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Mother's Day presents a fantastic opportunity to express our appreciation for the most important woman in our lives. In addition to celebrating the maternal bond, it is fascinating to learn that the roots of Mother's Day date back to ancient Greek and Roman cultures. The modern holiday version only emerged in the early 20th century, though.  Knitting and crocheting are super fun ways to create lasting memories with your mom! You can use your imagination to create all sorts of cool things, and we've got some fabulous patterns for you to try out - no matter if you're new to...

Crocheting can be done not just row by row or round by round, corner-to-corner crochet is an amazing crocheting technique that works from one corner to corner. Abbreviated as C2C, you can create some very impressive designs for blankets and Afghans. Be it a beginner or an advanced crocheter, C2C can be easily learned and used for a wide variety of projects.  All you need is your regular single-ended crochet hook, yarn and the basic crochet stitches and techniques. You can also work this technique with an interchangeable Tunisian crochet hook. It works for regular patterns too without the interchangeable...

Bind-off is the technique to smoothly complete knitting projects. When you get to the end of your knitting project, after the last row or round it’s time to bind off stitches. After you bind off, the project can be moved off the knitting needles. Binding off is an essential skill for any knitter to know, as it will secure the edge of your work so that it doesn’t unravel. Whether you work back and forth with single-pointed needles or circulars, you will need a method to bind off. Similarly, when working in the round with double-pointed needles or circulars, unless...

Did you know there is a way to knit diagonally? You do not always knit back and forth or in the round; there’s an exciting way to knit diagonally. With your regular knitting needles and a few tricks, it is pretty easy to knit diagonally. It is best recommended for interesting-looking squares knit for flat patterns.  Diagonal knitting is also known as Bias knitting. Bias knitting means you are just diagonally with your regular pair of knitting needles and yarn. Generally, the pattern is knit flat with either single-pointed needles or circular knitting needles. After you cast on stitches, you'll...