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Summer calls for vacation with friends and family. Avid knitters do not like leaving their knitting behind. And, why should they? Knitting is therapeutic as your vacation. A new place is just another place to express your creativity. Travel knitting can be a wonderful way to pass the time while on the go. You can easily knit while wiling away time at the airport, train station or while making the road trip. Your favorite knitting needles will keep your stress at the minimal, keep you occupied, help keep up with practice, especially if you are learning the strings of the...

Bind off is a finishing technique used in all knitting projects. Whether it’s a small dishcloth or a large blanket, a lace knit shawl or a colorwork sweater, you’ll always need to bind off your stitches. It is the last step before you take your project off the knitting needles. The bind off techniques works for all patterns whether you are working with a pair of single pointed needles to knit a pattern back and forth or knitting in the round with DPNs or using the varying lengths of circular needles to knit back and forth or in the round....

Standing crochet stitches are a technique used in multiple ways. The basic technique can be easily learned by beginners while many advanced makers rely on them for many reasons. Whether you want to begin a new row or round without using a traditional starting chain or create a more seamless and professional look in your crochet work, the standing crochet stitches are a handy technique. This can be worked with any of your regular single-ended crochet hooks. Whether you are an experienced crocheter or just learning the strings of the craft, it is well worth learning the stitch technique. In...

Stranded color work is an easy way to add color to your project when you want to work with different colors of yarns repeating in the same row or rounds, keeping both strands connected to the work. You basically work with your favorite pair or set of knitting needles and work with multiple yarn balls to create shapes or designs. This looks difficult and tricky, but actually, it’s pretty simple. As long as you are confident with your knit and purl stitches, you can take up stranded colorwork knitting. Take a glance at our previous guide on knit and purl...