My Best Fiber Arts Guides & Resources 🧶✨
My Best Fiber Arts Guides & Resources 🧶✨
Plenty of information and helpful tips for your making.
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It's great to have you here! What's next? You'll receive fabulous tips and creative inspiration for your knitting and crochet passion.
In the meantime, here are my best blog posts.
Inspiration To Further Your Knitting & Crochet
Want something knitted-related to read? See my guide to great knitting books.
This will give you lots of inspiration. A huge list of knitting bloggers.
Looking for fabulous inspiration? Here's a list of crochet bloggers.
Want to read something about crochet? Check out my crochet books roundup.
Here’s something fiber-related to make you laugh!
Now for something contentious… Crochet vs Knit. Which do you prefer? Or do you enjoy both? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Enjoy!
Be A More Knowledgeable Crafter
Impress your crafty friends with some new info about your favorite hobby! Might make for an interesting discussion. Let me know what you found interesting.
Want to learn more about the history of knitting? Now’s your chance!
Learn something new with these surprising facts about knitting or crochet.
Want to know more about the fascinating origins of crochet? See my article.
I’ve researched the crafts industry and have discovered fascinating insights! I’ve found stats on Ravelry, Knit Picks, Crochet.com, the wool, yarn, and cotton industry, and knitting and crochet.
The costs to produce fast fashion clothing is frightening. If we don’t plan for the long term, the effects will worsen. Read my post to find what you can do about it.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Yarn
Here are my best yarn guides to help you learn more.
There are so many beautiful yarns out there. Learn about animal, plant and synthetic fibers and which are best for your projects.
Get a primer on the Yarn Weights system and which to use when.
Spoiler Alert! My post about Alpacas and Llamas is full of adorable pics. Learn how to tell the difference between them.
Feeling Adventurous? Expand Your Skill Set
Want to expand your crochet or knitting skills? Here are some techniques to try.
Want to knit faster? Learn the Lever or Portuguese style. If you’re a thrower, try Continental. If you’re a picker, try the English style.
Get a handy conversion chart for knitting needle and crochet hook sizes.
Make beautiful colorwork designs with Mosaic Crochet, or make faux-knitted stitches with Tunisian Crochet.
Give your finished projects the final touch they deserve with the blocking technique. Learn how to do it for knitting here, and for crochet here.
I’ve also written a post on knitting abbreviations, and a huge list of hacks, tips and tricks to help you become a better knitter.
Learn how to knit or crochet specific techniques in my tutorials on my crochet YouTube channel, or my knitting one.
Hope you find these helpful! If you have suggestions on what resources I should create next, I’d love to hear from you. Email me here.