The Purlicious Beanie – a perfect knitted Christmas gift – Knit with Henni
The Purlicious Beanie is easy and fun to knit and you can knit it start to finish in a matter of hours. It’s also warm and wonderfully soft to wear.| Knit with Henni
The Purlicious Beanie is easy and fun to knit and you can knit it start to finish in a matter of hours. It’s also warm and wonderfully soft to wear.| Knit with Henni
There is much more to knitting swatches than simply checking if you are on gauge for the pattern. Here are 17 reasons why knitting swatches is worth your time.| Knit with Henni
Learn how to drop a stitch and let it ladder down in order to correct one or more stitches without affecting the rest of your knitting. This trick can literally save you hours. I cover both the bas…| Knit with Henni
I have selected 10 well-written knitting patterns for summer tops that are all great choices for your first knitted garment. Summer tops are fantastic garments to knit for beginners. No sleeves, an…| Knit with Henni
Short rows are a technique for shaping the knitwork that allows you to knit a gentle curve or slope by adding extra length of fabric to parts of your knitting. Learn how to knit perfect short rows …| Knit with Henni
I have designed a new knitted dishcloth set – they only require knit and purl stitches and are perfect whether you are a beginner or a more experienced knitter looking for a quick stash-busti…| Knit with Henni
I have tried out a whole bunch of different selvedges, so that you don’t have to! Get to know all the best edge stitches in knitting.| Knit with Henni
I am finally getting around to showing you the finished garter stitch shawl with a cable border of twisted ribbing. I love it! I am basically wearing it every day.| Knit with Henni
Learn how to slip stitches in knitting! Slipped stitches are really pretty on their own, but they are also a crucial part of many decrease stitches and they allow you to create neat and even edges.| Knit with Henni
This is the first time since I began knitting and got past the stage of only knitting dishcloths that someone I love is expecting. I find myself suddenly hit by a serious case of knitting fever …| Knit with Henni
If you seem to have a chronically sore fingertip from knitting, then you are not alone. One way of sliding the old stitch off the left needle is to push it off with the help of your right index fin…| Knit with Henni
Learn how and when to use the backward loop cast-on. This is a quick and easy cast-on, best suited for the ends and the middles of rows.| Knit with Henni
This is a very common knitting problem: After only a few stitches of your first row of knitting, you notice that the strand of yarn connecting the knitting needles is getting longer and longer. Lea…| Knit with Henni
When you knit through the back of the loop, the stitches are twisted at the base. Learn how to twist your stitches to knit the prettiest ribbing.| Knit with Henni
A tutorial for how to make near-invisible seams in garter stitch knitted fabric using the mattress stitch.| Knit with Henni
Happy Easter everyone! Sign up for the Knit with Henni Newsletter today, and receive a free pattern for my Easy Easter Egg Warmers, along with tutorials for every step.| Knit with Henni
You may have heard the terms flat knitting and circular knitting and wondered what they mean, or maybe you are well aware of what circular knitting is, but you have not yet dared to attempt it. The…| Knit with Henni
I have collected 10 free knitting patterns that can be knitted by the brand new knitter. All you need to know in advance is how to cast on, knit, and purl. The projects presented here are all excel…| Knit with Henni
During the first few rounds of circular knitting, you can easily lose track of which way you’re knitting. Here’s how to make sure you are knitting on the right side of the knitwork when…| Knit with Henni
Your knitwork has uneven edges, and no matter how much you pull on your working yarn, the final stitch of every row is a gigantic loop that you don’t know what to do with. Sound familiar? The…| Knit with Henni
There are many ways to attach a pom pom, but I have found one way, that has the rest beat. It’s fast and easy, works for all types of poms and yarn, keeps the pom pom close to the hat, doesn&…| Knit with Henni
Sometimes, we are a little too fast when picking up a dropped stitch, and we miss a ladder…| Knit with Henni
Yarn labels are brimming with valuable information that will help you pick the right yarn for your project, or alternatively, the right project for your yarn. Here are the typical pieces of informa…| Knit with Henni
Stitch markers will simplify your knitting experience. They help you keep track of where you are in a pattern. Once you start using stitch markers you will wonder how you ever managed without them.…| Knit with Henni
Back in October, I showed you the early beginnings of a garter stitch shawl with a gorgeous cabled border of twisted ribbing. It’s time for an update. I love bringing my knitting projects wit…| Knit with Henni
Blocking is the finishing touch to a knitting project. It is a simple matter of washing or wetting your newly knitted item and letting it dry flat in the shape you wish it to have. It evens out the…| Knit with Henni
When you knit the last row of your knitting project, you are not quite done. First you have to bind off to secure the stitches and give the piece a nice finished edge, then you weave in the yarn ta…| Knit with Henni
Learn how to switch between knit and purl stitches within a row. I cover how to position the working yarn, how to avoid mixing up ribbing and seed stitch, and a trick to prevent tension issues betw…| Knit with Henni
Learn how to read a knitting pattern. In this guide I will use a new beginner pattern I published a few days ago and go through it step by step. It’s a set of three dishcloths and it is avail…| Knit with Henni
I have designed three dishcloth patterns that only require knit and purl stitches, and they are available here for free! They are ideal for learning how to read your knitting – that is, to re…| Knit with Henni
Before you cast on your very first knit project there are a few things to consider. Should you knit something for yourself or a gift? How long time will it take to knit a scarf? What is the right y…| Knit with Henni
Sock update: I am learning how to knit two at a time socks and this is the story of how I conquered the ladders that so readily forms where the two halves of the socks meet each other.| Knit with Henni
You are about to start a new row of knitting, but then you notice the working yarn is attached to the second stitch instead of the first. What happened? What do you do? This is a really common, and…| Knit with Henni
How do you keep track of your rows in knitting? You will often have to keep track of how many rows you have knitted. The best approach depends on your temperament and of course, what type of projec…| Knit with Henni
It happens to all of us… sometimes a stitch drops off the needle tips, and more often than not, we don’t even notice and keep knitting. That dropped stitch can unravel an entire column,…| Knit with Henni
I am knitting a season scarf for the San Jose Sharks. It’s a conceptual knitting piece which means that instead of following a set pattern, you let your knitting be decided by events or circu…| Knit with Henni
One of the most common mistakes for new knitters is accidentally adding new stitches by doing something called a yarn over. You may realize your number of stitches is growing because the edges of y…| Knit with Henni
I’m on a mission to figure out how I prefer to knit socks. There are so many different methods for sock knitting: double-pointed needles, 9-inch needles, magic loop, two-at-a-time magic loop,…| Knit with Henni
Once you have learned to make the knit stitch, it is time to learn how to make the other basic stitch in knitting – the purl stitch. If you have skipped the first lesson, please take a look a…| Knit with Henni
I am one of those knitters who will fall in love with a pattern and then choose a yarn to go with it, similar to the suggested yarn in the pattern. Knitters like me can be recognized by our relativ…| Knit with Henni
I want to make a season scarf for the San Jose Sharks with stripes in the team colors, representing the season of 2019/20. Each game will correspond to a certain number of rows, and the color of th…| Knit with Henni
There are only two basic stitches in knitting: The knit stitch, and its reverse counterpart, the purl stitch. Basically all other stitches are either combinations or variations of the two. Once you…| Knit with Henni
Congratulations on your choice to start knitting. You are going to love it! My own knitting adventure began only a few years ago, and it didn’t take long before I was hooked. I still remember…| Knit with Henni
Learn to unknit your stitches, one at at time. In this guide I will take you through basic tinking, relevant for the brand new knitter AND advanced tinking of lacework and cables.| Knit with Henni
