When knitting having some helpful tips and tricks help make your knitting life easier and more fulfilling. The following tips are some things that I have found helpful and have kept me sane when I am knitting.

Blocking your hand knit fabric is an important step in finishing your knitted piece. Avoid mistakes that could ruin your work, and learn to block so that your work is enhanced. Read this article on blocking for important blocking advice.

Dealing with moths, and laundry. The perils of caring for your knitted item.

If you have never knit lace or are looking for a simple pattern in lace, here it is.

The most common stress from knitting is Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI); it is the strain that comes from doing one motion over and over again without relief.

Blocking your hand knit fabric is an important step in finishing your knitted piece. Avoid mistakes that could ruin your work, and learn to block so that your work is enhanced. Read this article on blocking for important blocking advice.

Sometimes after completing a sweater there comes a moment where you realize it does not fit the person for whom it was intended. All is not lost here are some possible alternatives to ripping out all the hard work that went into creating the garment.

Explains how to do the basic knit stich continental style, aka yarn in left hand. Great for both the new knitter or the experienced knitter wanting to expand their skill set.

Continental Purling is the next step after Continental Knit. Read this article for a tutorial to round out your knitting skills by learning this cornerstone stitch.

Here is a simple hat pattern with two ways to finish.