By: Mindful | Date: 25-Jul
Casting on stitches on your knitting needles is the first step of the project that lays the foundation for rest of your stitches. As the saying goes, " A good start makes the rest easier". The cast on stitches needs to be perfect. You can cast on stitches working on single-pointed, double-pointed or even circular needles.
By: Mindful | Date: 20-Jul
The knitting craft is just another way to practice mindfulness. It has been proven by many scientific studies, that knitting has numerous mental health benefits. According to psychologists, knitting induces a measurable relaxation response in your brain, comparable to the effects of meditation.
By: Mindful | Date: 12-Jul
Sweater Sleeves can be enjoyable to knit. They knit up quickly. Once you have them off the knitting needles, you have a sweater ready (assuming you have knitted the body of the garment before) for you or a loved one. However, there are some knitters who find sleeve knitting intimidating, It doesn't have to be since there are many ways to knit them. We hope that those knitters will find this sleeve discussion helpful.
By: Mindful | Date: 01-Jul
Knitting lace is an intricate art that all knitters desire to create. The beauty and elegance of lace knits shine even in the smallest and simplest of projects. Many knitters, especially the newbies in knitting get overwhelmed at the thought of knitting lace projects, but we are here to assure that it does not have to be complicated. Here in this blog, we'll discuss lace knitting techniques and mistakes you need to avoid.
By: Mindful | Date: 27-Jun
The Kitchener Stitch is a very important technique for knitters. The stitch pattern basically allows grafting live knitting stitches together in the least visible way without knitting needles. It is essentially a set of steps of sewing with yarn and a darning needle. The stitch is often used to close up the toes of socks, tops of hats, thumbs of mittens, and shoulder seams, but can also be used to seamlessly graft any live knitting stitches.
By: Mindful | Date: 24-Jun
Gifts for Mindful Knitters Are you looking for a gift for your favorite knitter? Gifts for your special knitter have to be meaningful and functional. Knitting is itself a gift to your physical and mental health. The craft of creating something with your hands is a way of meditation and being in the moment.
By: Mindful | Date: 18-Jun
While knitting, you might face a situation where you need to join yarn. Maybe it's a new color or even the same as you have run out of yarn. You might be wondering how to do so? There are many ways to join yarn while knitting. When working with circular knitting needles, you can join the yarn at any point in the project.
By: Mindful | Date: 14-Jun
Among all the techniques of casting on your stitches, the long-tail cast-on is known to be one of the most reliable and easy ones. It creates stretchy edges that are perfect for hats, socks or sleeves. And the long-tail method is always a good option, if you have to cast on extra stitches in the middle of your project, for example when knitting mittens or yoke sweaters
