When we talked about the Snow Speckled Hat yesterday, it made me think about how we knit hats. Getting down to the nuts and bolts of knitting, you have to knit a hat in the round (unless you’re seaming up one side). When the circular needles fit all the way…
Yesterday we talked about stitch definition, it’s only fitting then, to talk about color-work. The Snow Speckled Hat pattern by Red Heart is made to look like there are snowflakes on the hat, this is achieved by good selective color-work. With a brim of a different color and the top…
One of the aspects I really liked about the Relaxing Ripple Throw from yesterday’s article was the definition on the center double decrease. I wanted to delve into that a bit more today because it’s an important topic for all knitters who knit patterns. The center double decrease was so…
I picked up the Relaxing Ripple Throw from the Red Heart website and immediately loved the look of it. The chevrons make for a crisp design and the transitions between colors smooth. Yesterday we talked about the general benefits of Soft Essentials yarn but today we’ll see how it really lets…
Red HeartSoft Essentials is one of your foundation yarns. It’s good for 90% of projects and comes in all your basic colors. Soft Essentials can be one of the building block yarns that make sure you can knit anything from your stash. The first thing I want to talk about…