How to gather fabric with basting
With the arrival of autumn, we want to start new knitting projects, and today we’ll teach you a new technique: how to gather fabric to give an original touch to…
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The best tricks and advice for knitting and crocheting. Become an expert knitter.
HOW TO DYE WITH OUR “BORN TO DYE” KIT
Today we bring you a quick look at how to dye wool with our We Are Knitters ‘Born to Dye’ kit. With easy to follow directions, this video will show…
HOW TO ADD A PERSONAL TOUCH WITH EMBROIDERY TO YOUR GARMENTS
Raise your hand if you’ve ever finished a garment only to think, “It came out a little plain”. Sometimes we fall in love with basic patterns, but when finished don’t…
HOW TO COUNT THE ROWS IN YOUR PROJECT
When you’re getting started in this world, in addition to learning to decipher patterns, different stitches, techniques, etc., one of the first things you should know is how to count…
HOW TO SEW A HEM
If you have ever wondered if you should sew a hem on a knitting project, the answer is yes, sometimes you should. If you don’t know how, WeAreKnitters can help…
How to reclaim used yarn
As a good knitter, surely you have a project that you started one day, but without knowing how or why, you ended up leaving in the background to start other…
What to do with leftover cotton yarn- make a pendent
Now that good weather is here, we want to dust off those wicker baskets that accompany us throughout the spring and summer and that are perfect for taking our knitting…
What to do with your leftover pima cotton: decorate your t-shirts
Today we propose an easy way to use up leftover cotton yarn. We bring you an easy pattern to personalize your garments. We’re going to make a pocket in crochet…
How to make an invisible seam on reverse stockinette stitch
If you’ve finished your new sweater, and it’s finally time to join the different pieces, you’ll be interested in today’s post. We’ll show you how to sew an invisible seam…
How to sew sleeves with live stitches
We knitters love making sweaters, especially those chunky ones that keep us warm. They knit up quickly and make perfect projects for the winter days. The only drawback is, always,…
How to seam sleeves
Raise your hand whoever finished a project, that favorite sweater, the one you’ve been dying to knit and…when you finish it…you still haven’t joined the sleeves and a few other…
How to add fringe as you knit
If there’s one trend that comes and goes every season it’s fringe. It’s perfect to give a fun and casual touch to any garment. In this step-by-step tutorial we show…
What to do with your wool remains, decorate your Christmas gifts
Every knitter has a well-stocked stash of yarn, especially as Christmas approaches and we’re thinking of the gifts we want to knit by hand. After each knitting…
How to sew the American neckline
Now that autumn has come, it’s time to plan which garments you’ll wear in the coldest months, where our warm wool yarn will be our protagonists. In this tutorial, we’ll…
Knitting Needle and Crochet Hook Size Charts
It’s time to start a new project! We choose our yarn, with some very cool colors, then we check out the label to find which size needles that the yarn…
Tips for casting on a lot of stitches
I have to cast on 100 stitches? Ah! No! 250 stitches!!! It makes me want to give up before I even start, I’ll probably lose count and have to…
How to seam crochet pieces together with a tapestry needle
Some crochet projects require us to join different pieces together. We will teach you how to seam the sides of two crochet pieces, as if they were the side seams…
How to drop a stitch
There are times in the life of every knitter where the yarn calculated for a project is simply not enough… but there you are, staring the pattern and the skein…
How to sew the clasp into your clutch
One of the features that distinguish our clutches, besides their design, is our clasp. In each of our tape kits, for all of our clutches, you will find a squeeze…
What to do with cotton scraps: cover your cords
Each time it seems we have more and more electronic devises, and with them more cords and chargers. Sometimes it can even be so hard to find the charger we…
How to Keep Balls of Yarn from Unraveling
Surely, like me, you have a ton of yarn in a thousand colors and in a thousand boxes, waiting for a project that you still haven’t found. Then when you…
Add a faux fur pompom to your wool beanies!
New! At We are knitters we love surprising you with new products. This time I recommend adding a faux fur pompom to all of your beanies, you can add one…
How to knit even warmer garments with Thrums
Have you ever bought or seen socks or mittens that are lined with wool? It’s a technique that uses the scraps of wool left over from looms. The mittens or…
How to weave ends as you knit
In this tutorial we will show you how to finish off a tail while knitting. In some tutorials is suggested to work both tails together for two or three…
