How did you Learn to Purl?

By Tara, on May 11th, 2010%

Share your Learn to Purl experiences! . . . → Read More: How did you Learn to Purl?

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Teaching Your Craft

By Tara, on March 1st, 2010%

I’m super honored to be interviewed by the fabulous Diane of CraftyPod about teaching crafts (and specifically, knitting). We had a great conversation about the experience of teaching and how to get started teaching.

If you’ve wanted to start teaching your craft, listen to the conversation here.

Diane mentions that my Learn to Knit kit taught her to knit (squee!), you can find the kits here. Even if you know how to knit, these kits are a great way to teach a family member and avoid frustration that comes from not knowing how to describe when-the-loop-does-this-you-do-this.

Have you taught your craft? Anything you’d add to our conversation?

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Learning to Knit – My story

By Tara, on November 16th, 2009%

For the past month, I’ve been asking you questions about your “learn to knit” experiences, because I’ve been creating a Learn to Knit kit (available next Tuesday!)

Today I want to answer those questions and suggest that you read the comments ya’ll posted, because there are some sweet, hilarious and amazing answers!  I think they show the multitude of ways people learn and adapt to something as individual as knitting.

And if you don’t knit yet? Sign up for my free Maybe-Knitters e-course to help you decide if knitting might be for you.

How did you Learn to Knit?

I taught myself from Debbie Stollar’s Stitch N Bitch book, after having attempted to teach myself from another, far more dificult book. Debbie’s way of explaining things just made it all easier.

AND that book turned me onto the wonder of Craftster.org and Knitty.com. Any question a new knitter has will . . . → Read More: Learning to Knit – My story

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Learning to Knit – What was your first project?

By Tara, on October 26th, 2009%

I’ve been working on the (soon to come!) Learn to Knit kit (get it 50% off by signing up here) and writing a pattern that will be good for beginners but not too boring. Scarves, in my opinion, take MUCH too long for a brand-new knitter! Thy need something quicker, to feel that sense of accomplishment.

And that got me wondering: What was your first knitting project?

Leave your story in the comments.

(Not a knitter? Think you might be? Sign up for the Maybe-Knitter e-course (free!) to find out)

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Path to Yarn – Learning to Knit

By Tara, on July 21st, 2009%

Learning to knit . . . → Read More: Path to Yarn – Learning to Knit

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