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Join Anastasia E White on her fibre adventures. The JahDoily Knits blog houses pattern details, knitting tips, yarn reviews and general musings. All pattern sales are via Ravelry and the JahDoily Shop hosted by Square.

  • Swatching on the Ball

    Swatching on the Ball

    In my advocacy of swatching, I’ve encountered many reasons knitters list for skipping swatches. Swatches are boring, they know their gauge, they don’t want to wast yarn. Not wanting to “waste” yarn or the fear that swatching will leave you short is a valid concern and one I have a solution for. While I enjoy…

  • When to Slip

    When to Slip

    Shawl patterns often specify to slip the first stitch of every row, the idea being that this gives a cleaner appearance to the garter edge of the project. While this is often true, none of my JahDoily Knits patterns tell you to slip the first stitch and I have a good reason for this. Different…