Tink - or Undo Your Knitting

Sometimes there is no way to "fix" a mistake without "unknitting" your work. Here's a tip to make that task easier: Use a needle a couple of sizes smaller than what you are knitting with. For knit stitches: hold your yarn in back of your work and insert the left (smaller) needle into the stitch below the first stitch on your right needle. For purl stitches: hold your yarn in front of your work, and insert the left needle under the "bar" below the stitch. Pull the yarn out of the stitch.

Automatic I-Cord Edging

If you want to have a finished edge on scarves, shawls, or baby blankets, cast on an extra three stitches at each edge of your knitting. Then, before starting the "real" pattern, knit the first three stitches. Then follow your pattern until you get to the last three stitches. Stop, bring your yarn to the front of your knitting, and slip the last three stitches as if to purl. When you turn your work, always knit the first three stitches, then follow your pattern until the last three stitches. Bring your yarn to the front of your knitting, and slip the last three stitches as if to purl. You will automatically have an i-cord edge!

Reviving Musty Yarn

If you find a "musty" smelling stash of yarn, and don't want it to go to waste, try one of these two tricks: Put 2-3 drops of lavender oil on a cotton ball. Wrap it loosely in a plastic bag, and put it in with your work... OR...Keep a bar of soap in your bag - any soap will work.