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Now that you know why & when to join yarn, find out how! In the first post of this series on joining yarn, we discussed why knotting isn’t a good way to add more yarn to your knitting project, and when you should join yarn. Now it’s time to get to the meat of this…
When to join yarn, why you shouldn’t knot, and six effective ways to join a new ball of yarn in your knitting project I have two questions for you. First: do you (or did you once) stick solely with either a) knitting with one color of yarn or b) very small projects, so that you…
For frugal knitting, few yarns offer more bang for the buck than Caron I have long been a big fan of Caron yarns. One of the first yarns I ever used was its Simply Soft yarn, and I fell in love with its softness, versatility, and ever-so-slight shimmer. And of course, I loved its price!…
Looking for a simple way to use up leftover yarn? Try one of these free knitting patterns for wristlet bags When my family first moved to Oklahoma in 2011, it was summer — mid- to late August, to be exact. We lived close enough to my younger daughter’s school that we could walk. At that…
Looking for a new way to use leftover yarn that’s super-speedy? Try knitting jewelry–they make marvelous gifts! I don’t know a single knitter on earth that wants to throw away yarn left over from a project. The question is always: what to do with it? I’ve put together many collections of free knitting patterns that…
Want to try your hand at felting? Check out these tutorials and free knitting patterns The following paragraph contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase after clicking, I may receive a small commission. Thanks for supporting Knitting for Charity! My first felted knitted project was a bookbag out of Charmed Knits, a book…
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