Category Archives: tutorial

Playing with blocks

First up, a friendly (and totally self-promoting) reminder. The Daphne Ann Mystery Knit price will increase from $6.00 to $9.50 on Friday. So today and tomorrow is all you got if you want the cheaper price. We start knitting on August 15th!!! Second on the agenda is a tutorial. It's been awhile since I've done ...

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Inky Romans

A lot of times I get asked questions about how I design. Hmmm. It's not always the same. Sometimes I see something and it inspires a fabulous idea. If I'm on top of things I file that inspiration away in some useable form. Sometimes the ideas leave my head as quickly as they come and ...

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Five at a time tutorial

Today we have more fun with crochet hooks. Teensy, tiny, metal crochet hooks. If you're a sock knitter and you don't have one, you should fix this immediately. Get thee to a store, and buy a metal crochet hook, a 2.0 mm one is perfect for all your sock knitting needs. It allows you to ...

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Sooper Seekrit Toe Up Tutorial

Ok, so it's not really sooper seekrit, seeing as I've taught it in my classes to at least 50 people (probably more). But it's good, and when people think something is a secret recipe, it makes it more desirable, no? Ok, maybe not. But anyways... So here it is. The way I like to start socks. ...

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