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Knitting Necessities: Cast On, Bind Off Book Review | Red-Handled Scissors

Knitting Necessities: Cast On, Bind Off Book Review

When I first started knitting, I made an embarrassingly large number of hats (and mittens and cowls) that I couldn’t even wear when they were finished because the openings didn’t stretch wide enough for me to actually put them on. For a while, I was convinced that I was an utter failure at knitting, because, …

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Sunday Snapshot: New Pixie Hat in Progress | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: New Pixie Hat in Progress

I liked my first pixie hat so much that I just had to knit another! What’s your go-to cool weather project?

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Saturday Internet Crushes: Raglanify Knitting App | Red-Handled Scissors

Saturday Internet Crushes: Raglanify Knitting App

Because my body is, shall we say, challenging where proportions are concerned—essentially, the only thing standing between me and the kids’ pattern section is a pair of stubbornly grownup-sized boobs—I’m a big fan of knitting projects that are based on formulas and recipes. (You know, basic sock, hat, etc. patterns that can easily be scaled …

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Saturday Internet Crushes: Stitch Maps | Red-Handled Scissors

Saturday Internet Crushes: Stitch Maps

For crocheters, the idea of visually representative stitch charts is no big deal, but, for knitters, this week’s unveiling of Stitch Maps from knitting teacher and author JC Briar is kind of a game changer. As anyone who’s ever knitted an unfamiliar pattern can attest, being able to picture lines of written instructions or gridded …

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