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Stop Your Button Placket From Stretching Out (Knit or Crochet)
Have you ever knit or crocheted a cardigan, with buttons up the front, and then watched it slowly stretch and sag right where those buttons live? Or maybe you’ve avoided making one because you could envision the sag happening.
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Unfinished Crochet or Knitting Projects Haunting You?
Reclaim Your Yarn and Your Peace I’ve recently heard from some of you with some version of this struggle, so I know it resonates with so many more of of us than are speaking up! “How do I get past…
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Inherited a Bunch of Crochet Thread? Don’t Panic!
So you have boxes of crochet thread now, maybe from your grandma. You might be used to big, chunky yarn and this small stuff feels scary. I get it! I was scared of it too. But I’m here to tell you that you can use this thread for more than just doilies.
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How to Get Your Self-Striping Yarn Stripes to Match: A Tutorial
A great question come up in the Perfectly Knotty Facebook VIP Group about how to get your self-striping yarn stripes to match. When you’re making a garment and the parts and pieces are different sizes, and your yarn is self-striping,…
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What to do When Dye Lots Don’t Match
Blending Yarns of Different Dye Lots: A Guide to Striping Technique Crocheting and knitting can be fun and relaxing hobbies, but it can also be frustrating when the dye lots of your yarn don’t match! This can be especially obvious…
How to Wash Old Yarn
If the old yarn is deemed serviceable, but maybe needs to be cleaned, you will want to learn to wash yarn properly so that it is not further damaged. Whether you choose to donate or it keep for yourself, this is for you!
Find Patterns on Ravelry
Have you ever had a pretty pile of yarn, maybe 3-4 skeins, or even just 1-2, and wondered how to figure out what you could even do with it? Maybe you want to know how to find the right project for that yarn.
What is better, Crochet or Knitting?
Crochet and knitting are peers, not mortal enemies.