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 Angora or Mohair wool
 Knitting with angora or mohair wool can always be difficult. Make ...

 Casting off
 When casting off do you find that you often cast-off too tightly? To ...

 Children's knitted garments
 Children's knitted garments do wear out quickly on the elbows. To ...

 Complicated patterns
 When knitting a complicated pattern, sometimes it's easier to copy ...

 Edges
 It can sometimes be a bit of a fiddle knitting the bands for the edge ...

 Enough wool?
 Do you often wonder if you have enough wool to finish another row? As ...

 Eye strain
 Do you suffer from eye strain when you are knitting with dark colored ...

 Finding buttons
 Do you ever have problems finding buttons to match a knitted ...

 Joining wool
 Do you join wool by tying knots?. Try this, thread one end of the ...

 knitting needles etc.
 Buy plastic fishing tackle boxes. I have one for sewing, one for ...

 Loose-leaf ring binders
 A loose-leaf ring binder is great for keeping knitting patterns in.

 Round-neck sweaters
 When making up a round-neck sweater, think of the person who is going ...

 Seams
 When starting to knit a garment, always leave at least 8 to 10 inches ...

 Sewing up
 When sewing up a knitted garment it is common practice to pin it in ...

 Sit on Aran
 To give your finished Aran garment a great look, fold it neatly and ...

 Storing Knitting Needles
 Knitting needles can be a problem to store, by their very nature they ...

 Storing used wool
 A filled hot water bottle is great for storing used wool. When ...

 Tension
 If you find that the tension of your knitting is becoming rather ...

 White wool
 Before you start knitting with white wool, dust your hands with ...



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