Techniques

Portuguese knitting, also known as “around-the-neck knitting,” uses a shawl pin or yarn looped around the neck to create gentle tension. With a simple flick of the thumb, stitches glide effortlessly from the needle—making it one of the most comfortable, efficient techniques for knitters of all levels. Learn how this centuries-old method brings ease, rhythm, and elegance to every project.

Among the many enchantments found in a skein of hand-dyed yarn, few are quite so bewitching as color pooling . Like the shifting shapes...