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Knitting With Your Thick and Thin Handspun - The Simple Rules Cowl and Joining In The Round. Making the most of the texture of thick-and-thin yarn. The "simple rules" are: knit the thin, purl the thick.

I'm a fan of long scarfs especially if they are worked in a short row like this scarf, lengthwise can tend to be a little daunting. It's an easy pattern to remember and crochet. Get the free pattern at https://thecrochetcrowd.com/chunky-crochet-short-row-scarf-pattern/

There are so many ways to close a hat! It's mostly about preference. I prefer to never have to remove my hook or do any sewing, so if you're like me, you'll love this method! This is showing how to close the Bre Beanie, my most popular pattern (thatcozyfox.etsy.com) But this method can be used for any "Bottoms Up" style of hat! Perfect for slouchy hats.

While this shows a specific pattern, it also shows the general technique. The most important tip here is that this uses "bullion wire" aka "French wire" which is a coiled extremely fine wire used in embroidery, which makes it very flexible and thus useful for this technique.

Worked in rows, using two Tunisian hooks. The hooks do not need to be the same size, but your gauge will be determined by the larger hook, and the smaller hook should be large enough to work comfortably with your chosen yarn. Choose any weight yarn you like, and hooks of a size appropriate to your yarn weight. This method comes from a YouTube video made for the Australian Handknitters and Spinners Group on Facebook, and have adapted the method in this pattern. You can find the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_9EPn67mGg