kj’s earlier blog posts on crochet. “Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.”…
In the LionBrand.com Learning Center, we recommend the knitted cast-on as a good basic cast-on for beginners to learn (because the motions are very similar to making the knit stitch). Other common cast-ons that are used by knitters are the long-tail cast-on and—for additional stitches needed for sections like sleeves—the backwards loop cast-on. But there are…
In this week’s post, we will cast on and work through the YOKE of the shrug. The yoke of the sweater is the part that contains the cast on edge, the beginnings of the sleeves, and the top part of the body. Now that you’ve found the perfect yarn, the correctly-sized needles, made your swatch,…
Hello and welcome to the Textured Circle Shrug Knit-Along! This is one of my favorite patterns from my newest book, Glam Knits, and I’m so happy to get to share it with you here. Before we get started with the knitting, let’s take some time to gather up our materials and all of the information…
