Please note: the following washing recommendations apply to Morehouse Merino Lace Yarn. For shawls, scarves and lace creations made with other yarns, refer to the yarn manufacturer’s washing and care instructions. Soak your lace creation in warm water, add mild soap (at Morehouse Farm, we use Palmolive(R) Dishwashing Liquid). Let it soak for a few minutes. […]

Most knit pieces benefit from a washing after completion. It evens out stitches. In some cases, washing is the final step. For lace shawls, for instance, washing and blocking bring out the beauty in lace knitting (see > Lace Knitting). And in other cases the washing alters the knit piece, for example in mittens that […]

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How to slip stitches Whenever a pattern calls for a slipped stitch (abbreviated slst), transfer stitch by holding left and right needle parallel and transferring next stitch on left needle onto right needle (you’ll be transferring the stitch as if to purl stitch). If you transfer a stitch as if to knit stitch, that transferred […]

The uniqueness of hand painted variegated yarns poses a challenge to knitters: each skein might be slightly—and sometimes not so subtly—different. The skein may contain the same color scheme, but the amount of each color varies and sometimes the colors are darker or lighter. How do we knit them together so that the individual differences […]

Here are some pointers to successfully knit with lace yarn: If you are knitting a loose shawl (with large needles or a in pattern that’s very lacy and open), begin a new skein by tying the two ends together (using a square knot, see illustration below) instead of darning in ends later. Darning will be […]

Please note: the following instructions apply to our patterns using Morehouse Merino Yarn. You may have to change the instructions if you are working from your own pattern or are using yarn from another manufacturer; because gauge, number of stitches in sleeve and rows in armhole depth may vary and could affect the outcome of […]

Knitting in the round creates a seamless tube—the perfect structure for socks, mittens, hats and even sweaters (at least up to the armhole). For socks, we start at the cuff and work to the heel, then “turn the heel” as the procedure is called, so the tube has a bend in it, then we proceed […]

Answers to some commonly asked questions: Do I break the yarn off every time I switch colors? No, you don’t. When you are finished with color A, leave it idle. Start with new color and knit according to your pattern. When you are ready to resume with color A, pull it up loosely at side […]