We Are Knitters
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Welcome on knitting blog from We Are Knitters with tips on how to knit and crochet plus useful tricks for beginners and advanced makers. We Are Knitters is a brand which reinvents the traditional concept of knitting, and it becomes a modern and cool activity.
We Are Knitters
2y ago
As you have seen in our blog posts, we love quick and easy stitches that, in turn, are the most beautiful. Today we will teach you how to knit two crossed triple crochet stitches. A stitch that you will surely be able to use for many of your summer projects.
For this tutorial we used a skein of our Pima cotton and a size 8 (5 mm) crochet hook.
Before beginning, here’s a list of the stitches you need to know how to do, so you can take a look and review them:
How to crochet a chain
Double crochet
Triple crochet
Let’s get started!
We will start by making a chain with an even number of ch ..read more
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2y ago
Today we are teaching you a new technique to cast on stitches: the Cable Cast on. It works specially good for pieces that start with ribbing, because the cast on integrates perfectly to the work, with the line that usually forms from the cast on being noticeable. Next we will explain to you how to do it.
For this tutorial we have used our pima cotton skeins and our size US 8 (5mm) knitting needles.
First we will begin by checking how ribbing looks when starting from regular cast on (here’s the link for the video on how to cast on stitches). If you notice the bottom part, you can clearly see ..read more
We Are Knitters
2y ago
plum
For today’s blog we bring you one of our traditional step-by-step tutorials to explain how to knit the plumeti garter stitch, a quick and easy stitch that pairs perfectly with a cool fiber for your next projects.
For this step-by-step tutorial we used a skein of our Recycled Yarn and a pair of size 8 knitting needles.
Before beginning, here is a list of the stitches you need to know how to do:
How to cast on
How to do the knit stitch
How to do the drop stitch
Let’s get started!
We will start by casting on a multiple of 6 stitches + 1.
Row 1 (right side): knit 1. *Work 1 drop st ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
If you are passionate about latch hook projects but can’t find canvases big enough for the projects you have in mind, we’ve got a solution. We will teach you an easy way to join two canvases together so that you can create much larger projects on a larger canvas. Let’s see how!
For this step-by-step tutorial we used two panels of latch hook canvas, a latch hook and a skein of our The Petite Wool.
The first thing we will do is cut the strands with which we will make the fringe. They should be approximately 16 cm long so that they are not too short and you can work comfortably. We link a v ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
Where are you from? I am Norwegian but currently based in Ibiza, Spain.
Favourite city? Very hard to choose, but my current favorite city is Merida, Mexico although it’s tied closely with Oaxaca, where I do a lot of my natural dyeing.
Favourite artist? Another one that’s hard to choose – if I can choose a female and a male, it would be Hilma af Klint and Joan Miro, their work is so closely tied to nature but they abstract it into their own visual language and I find that very inspiring.
Next place you want to visit? (when this situation is over, of course) I’d really love to visit Japa ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
Do you love the weaving technique but your fabrics always tend to curve inward? Don't worry, today we bring you a tutorial that will show you a few simple steps for an infallible trick so that the edges of your fabric come out perfectly straight.
For this step-by-step tutorial you will need one of our small weaving looms, that comes with a wooden comb and shuttle, a skein of our Pima cotton and another of our Petit Wool.
Before beginning we will share a video onhow to prepare your loom to start weaving.
Let’s start by setting up your warp on the loom with the skein of Pima cotton ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
We love stitches that combine two colors and create new effects. So, today we are going to show you one of those stitches that’s not only beautiful, but easy too: the backstitch stitch. As we knit, we will pass a strand of color through the stitches, and as we do this, we will create a beautiful effect.
For this tutorial we used our Pima cotton in two contrasting colors and a pair of size 8 (5mm) knitting needles. We are going to identify each color with a letter, for our example color A will be color natural, for the background, and the contrasting color will be color B in orange.
Before ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
Creating things for ourselves is very satisfying, isn’t it? And if we reuse things, we have laying around the house that were headed for the garbage, even more so. In today’s tutorial we bring you a fun and easy way to convert that cushion that you no longer like into something completely different. Using it as a base and applying one of our petit point kits we are going to make a cover for it and give it a new life.
For this step-by-step tutorial you are going to need:
Your favorite petit point kit completed
Cotton fabric for the front of the cushion (we used a yellow fabric)
Cotton fabr ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
Chevron stitch is one of the most versatile stitches that you can find in the knitting world. You can use it to make everything from a scarf to a baby blanket to a knitted garment—you decide how you like it best!
Getting the shape of the “arrow” is simple, and you’ll have no problem knitting it even if you’re a beginner.
For this tutorial, we’re using a skein of our Pima Cotton and 5 mm knitting needles.
Before beginning, here’s a list of stitches that you should be familiar with J
Cast on
Knit
Purl
Knit 2 together
Knit the same stitch twice
Slip Knit Pass Over (SKPO)
Let’s begin!
Star ..read more
We Are Knitters
3y ago
Today we bring you an almost express tutorial: we will learn very easily and quickly how we can wrap a thicker fiber with a finer one in a different color using the single crochet. This technique will be very useful to create projects with different textures. Can you imagine creating your own baskets to place books or organize your knitting/crochet tools?
For this step-by-step tutorial we used The Cordage Yarn and Pima Cotton, and one of our beech wood crochet hooks in size 8 (5mm).
Before beginning, here’s the link to a video on how to single crochet so you can review it. It’s the only stit ..read more