Knitting is fun. It’s challenging and useful and draws you into a community full of interesting and talented people.
It also sometimes makes you want to throw your beautiful, hand-dyed, merino yarn into a corner and stab yourself in the eye with your needle.
I’ve been knitting for 12 years and, with more than a few dropped stitches along the way, I’ve learned some things.
Cats and small children must be kept away from the knitting basket.
It turns out it’s perfectly reasonable to take a couple of sharp, pointed metal things on a plane.
Although a difficult project can be a love-hate relationship, once you’re hooked there’s no turning back.
Here are 21 things every knitter knows.
1. You never forget your… Read the full story