Get Autumn Ready – Knitting & Crochet Preparation
Get Autumn ready with tips on yarn stashes, freshening handmades, WIPs and crafting on darker days. Knitting and crochet cost season is here!
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Easy Tips for Working With Dark Yarns
Tips for knitting and crocheting with dark coloured yarns. Crafting in low light with black, navy, charcoal and dark brown yarn is possible.
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Guide to Edinburgh Yarn Shops
Heading to Edinburgh and you want to buy yarn? I’ll show you where to buy yarn whether you have 30 minutes, 3 hours or 3 days in the city.
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Should I Straighten Frogged Yarn?
It is best to straighten frogged yarn. I’ll show you how to wash, and properly dry ripped back yarn, ready for reknitting or crocheting.
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Essential Tips for Attending Yarn Festivals
Tips for going to yarn festivals. I’ll guide you on what to wear, getting food, should you take cash, quietest times at yarn shows? And more.
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How to Add Knitted Rib to Crochet
Guidance on how to add knitted rib on to rows and rounds of crocheted stitches and into the sides of crocheted rows.
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Tips For Second Hand Yarn Shopping
Tips and guidance on where to buy second hand yarn and woollens. Learn where and how to thrift for preloved wool for knitting and crochet.
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How to Prevent & Detect Clothes Moths in your Stash
How to detect, identify, deter and prevent clothes moths from your yarn stash and woollens. Keep moths away with these simple steps!
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The Floof Yarn List – Mohair And Alpaca
Resource list of mohair lace and alpaca lace yarns in various blends with silk, merino, nylon, cotton, yak etc. Cost per 100m floof given.
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Yarn Weight Conversions – UK, US & Australian
Different yarn weights explained with my free, printable Yarn Weight Chart to help substitute yarn from UK, US or Australian terminology.
