I checked memories and I didn't see anything about this ( Read more... )

hey! last night i was trying to use double pointed needles for the second time (i used them once to finish a hat like 5 years ago..) and i could not really get it. i have a million questions, so bear with me :)

first of all, i was wondering if the way i was casting on matters? i was following a random video and the purl bee's dpn tutorial and ( Read more... )

Hello knitters who can also crochet! I just learned last Friday. So my question is quite simple:

Is knitting or crocheting more yarn expensive?

(For this case study assume both projects are scarfs with the same yarn, knitting = garter stitch and crocheting = single chain stitch, same length, and same circumference needle(s).)

I've got a skein of yarn at home, unfortunately it's qlready quite old and has no labels, anymore. Ist there any way I can find out, weather it's cotton or some synthetic stuff?

I've read several times about people who buy cheap wool-sweaters, ribble them off, and knit something new with it. Has anybode here tried this already?