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How to use a marking thread (MT)

In this DROPS video we show how to place and use a marking thread (MT). It’s often a good idea to use a marking thread to mark where to make inc, or dec, the start of the round or the sides when working in the round on double pointed needles or circular needles etc. You […]

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Make Ming Ming Cupcakes – Nick Jr. Cooking with Kids Recipe Video

Food stylist and author Karen Tack, shows parents how to create super cute cupcakes of Ming Ming the duck (from Nick Jr.’s TV series, “The Wonder Pets”) using store bought supplies like chocolate taffy, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, and canned frosting.

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How to make a provisional cast on with waste yarn or circular needle

In this DROPS video we show two ways to make a provisional cast on where you afterward will have live sts to work the opposite way. First we are casting on using a waste yarn, then we are casting on around the cable of a circular needle. When using the circular needle you can easily […]

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How to weave in tails in stocking stitch

In this DROPS video we show how you can weave in tails in stocking stitch. Always weave in your tails on the wrong side of your knitted stocking st piece. With the needle and yarn follow the stitches sideways over 2 rows. Halfway through video we show you the same thing with a contrasting yarn […]

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Blackout

“In the beginning it was all black and white.“ ―Maureen O’Hara The world isn’t black and white, but maybe sometimes it is best viewed in it. Black and white photography allows us as the viewers to infer colors, to see contrast and requires us to look deeper into the photograph. I have always been drawn […]

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The ABC of Wireless networked RFID locking solutions by SALTO

The management of a small number of users is easy, but when a small number of users grows into a large number, and their access plans become ever more complex, effective management can become quite challenging. To see how we can make it easy, take a look for yourself and see what the SALTO wireless […]

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How to decrease: slip, knit, pass (SKP)

In this DROPS video we show how you decrease 1 stitch on the RS using SKP (slip 1 stitch, knit next stitch and pass slipped stitch over). This video has NO SOUND – you must read the pattern to be able to follow this video properly. You’ll find a pattern using this technique by clicking […]

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How to knit in the round on two circular needles

In this DROPS video we show how you can knit in the round on two circular needles. When you knit a smaller piece in the round like a sock or a cuff, and you don’t want to use or you don’t have double pointed needles, you can knit in the round using two circular needles. […]

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I added Facebook live chat to my Customer Support website (no plugin needed)!

Today’s news: I added Facebook live chat to my Customer Support website! In this video I also will be showing you guys how I set the live chat up and how I integrated it to my site, using a very simple process. The live chat window is visible here (but only to people that are…

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CMD 88: After Effects – Magazine Page Flip

This we we jump into After Effects and create a magazine flip animation and show you how to bend objects in 3d. In the stockpile we find great resources from Psyop, Fudgegraphics and and artical on burn out. Plus a free game for youth or kids!