How to Tips and Tricks

Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ Knitting: How to Cast Off
Casting off is the process of putting a finishing edge on your EZ-knitting piece.
Using Color Value in Your Quilting
A little schooling is in order and I’ve found marvelous help from a variety of quilters. We’ll look at how to evaluate Color Value, then move on to using it in several gorgeous projects. Choosing fabrics and threads will be much more joyful once you’ve spent a little time learning...
Twin Needles - Double Your Sewing Options
If you’ve never sewn or quilted with a Twin Needle, you’re missing out on a whole lot of sewing excitement. They’re easy to use once you know how and the tutorials and videos I’ve collected will be a great start. Adding a new tool or skill to your sewing life...

Choosing your next project with the help of a designer!
Check out some tips and tricks in starting your next knitting or crochet project with one of our designers!

Caron x Pantone: Unwrap the Braids
Unwrap the braids and explore the possibilities with Caron X Pantone yarn. Follow the video tutorial and create unique and vibrant projects.

Make it: Macrame Clothes Pins Bobbins
Make macramé clothespins and bobbins. Explore this fun and creative craft technique for organizing your yarn projects.
How to Use Stitch Markers in Knitting
Stitch markers are necessary to denote special stitch panels, to mark armholes when making drop-shoulder garments or to mark the beginning or end of a round in circular knitting.
How to Use A Lifeline
A lifeline is ideal if you are making a pattern that is large and/or complicated for you. It is often used in lace knitting, but can be used in any type of knitting and by knitters of every skill level.

Learn Crochet: Keep Your Work Straight
Learn how to keep your work straight when crocheting!

Crochet Fair Isle Colorwork tips
Some tips and tricks to help you create colorwork in crochet.

Crochet: Calculate Multiples for Swatch Sizes and Small Projects
Mikey from The Crochet Crowd will demonstrate how he takes a small sample found in an afghan pattern on Yarnspirations to figure out the multiples so he can make it into a larger project and keep the stitch counts accurate.