Knitting

Discover the benefits of circular knitting needles, an innovative tool that will allow you to create knitting projects more easily and quickly. Follow Learn with Alicja, expert teacher and knitter, on a journey to discover these techniques, ideal for both beginners...

You've read the title and are wondering what this strange acronym C2C means. I'll explain it to you right away. C2C means “corner to corner” in English, translated into Italian “from corner to corner”. It is a way of crocheting (even knitting if desired) that starts...

There are two ways to wash untreated package yarns and make them reach their peak shine, like the sweaters you buy in the store. One is simpler, the other a little less. Let's start with the simplest: 1 - Wash the yarn directly. From the cone you can make skeins of...

Sizes: 92 (104) 116 The indications in brackets are for size 104, those after the brackets for size 116. Where there is only one indication this applies to all three sizes. Required: gr. yarn 500 (550) 600 col. melange beige. Needle size 8, short circular needle. Rib...

Easy YOU NEED (for a size 42): First yarn: 125 gr. of pink 613 yarn (or any other color of your choice); Second yarn: 150 gr. of pink 30 yarn (or any other color of your choice) – of which 130 gr. for the tank top and 20 gr. for the clutch bag; Irons n. 5; Wool needle...

Many people ask me what 3x2/15, or 2/28 or 4600 means. This is the yarn count, i.e. the thickness. In this article I want to try to explain exactly what it means and why. Let's start by introducing the main characteristics of the yarns. The fundamental characteristics...

Carded cashmere and cashmere blend yarns can be worked well in the weft on the loom, but things become a little more complicated in the warp, where the tension is such that many of the carded cashmere yarns, due to their delicate structure, are weak to work with. and...

YOU NEED (for a size 42): 230 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, needles no. 3, three pink buttons. POINTS USED WITH NEEDLES: tubular stitch (cast on). Rib stitch 1/1. stockinette stitch with thread (worked on 10 sts.) 1st row (k. of work): *8 knit sts, 1 simple...

It's still January, right? Ok, so I present to you another idea for the scarf, again with the C2C crochet technique, but this time it will be the scarf FOR HIM. What distinguishes a scarf for him from a scarf for her? Not much today, I think... however if we really...

YOU NEED (for a size 42): 400 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, needles no. 3 and no. 5. Search yarn here POINTS USED WITH NEEDLES: Tubular stitch (cast on). Tie. Fancy stitch (works on 16 sts.); work as per the diagram, keeping in mind that: | = 1 m. dir. – = 1 m....

I have long loved yarn in all its various forms, but a recent step into spinning has got me thinking more deeply about the raw material that turns into that object of desire. To learn to spin is to learn about fiber, and this book is a wonderful reference about that...

Almost everyone who knits can testify to what scientific research has tried to prove for years: knitting has therapeutic properties. It is not difficult to get lost in the relaxing and repetitive movements of the fingers, threads and needles. Knitwear has been...

YOU NEED: (for a size 42) 200 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, Needles n. 4 POINTS USED: Stockinette stitch. Fantasy Stitch (work on 9 sts. + 8 sts.) work. as per the diagram, keeping in mind that: | = 1 m. dir. _ = 1 m. reverse = 1 m. acc. simple (slip 1 knit st...

Our journey into the therapeutic properties of knitting continues. It may seem bizarre, but in reality it is not so, in fact there are other activities, only apparently not demanding, which have therapeutic properties especially for stress, depression and tension. One...

It is not uncommon for a person who loves knitting to remember that, for example, a scarf was made after a break-up with someone, or after a death in the family. It's a bit like saying that these objects contain emotions in every "point". After the tragedy of...

Knitting is an easy and very exciting hobby. Many think that it is only suitable for grannies, while instead a trend called knitting comes from the United States. It's a trend that has come back into fashion recently, just think that Russell Crowe uses knitting...

So far we have talked about cashmere, i.e. the raw material, and its product characteristics. Now we want to see what can be produced with this raw material. There are so many things. From knitwear to accessories (such as scarves). Cashmere knitwear gives a truly...

During the spinning process, exactly during the mixing or blending, "buttons" of various sizes can be added which will give a dot effect to the yarn. Buttons or also called dots, are small balls of fibre, generally silk, cashmere or wool for fine, colored yarns which...