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Getting Started with Knitting: Is it for me?
Is knitting for you? How do you decide this without trying it first? I dunno… I just had a feeling. How KnitsKnacks got started I saw my grandma do it and wanted to too. Unfortunately, my mom only knew how to crochet and I tried that too but I didn’t like how chunky it felt…
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Getting Started with Knitting: What You Need
What you Need 1. Knitting Needles Look for a US 8 or US 9 wooden knitting needle. The larger sizes will make it easier to see your stitches as you learn to read your work. There are many types of Knitting Needles but for getting started you mainly just need the pair of neeedles. Whether…
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My Knitting Bag
My knitting Go bag – notions I carry/considerations & power bank etc. I am a fan of that TV series Bones and every time I think of my bags, whether it be for work or knitting, etc. I think of that episode “A Boy in a Tree” about a case at a private prep school…
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San Diego Yarn Crawl 2025
The San Diego Yarn Crawl happens each year, more information can be found on their website. With sadness in my heart, we’re down from 13 yarn shops in the county to 3. I did my best to support where I could and bought a ton of yarn!! (My Stash is updated too!) From A Simpler…
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What makes it an Airplane or Bus Project?
There’s no set list of what is or isn’t an “airplane project” or “bus project” but there are things/patterns that are certainly more ideal than others. There’s a degree of skill and comfort that comes from knitting in tight spaces too. For instance, when I started out knitting I probably wouldn’t have knit on the…