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- Oct 8, 2026
9 minHow to Knit a Hat in 2026: A Beginner's In-the-Round Method
Size it from a head-circumference chart, cast on the stitch count your pattern's gauge gives, rib, knit the body, then decrease the crown. Worked through with Lion Brand's free Learn to Knit Hat, plus a flat no-circular option.
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- Oct 8, 2026
9 minHow to Knit a Scarf: The Beginner Garter-Stitch Method (2026)
Cast on the number your pattern's gauge gives, knit every row, bind off and weave in the ends. Worked through with Lion Brand's free Garter Stitch Scarf, Knit Picks' cast-on rule and the Craft Yarn Council's beginner guidance.
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- Jul 13, 2026
6 minBlocking: Why Your Finished Object Looks Wrong (and How Water Fixes It)
Unblocked knitting looks lumpy, curled, and wrong. Here is what blocking actually does, how to wet-block step by step, how different fibers respond, and why a finished object is not really finished until water has reset the stitches.
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- Jul 13, 2026
7 minHow to Read a Knitting Chart Without Losing Your Place
A knitting chart is a picture of your fabric, one square per stitch. Learn which corner to start in, what the symbols and the red repeat box mean, and how to keep your place so a chart becomes faster than reading abbreviations.
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