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Knitting on HobbyThing

Knitting may seem like an obsolete handcraft, but the truth is that, turned into a hobby, it becomes an effective way of renewing your wardrobe or adding a chic touch to your home. If you come to endear and master this craft, you can create a wide variety of items: from blankets, hanging-walls, to sweaters, cardigans, skirts, scarves, gloves and even toys. There are many techniques used in knitting: the loop technique, the modular one, the circular or the lace one. You just need to have a call for this hobby and the patience to uncode all its secrets. Join our knitters community, find likeminded people and make even friends. Share your ideas with them, by posting photo albums of your work and interesting articles, and get inspiration from their experiences. Improve your skills and help other knitters develop theirs at HobbyThing.

Latest story in knitting

Ideas For Your Next Modular Knitting Patterns

Modular knitting ads a fun side to knitting, as it leaves room for plenty of imagination in playing with colors, threads and patterns. The number of the modular knitting patterns you can craft is limited only by one's creativity. As it can be guessed from the name itself, modular knitting is about knitting a piece of cloth out of units not by working them separately and then sewing them together, but by working straight and passing stitches from a piece to another. Anyone who has the slightest... read full story

By: Lucy Knits | Views: (557) | Comments: (0) | Date: 31-10-2009 Add your knitting story

Suggested books from Amazon for this hobby

Knitting Under the Influence

Author: Claire LaZebnik | Amazon price: $12.99 | Sales rank: 267984 | View on Amazon

Knitting For Dummies

Author: Pam Allen | Amazon price: $21.99 | Sales rank: 12943 | View on Amazon

Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch

Author: Nancy Marchant | Amazon price: $27.99 | Sales rank: 12546 | View on Amazon

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)

Author: Sharon Turner | Amazon price: $24.99 | Sales rank: 8604 | View on Amazon