How to create a hem in your knitting project
Sometimes we don’t want the usual finish for our knitting project, that is, we’d like to do something more original than a rib or rolled edge (which happens when working…
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The best tricks and advice for knitting and crocheting. Become an expert knitter.
How to Double Knit
The knitting technique we are going to teach you today is one of the coolest you’ve ever seen in the knitting world. It’s double knitting, which creates a piece of…
How to organize your yarn for knitting intarsia and jacquard
We all know how hard it is to concentrate when knitting projects in intarsia or Jacquard. Holding two or more colors at the same time, making sure the stitches come…
How to make an invisible knot to join two yarn tails.
What we like the least as knitters is having to join one yarn ball to another with bothersome knots, which later show on our projects. That’s why in the We…
How to pick up stitches around the neck for sweaters
The technique we’re going to show you how to do today will teach you how to pick up stitches around the neck of your sweater, and help you achieve perfect…
How to count stitches in a row
There comes a time in every knitter’s life when they want to design their own knitwear or adapt a pattern they’ve already to their own style. We’re not going to…
How to cast on without having to calculate the length of yarn needed
We come across this problem often when beginning a new project: did I leave enough yarn for the cast on? Will I have to undo the cast on and start…
How to shape a cowl without casting off with short rows
Now that you know how to join and seam knitted pieces when making your WAK sweaters and how to pick up stitches around the neck, we want to teach you…
4 Ways to add crochet borders
If you’ve never added a crochet border to one of your projects, today just might be the day. A border adds personality to a project, and gives them that professional…
How to cast off with a tapestry needle
Today we are going to show you a new way to cast off your project: using a tapestry needle. Although we’ve already shown you several ways to cast off,…
How to pick up stitches around the neck for cardigans
As a knitter the very first sweater or cardigan that you knit in your life becomes something very special. You want it to be pretty, come out perfect, and we…
How to crochet a button cover
When you’re ready to add buttons to a crocheted garment, the same problem always seems to come up: how to find the perfect button. Sometimes, despite a growing stash, you…
How to perfect color changes in Intarsia
If you enjoy knitting with several colors at the same time, whether it be intarsia or jacquard, you’ve probably encountered some problems when adding a new color to your work.…
Tips for doing macramé
If you’ve already discovered our new macramé collection and you’re hooked on this timeless craft, you probably want to learn a little more about it to help your projects come out…
3 ways to make wool pompoms at home
You probably know how to make wool pompoms using cardboard, but maybe you don’t know there are many other ways to make them. With your hand, using a fork, and…
How to knit a mock cable panel
Can you imagine being able to add a cable design to your knitting project without using a cable needle? You can do it whenever you please with this faux cable…
How to change colors in crochet
Today we are going to share with you a simple trick that can visibly improve your crochet projects. Particularly those made with the tapestry technique or that just have blocks of…
How to crochet waist coat stitch.
You’ve probably asked yourself more than once how to achieve a denser and tighter stitch in crochet. The benefit of a tighter stitch is that it results a final project that is…
How to sew the sleeves to the body of a sweater
We know that knitting your first sweater is quite a challenge, that’s why our WAK kits are designed to make it easier for you by offering kits of different skill levels for…
How to get neat edges when knitting (part two)
Although we have already seen how to get neat edges when knitting, today we will talk about two things we often take for granted; but are very important for creating…
How to make wool pom poms
We love wool pom poms! If we don’t put them on top of our wool hats we feel like they’re just not quite finished. Does this ever happen to you too? 😉…
The 6 best selvedges for finishing your projects
This week we are going to talk about selvedge, or edge stitches. There are several ways to work your edges, so we’re going to take a look at which to use…
How to avoid holes at the beginning of rows in Double Crochet
We love to crochet with our crochet hook, but we don’t like finding holes at the beginning of the rows in double crochet. Have you noticed that hole that always…
4 ways to prevent the edges of your knit scarf from curling
It’s so maddening when we knit something in stockinette stitch and the edges curl! The end result is not what we expected because of the edges curling, and often we…
