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I have been knitting for approximately 3 years now. I started as physical therapy after having a cystotomy on my wrist. I fell in love and haven't looked back since. I want to share my love of knitting with the rest of the world and that is what I intend

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Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts How to make a knitted dishcloth: 1 of 6

Knitted dishcloths are a quick, inexpensive, and fun way to break up the knitting of larger knitted items. If you're anything like most knitters you probably have at least a dozen unfinished objects (UFO's) in your knitting stash. The reason for all the UFO's? Boredom. They're also a great project for beginners or those wish...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting felted tote bags: 1 of 3

This article assumes you know how to cast on, bind off, knit, pick up stitches, make I-cord, and have a washing machine. Making knitted fulled tote bags, or backpacks, or mittens, or slippers is not difficult. Pretty much anything you can think to make you can. I'm not going to discuss the other items here but I'll tell you ...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting: The importance of gauge: 5 of 10

What a difference a gauge makes. My roommate and I both knit. I've been more adventurous than she in my knitting. I've made a lot of different things that she never attempted. She was content to knit scarves and blankets for the rest of her life. Until I introduced her to socks and fulled bags (also incorrectly referred to a...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting basics: Understanding the knit stitch: 3 of 4

Understanding the knit stitch is pretty easy once you understand some basic things. There are two basic stitches in knitting the knit stitch and the purl stitch. The knit stitch is 99 percent of the time what you learn first, and if you're like me you learn how to do it incorrectly. Let me first explain how knitting works. K...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Benefits of adopting from a humane society or shelter: 17 of 17

Why should you adopt from the humane society where you have no idea the pets pedigree or background instead of purchasing a "papered" kitten or puppy from a breeder or store? I mean who knows what kind of mongrel you'll be getting and they're not worth anything if you later need money. You can't breed them or sell them. So w...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knit and crochet for charity: 6 of 6

I love to knit and do so for at least 2 hours everyday, probably more. Most of my knitting is for me and my etsy shop. However some of my knitting is for charity. There are several different charities you can knit for these are just a few examples. You can knit, or crochet, cage blankets for you local animal shelter. The ani...
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts The meaning of martial arts belt ranks: 6 of 6

I'm not an expert on this subject. I'm not going to pretend to be an expert. I've only ever studied one style of martial arts and it's a Chinese system that uses Japanese belts. I can however give you MY explanation of belt ranks and what I believe they mean. A lot of people will tell you that belt rank is not important. Tha...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting basics: Understanding the purl stitch: 3 of 3

How to understand the purl stitch. You might ask yourself why you even need to understand the purl stitch. I mean you already know how to knit right? The purl stitch opens up an entire range of knitting options. No longer do you have to knit with bumps on both sides of your fabric. Now you can decided where the bumps will be...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Tips on learning to knit socks: 2 of 2

The first thing you need to know about knitting socks is that they're not as hard as they look. You might look at a sock pattern and decide to put it down because all of those crazy instructions about turning the heel and instep stitches and grafting the toe. If you've never made a sock before and you don't have an experienc...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting: Rib stitches plain and fancy: 2 of 2

Rib stitches plain and fancy There are many different ways to knit a rib stitch. There is however usually only one reason to kit a rib stitch and that's to give your fabric extra stretch. Usually reserved for items that need fitting and stretch like the bottoms of sweaters and sleeves, the tops of socks. Sometimes, an entire...