August Knitting News from Knit Unto Others
August 22, 2015
Hard to believe, but it's getting closer and closer to Halloween. Your little ghostie or ghoulie can go out in style with these adorable knit hats. The patterns are from Knit Hats for Babies and Warm Hats for Wee Noggins, and they take no time at all to make. You will be sure to earn lots of parent points with these.
Hard to believe, but it's getting closer and closer to Halloween. Your little ghostie or ghoulie can go out in style with these adorable knit hats. The patterns are from Knit Hats for Babies and Warm Hats for Wee Noggins, and they take no time at all to make. You will be sure to earn lots of parent points with these.
Here's a handy tip from simple-knitting.com for a long-tail cast on without having to estimate how much yarn to use. I've heard of this method before but was never able to quite figure out how to do it. The easy-to-follow pictures and directions on this site made it very easy to understand.
All you are going to do is use two balls of yarn or one ball using both ends. Now tie both ends together into a slip knot.
Then use both ends just like using a single strand from one ball of yarn.
Note: When you are counting stitches make sure not to add the slip knot as a stitch. You won't be using it.
All you are going to do is use two balls of yarn or one ball using both ends. Now tie both ends together into a slip knot.
Then use both ends just like using a single strand from one ball of yarn.
Note: When you are counting stitches make sure not to add the slip knot as a stitch. You won't be using it.
When you have all the stitches you need, cut one yarn end so that now you are using just one ball of yarn. Now you can start knitting your row until you come to the slip knot and stop.
Remove the needle from the slip knot and....
Just undo the knot and carry on.