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When sewing together a baby garment, use the mattress stitch method. It provides a nice, smooth seam that won’t irritate their sensitive skin.

You can get more than a meal out of that next jar of baby food! Once it’s empty, rinse clean, remove the label and use it to store small notions like stitch markers and small buttons.

Want to keep track of both how many rows AND how many pattern repeats have been worked, but can’t do it on a plain ol’ counter? No worries, there’s an app for that! If you have a smart phone, do … Continue reading →

Take a break.  If you find that working on your project is starting to feel like another task on an already overwhelming to-do list, then it’s time to set your knitting aside for a bit.  Being creative is supposed to … Continue reading →

Fresh, cloth diapers make a great blocking tool for smaller knit & crochet items. Lay your garment flat on blocking squares or a carpeted floor; pin into place; dampen diaper in the sink, then lay it on top of garment … Continue reading →

It takes a village. Set up “stitch dates” with other parents, where the kids play while the adults knit and crochet. That way if one mom’s hands are tangled in yarn, there’s another mom there to hold any kiddo in … Continue reading →

There’s a certain risk factor to knitting and crochet — wait, make that “wrist factor”! A day of stitching can wreak havoc on your wrists, so make sure to stop every 20 minutes or so to stretch and shake them … Continue reading →

Busy being a parent, grand-parent or auntie? Well then, time is of the essence! Whether it’s English or Continental, choose the method of knitting that proves speediest for you.

In a knitted piece, it’s easy to mistake the bottom of the first stitch in a row for two stitches, causing an accidental increase. To prevent this, be sure that the working yarn is pulled down towards you when you … Continue reading →