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Knitting Tips: How to Knit a Daisy Stitch

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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November 26th, 2014 0

If you loved the Winter Sea Stocking Cap tutorial that I shared yesterday, but weren’t sure how to work a daisy stitch, have no fear! Today, Heidi from Hands Occupied has shared a video tutorial that will walk you through the process!

Knitting Tips: How to Work Kitchener Stitch in Garter Stitch

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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November 14th, 2014 0

Invisibly join pieces in projects that only include knit stitches with this helpful guide for working kitchener stitch (grafting stitch) in garter stitch!

Knitting Tips: How to Sew a Kitchener Stitch

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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November 3rd, 2014 0

Kitchener stitch is definitely one of those knitting techniques where seeing the movements in real time is really helpful. Luckily, my pal Heidi from Hands Occupied put together this fantastic kitchener stitch video tutorial to show you how it’s done!

Knitting Tips: How to Work Short Rows

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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October 30th, 2014April 20th, 2015

If you haven’t tried short rows–or if you’ve been feeling intimidated by patterns that include them–you’ll definitely want to check out this handy short rows knitting tutorial!

Knitting Tip: Converting a Flat Pattern to In the Round

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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October 18th, 2014 0

Turn knitting patterns with rows into knitting patterns with rounds in a few simple steps with this helpful tutorial for converting flat knitting patterns to patterns in the round!

How-To: Knit a Cable without a Cable Needle

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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September 6th, 2014 1

Have a cable in your knitting pattern, but no cable needle in your stash? Don’t panic!

Knitting and Crochet Tip: Select the Perfect Yarn Texture for Your Project

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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August 9th, 2014 0

Pick the perfect ply for your next knitting or crochet project with this handy yarn texture guide!

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