The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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Knitting-Themed Mobile Apps: Are Any of Them Worth Downloading?

And why do so many of them not seem to understand what knitting actually is?

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Made for my grandmother, but I hope you like them, too.

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A lot of tools (and coffee) are needed to properly edit a pattern.

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One simple trick to prevent warping and minimize the gap between first and last stitches.

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Channel your inner Douglas Adams and DON’T PANIC – this problem is easier to fix than you might think.

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An origin story of sorts.

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I’m probably going to regret putting this in writing on the Internet.

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A great tool for knitting smarter, not harder.

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A new perspective can be more valuable than a step by step how-to

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Or, What I Made AND Learned on My Summer Vacation