A One-Row buttonhole is a tidy, neat and strong way to make a buttonhole. It makes a buttonhole in the same direction as the knitting, but fortunately, most patterns expect your buttonholes to go this way. In fact, going in the other direction is …
Fix a Stitch: A Tutorial and Review
We've all had issues when we discovered an error in our knitting. Your heart sinks, you ask yourself if they'll really be able to see it and you think about how you can just ignore it and continue. Enter Fix-A-Stitch This ingenious tool …
Bias Bind Off: Tutorial
Have you ever wanted a smoother bind off edge than the stair step edge that you typically get? That edge can take your gorgeous FO to something that looks...lackluster. Take a look at the typical bind off edge: The Bias Bind Off might be …
Jogless Crochet
or how to minimize it. We've all seen it - those projects that look great if they're held at one angle, but at another they look...homemade :( Not handmade, but homemade. And believe me, no one wants to make something that …
Weaving in Ends in Crochet: A Tutorial
Weaving in ends. We have such a love/hate relationship with them. I still remember the time I made a striped tank top and waited to weave in the ends (all eleventy-billion) until the very end. That's a mistake I don't plan to ever make …
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Tutorial
Post stitches are another of the many texture options you have with crochet - and it's easy! Don't let this stitch scare you - read our tutorial. Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC) Some people are confused by finding the post, but it's …
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Stacked Increases and Decreases: Tutorial
Haven't you been curious how the heck you do those funky curvy parts in some FOs? They might have been stacked increases and decreases. A few pointers Here are a few things that I find helpful. Use pointy needles. There will be lots of …
Improved SSK’s: Tutorial
Great looking SSK's are possible! With just a few small tips you can be on your way to making these stitches look better. Many people struggle with having both their left-leaning and right-leaning decreases looking the same, but it doesn't have to be …
CDD (centered double decrease): Tutorial
The CDD (centered double decrease) is a basic decrease that you should know how to perform. It's used in A TON of knitting patterns - raglans and lace knitting are just two examples. The basics are simple - this stitch decreases by two stitches - …
Craft Smarter in the New Year
Welcome to what we hope will be a recurring series from Knotions! For the next several weeks (starting on Monday), we'll post a series of tutorials on how to do some of the more challenging bits. We're so excited about this and hope that the …
