
Knitting with Hand-Dyed Yarns
Working with hand-dyed yarns is a special experience. Not only do the colors, with all their nuances, gradients, and effects, set them apart from machine-dyed yarns, but the yarns themselves are of...

Natural or Chemical Dyes? Is There a "Better or Worse" Way to Dye Yarns?
There is no doubt that most fibres that are processed into (knitting) yarns are already beautiful in their natural colours, be it the off-white of silk or cotton, or the different shades of animal ...

Useful Knitting Accessories - From the Strand of Yarn to the Finished Piece of Knitting
What does it take to knit? Yep, yarn and knitting needles, what a question! In fact, these are the basics without which it really doesn't work. And they are actually sufficient when it comes to th...

Knitting Needles - Quite a Diverse World!
Knitters all over the world talk and rave about them often enough! So, in this blog, we talk about the different types and materials from which needles are made of and clarify the question of when ...

The History of Knitting – A Book Without a Clear Beginning
If you look at the history of knitting, it quickly becomes clear that it has a lot of chapters - but the first ones are missing. There are only guesses about the "hour of birth" of knitting, about ...

Finding the Right Size and Making Adjustments for the Perfect Fit
Today, we give you tips on how to find the right size for you and how you can a pattern changes.

"Jogless Knitting" – Knitting Stripes in the Round without “Half-Steps”!
When tackling multicolour knits, stripes are an easy way to achieve beautiful results without a lot of counting. Thick block stripes, fine stripes, in a wild mix of bright colours or delicate and t...

All About Yarn Weight and Yardage
Most probably everyone knows that in the world of yarns there are thin yarns, thicker yarns, and really thick yarns. From wafer-thin to finger-thick, the range in yarn shops and online shops is qui...

Pilling in Knitwear - What Can You Do About It?
Pilling is an annoying phenomenon with knitted garments. The small knots that form on the knitted fabric quickly make a pullover or cardigan look old. Today, we want to explain how pilling occurs, ...