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Knit these bright and cheerful sunflower bouquet, and bring a little sunshine into cooler autumn days, with this #free #knitting pattern from, Let's Knit Magazine. Instant download. Follow the link now to get yours  

🐈Keep your kitty warm & cosy this coming autumn with this 'simple' to knit cat bed from Abeautifulmess.com. For the free #knitting pattern follow the link below now:🐈 Free cat bed knitting pattern

When I returned to knitting after a long break, I'd completely forgotten how to make a slip knot to enable me to cast on. I watched countless videos on Youtube, to try to master the technique again, but just couldn't manage it. I think I had some weird lack of spatial awareness, which prevented me from reproducing what was advertised as an easy peasy technique! However, I finally found a video (below) that helped my particular way of learning. As soon as I watched it, it clicked and I was immediately able to make a slip knot. I now show this to first time knitters, as I feel other techniques unnecessarily complicate things.

I love this free knitting pattern for a cute baby hoodie. It so simple to knit as well, so it shouldn't be too challenging for beginner knitters.  It's designed for babies from 6 months, to toddler stage. And it'll be perfect for early Spring days to keep little ones nice and cosy. It's available over at Fave crafts , and would make a great weekend project. What a great gift it would make for an expectant Mum too.

Poppet the Poodle, would make an adorable cuddly toy, for any young child. This Vintage knitting pattern is from the 1950s, and uses loop stitches to make the curls. And the good news is, that the pattern is available for free over at  Ravelry  

Knitting with colour adds interest to your work, but to a beginner knitter it may seem a challenge to actually do this. However, changing colours when you’re knitting really is easier than you would think. There is no need to cut the yarn between colour changes when knitting colour work or stripes. By carrying the yarn up the side of your work this allows you to bring different colour yarns up the edge without unsightly knots spoiling your knitting where a colour change has taken place. The above video from Knit Purl Hunter , will guide you step-by-step, through the process of  making the yarn colour change. The process is also exactly the same as explained if you are adding a new ball of yarn to your knitting

Making a yarn-over is a simple way to increase stitches when knitting. Using a yarn-over makes a small hole as well as a new stitch, so is sometimes referred to as a 'visible' increase.  Yarn-overs are used to make garments bigger or to add some shape when knitting .  Some patterns use yarn-over techniques to intentionally add holes as part of the design. Placed carefully yarn-overs can make your knitting appear light and airy. The most common situation in which ... MORE you will be asked to do a yarn-over when knitting, is between two knit stitches, but that is not the only way to do it. You can also increase at the beginning of a row as knitting tutorial below explains.   Some knitters become confused when asked to yarn-over at the beginning of a row. They can't understand how to wrap the yarn around the needle when there's nothing to hold it in place? But all you have to do is drape the yarn over the right-hand needle and immediately make the next stit...