No, they’re not a life saving device. Well, wait a minute, maybe they are. If you’ve spent 64 years knitting a lace shawl and lose count and have to rip it all out, this very well may be what pushes … Read More ...
Shaping Technique
On Berroco’s excellent blog, today is a post on Managing Shaping. Shaping on both sides of a garment, simultaneously, is easy with these techniques!
Go here to read the whole post: http://blog.berroco.com/2010/02/23/at-the-same-time/
Thanks Berroco!… Read More ...
Want A New Project?
Stumbling around Flickr, as I’ve been known to do, I came across this. It’s called Free Form Knitting, and there’s a whole Flickr group devoted to it. To me it almost looks like the whole of the Eurasian/African Continents, but … Read More ...
3 Needle Bind Off – Knitting Technique
Two needle bind offs are a technique used to bind off stitches when finishing a knitting project. There are two types of two needle bind offs: the three needle bind off and Elizabeth Zimmermann’s easy bind off.
Three needle bind … Read More ...
Reversible Knit Stitch
This is just a multiple of 6 stitches plus 3, and looks like columns on both sides.
Just knit 3, p 3, here’s the deets!
http://www.examiner.com:80/x-6152-Boston-Knitting-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Reversible-knit-stitch-pattern–Alternating-threes… Read More ...
Knitting Tips For 2010
Twenty Ten! Sounds funny doesn’t it? Although it does have a nice way of rolling off the tongue, I’m still not ready for it, Never am but the New Year arrives anyway. New Year’s resolutions go unmade (from 2009!) yet … Read More ...
Growing A Better Knitter Part 2
Double Knitting! Have you tried it? Success? Fail? Or other?
One of my favorite blogs, Fugue State Knits has listed 3 of Twist Collective’s YouTube videos to help you learn this fascinating technique. Me? Yes I’ve tried it, but that … Read More ...
Growing A Better Knitter….
So one of my daughters decided she wanted this, from Nashua Handknits, City Streets Pattern Book from the Autumn 2008, Winter 2009 collection, but, and here’s the kicker, she wanted a cardigan, not a pullover.
How hard can it … Read More ...
Another Amazing Resource
What an exciting time to be a knitter! An explosion of publishing and creativity has produced new magazines, designers, and resources, and invigorated the old ones. Ravelry has connected more than 500,000 knitters across the globe, letting them … Read More ...
How To Make Bobbles
Bobbles, are cool! And they’re an easy way to add dimension to your knitting. If you’ve ever knit an aran style garment, you’ve probably run smack into these little gems.
Knittinghelp.com has a YouTube video to show you how easy … Read More ...
Leaf Lace Stitch!
As if you don’t have enough leaves around, here’s another one for you. But, this one doesn’t have to be raked up, or shredded, or mowed. This one is knitted. Bet you’re surprised, eh? A knitted leaf on a knitting … Read More ...
Yarndex.com Your Source For…..
You wanted it, you got it. This is my primo source. I NEVER (and I repeat: NEVER) knit a pattern with the yarn that is recommended. There are a plethora of reasons for this, mostly centering around the fact that … Read More ...
How To Read Lace Charts!
When I first learned to knit, (I don’t even remember when that was) I remember that I learned everything the hard way. Never had the benefit of reading one long line of k2,p3, yo, decrease that, cross this…… nope. Had … Read More ...
Intarsia Vs Fair Isle Knitting…
I recently ran smack dab into a great explanation (complete with photos!) of the differences between intarsia and fair isle knitting. Maggie’s Rags offers this here:
http://www.maggiesrags.com/tips_color.htm
An example of Fair Isle or stranded knitting can be seen is this … Read More ...
Knit Your Own Knitting Bag!
Of course (smacks head). Why not? How cool is this! And who else but Knit Picks? This kit including the pattern and yarn comes in 4 awesome color combinations (green too!).
This handy tote has space for all of … Read More ...