Increase in Ribbing

When making increases in ribbing (like from the bottom band to the body of a sweater), use a kfb or bar increase and do the increase in a knit stitch which is immediately followed by a purl stitch. This will make the increase nearly invisible. Then make your first stockinette row a purl row and that will really hide the increases.

Trimming Fringe

To straighten fringe before trimming, comb it out using a wide tooth hair pick type of comb.

Finding Yarn Ends

To easily find the tail end of your yarn skein once you’ve started using the yarn, use a bobby pin. Clip the end of the yarn with the bobby pin and push it into the skein. Totally secure and easy to find.

Uneven Stockinette Stitches

Use one size smaller needle on the purl side of stockinette stitches to make knitting more even overall and be more like machine knitting. Purl stitches take just a smidge more yarn and 1 needle size smaller will compensate for the difference. If you aren't sure if you have uneven stockinette stitches, turn your work over and stretch it vertically a bit. If you have "channels" showing every 2 rows, you need to use this tip.