Drops
Drops is a Norwegian yarn brand. The reason I'm writing this post about them is twofold.
One, they have the most amazing webpage, Garn Studios, that includes a huge amount of free patterns. They are not very stylish and tend to be kind of old-fashioned, but some of them are really beautiful. Most of them are not too difficult either. This is also a good place to find Nordic traditional patterns. But what I really recommend is their Tutorial videos. They are incredibly simple and clear. They are even voice-off in order to be understood universally. The nice people at Drops have figured out that nobody speaks Norwegian ;). Paradoxically I think that is the reason they're so clear. And there is not a single technique that is not included, from the most basic to the most advanced.
Here are some useful examples that I've used
Stripes knit in the round with no jog
How to avoid a jog in the first row when knitting in the round
At the end of the first link, there is an exhaustive index of all the videos, but they don't have a search form. You can use Google for that, here is a neat trick, on Google Search type:
'replace this text for whatever you're looking for' site:garnstudio.com
Last but not the least, I recommend their yarn. Their price-quality ratio is quite good and it is perfect for when you're still learning because you don't want to spend a fortune on expensive yarn on your first projects. This is the yarn I've been using. No, they haven't paid me for the advertisement. But I do feel like advertising them for free out of gratitude for both a great webpage and the price of their yarn. After all, they could do the same as other brands and not bother. Someone has spent quite a lot of time creating this webpage, and this someone, a team of people for sure, had to be paid to do it too.
One, they have the most amazing webpage, Garn Studios, that includes a huge amount of free patterns. They are not very stylish and tend to be kind of old-fashioned, but some of them are really beautiful. Most of them are not too difficult either. This is also a good place to find Nordic traditional patterns. But what I really recommend is their Tutorial videos. They are incredibly simple and clear. They are even voice-off in order to be understood universally. The nice people at Drops have figured out that nobody speaks Norwegian ;). Paradoxically I think that is the reason they're so clear. And there is not a single technique that is not included, from the most basic to the most advanced.
Here are some useful examples that I've used
Stripes knit in the round with no jog
How to avoid a jog in the first row when knitting in the round
At the end of the first link, there is an exhaustive index of all the videos, but they don't have a search form. You can use Google for that, here is a neat trick, on Google Search type:
'replace this text for whatever you're looking for' site:garnstudio.com
Last but not the least, I recommend their yarn. Their price-quality ratio is quite good and it is perfect for when you're still learning because you don't want to spend a fortune on expensive yarn on your first projects. This is the yarn I've been using. No, they haven't paid me for the advertisement. But I do feel like advertising them for free out of gratitude for both a great webpage and the price of their yarn. After all, they could do the same as other brands and not bother. Someone has spent quite a lot of time creating this webpage, and this someone, a team of people for sure, had to be paid to do it too.
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