Ha (3x), yo, k2tog.

Writer, illustrator, and knitter Franklin Habit joins us for his monthly column featuring humor and insights into a yarncrafter’s life. Life in a city apartment means experiencing the joys of child rearing even if you haven’t produced or acquired children of your own. The thundering grade-schoolers who used to live above my workroom have moved…

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Expert Tip: Make a Reference Schematic for YOUR Perfect Sweater

I’ve learned a ton of new skills and tricks from working at Lion Brand. One of my favorite tips comes from crochet designer Robyn Chachula. (I’ve interviewed her several times for our podcast, YarnCraft—check out the first and second episodes featuring Robyn.) Robyn says that you should create a schematic based on YOUR favorite sweater so that whenever you come across…

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Cracking the (Pattern) Code, Part 6: Abbreviations

Technical editor and yarncrafting expert Kj Hay joins us for a series on understanding the different elements of patterns. Click here to read her earlier blog posts. The extensive use of abbreviations can make knit and crochet patterns appear to be written in Klingon or Elvish rather than a human language. There are two sources of abbreviations used in…

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