Knits and creations by Gabrielle Vézina
The first thing I wondered when I started knitting was “how do I start my knitting project”? I quickly learned that starting a knitting project was called casting on and that there were many many ways to do it. I first learned this cast on… [read more]
Raise your hand if you hate weaving in ends! (I’m raising my hand very high here.) My always excellent test knitters recently shared with me a technique that is a game changer while knitting fair isle, stripes or other multi color knitting projects. I’m almost… [read more]
My mission in this winter life is to find a way to knit a hat that will keep me warm all winter long. I tried several things and I still need to wear earmuffs over my hat so my ears don’t freeze. This time, I… [read more]
I love Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off! It’s my go-to method when I need a simple bind off with flexibility, but sturdy enough to look good on long rows. This technique by Jeny Stainman is meant to be worked on K1, P1 ribbing but it also… [read more]
I always need a knitting needles size conversion chart. A couple of times, my test knitters reported mistakes in my conversions and it troubled me because they were based either on what I could find on the Web or on those little needle sizing tools…. [read more]
I love thrumming, and I love the resulting thrummed projects. They are easy to make, soft, and create a very warm fabric. This is one of my favorite ways of getting my knit accessories to another level of warmth! I just finished knitting these very… [read more]
