NEW! Fingering-Weight Toe-Up Socks With A Faux Heel Flap
Ahhh, the joy of a sock that fits just right. The flow of a toe-up sock pattern. The tiny, crisp stitches of fingering-weight yarn. The fun of a textured heel. The clarity of watching videos for every...
View ArticleBirthday Party! 50% Off Sale TODAY ONLY, Plus Yarn Giveaway, Book...
Huzzah! KNITFreedom is turning two years old today, and we are celebrating – with a sale, prizes, and more! What good stuff do I have in store for you today? A huge 50%-off one-day-only sale for...
View ArticleKnitting For Men: The Top 10 Patterns Your Man Will Love
Do you know the kind of knits men like? What kinds of sweaters do they like best? Crew-necks or cardigans? What brand of yarns do they like? Noro or Cascade? What is the safest color to pick for men?...
View ArticleHow To Overcome Your Knitting Fears
Warning: this post gets personal. It’s about struggling to overcome habits and thoughts that have bothered you for years. It’s about learning to make a new script, and it’s going to help you with your...
View ArticleHere’s What’s Been Going On…
I’ve missed you guys so much! As you know, I haven’t put up a new blog post since before Thanksgiving, and each week that I’ve missed a new one, I’ve felt more guilty and more pressure to write one....
View ArticleHow To Knit Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast-On
To do Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast-On (also called the Magic Circle Cast-On or Magic Ring Cast-On), you’ll need a crochet hook and needles for working in the round. You don’t need to know how to crochet...
View ArticleWhy Your Cast-On Is Too Tight… And How To Fix It
If your cast-on is too tight, you are probably pulling the wrong yarn. When you are doing a long-tail cast-on and you snug up the stitches as you cast on, tug with your thumb, not your index finger....
View ArticleShort-Tail or Long-Tail? The Fundamental Difference Between Cast-Ons
All the cast-ons in the world can be divided into two categories: short-tail cast-ons and long-tail cast-ons. In a long-tail cast-on, two strands of yarn are used: the working yarn and a long piece of...
View ArticleThe Garter Tab Cast-On for Triangular Shawls
The garter tab cast-on is an ingenious way to invisibly start a triangular shawl. Since most triangular shawls have a small garter-stitch border, you can use this cast-on to invisibly set up your...
View ArticleThe “Chinese Waitress”– A Stretchy, Short-Tail Cast-On
The Chinese Waitress Cast-On is a beautiful, reversible, and stretchy short-tail cast-on. And it has a great name! It was taught to Cast On, Bind Off author Cap Sease’s friend by a waitress in a...
View ArticleGet Liat’s “Complete Video Guide to Cast-Ons”– Available To Subscribers...
Heads up! You’ll be able to get your hands on The KNITFreedom Video Guide to Cast-Ons this Friday, May 10th in an exclusive members-only ONE-DAY PRESALE event. At 7 a.m. Pacific Time I’ll be sending...
View ArticleNever Run Out Of Tail Casting On – The Infinite-Tail Method
If you have to cast on a lot of stitches, say, for a sweater or a long circular scarf, you might have trouble estimating the amount of tail you will need. Instead of trying to estimate and then risking...
View ArticleFixing a Dropped Long-Tail Cast-On Stitch
How many times have you dropped a stitch out of your cast-on as you are knitting the first row? And started over, right? Well, now you don’t have to take the cast-on out and start over. Just carefully...
View ArticleNew Video Course Launches Today: The Secrets of Flawless Cast-Ons Revealed!
-Just Published-The Secrets of Flawless Cast-Ons Revealed! This In-Depth Video Course Guides You Through Every Step. Most of you know ONE cast-on — the one you were taught when you first learned how to...
View ArticleWorldWide Knit In Public Day 2013 – Liat Will Be Making Appearances On TV And...
June 8th – June 16th: WorldWide Knit in Public Day 2013 is here! I will be traveling to Palm Springs and Las Vegas to knit in public with KnitFreedom fans and do segments on the news about 5 Ways That...
View ArticleWatch Liat’s Las Vegas and Palm Springs TV Appearances And Meet Up With Liat...
What an incredible weekend! When I got to Palm Springs last Wednesday I got to meet up with the lovely ladies of the Knitting Guild of the Desert and we knitted under the misters at a downtown...
View ArticleFree Pattern and Video: Beginner Lace Scarf For Summer – The Palm Springs...
It’s summer, but you still want to knit. Here’s a great summer scarf pattern that is good for beginners. I’m serious! Even though it looks complicated, it’s not. Every knitter should know how to do...
View ArticleSave 30% Off NOW: “Knitting Saves The World 2013″ Sale
Ryan Gosling and Julia Roberts are AVID knitters, but you don’t have to be a SUPERSTAR to be a Knitting Superstar! I’ve taught over 100,000 people to become knitting superstars – in fact, knitting...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Video PDF E-Books Are Now Fixed
To all of our wonderful students - A little while ago, the videos stopped working in the KnitFreedom Video PDFs. But now we’ve been able to identify the problem and fix it so that the videos in the...
View ArticleThe KNIT Formula For How To Be A Superstar In Your Life
Did you know that the lessons you learn from knitting can help you become a superstar in the rest of your life? I actually use this formula on myself almost every day to help me be courageous,...
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