A yarn over is a way of making an extra knitted stitch on your knitting needle and creating a deliberate small hole in your fabric.
Yarn overs can be used as decorative stitches, in lace patterns, or as increases, or when paired with a decrease a buttonhole.
Yarn overs, especially for the beginner knitter, can be a little tricky, but this great video, from the Knitwitch, explains beautifully how to knit a 'yarn over'.
And of course, once you've mastered it, it's a great tool to have in your bag of knitting tricks!
Glass booties Carol Milne Carol Milne, is a Seattle-based artist who has developed a weird and wacky approach to knitting - she knits with glass! Yes, that's right, glass! Carol is a self-taught knitter, but says knitting was always more of a hobby than a career, until one day back in 2006, she developed a process of creating beautiful knitted glass sculptures. Since then she has created dozens of amazing pieces, that are exhibited throughout the world and are in big demand by collectors. The Process: On her website, Carol explains how she developed the process. She said: "You may be picturing my lightning fingers, industrial needles and miles of glass strands, all poised in front of a torch. And as a sucker for a good story, I would love to tell that you’re exactly right. Like the Roadrunner cartoon character, my hands move so fast, all you can see is a blur. "But alas, like real life kn...
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