Picture an idyllic village in the rolling hills of England. Picture small old world houses and buildings nestled in with each other. Now picture all of this knitted!
A group of knitters in Mersham, England has done just this. Nearly … Read More ...
Knitting Tutorials from Tactile Fiber Arts
There are more and more knitting tutorials popping up everywhere from individual web sites, to retails sites to YouTube videos.
Here are some I found this morning featuring twisted cordings, picot edges, and wet finishing handspun yarns, here: http://www.tactilefiberarts.com/patterns
Also … Read More ...
Online Knitting Classes
This is great, a tutorial showing different ways to do socks!
Come To Silver has these online classes, here: http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/
There’s not a lot of words on her site to explain, but she’s got some beautiful pics of her knitting! … Read More ...
Had To Shake My Head And Laugh….
Over this:
A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the … Read More ...
More About Blocking…
Blocking is a most important part of knitting. Or finishing. Or both, really. You can gain length or width. You can open up a scrunched up lace design, and you can “gently stretch to fit” a garment that isn’t behaving … Read More ...
Blocking, Schlocking!
Blocking is not my favorite part of knitting. Probably because it’s not really knitting. Ya think? And, being a philosophical sort, I’ve figured out that the reason I really don’t like to block is probably because I’m not all that … Read More ...
Spool Knitting
How to spool knit a 2 color cord with 4 pegs by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Here’s a really neat way to make a 2 color cord that won’t stretch. Because this spiffy cord doesn’t stretch much, it is the perfect candidate … Read More ...
New Stitch Of The Week From Vogue
Vogue calls this one “Technicolor”. I like the blues and golds together with a splash of green, but I know stitches are way more than their colors. If you look in between the blues and golds and focus your eyes … Read More ...
Ideas! Sock Yarn – More Than Just Socks!
So I have all of this sock yarn. Yes, I knit socks, mostly because I need smaller portable items to keep with me, but also because I love the variety of fibers and designs that this wonderful industry has … Read More ...
How To – Knitting A Short Row Heel Tutorial
Misocrafty has come up with a tutorial showing how to knit a short row heel. The pictures are great. The tutorial is awesome, you’ll have to check it out. I always appreciate when someone can explain something so well. Definitely … Read More ...
How To – Seaming Tutorial From Berroco!
There seems to be a lot of UFO’s in my stash spot (I’d call it a room, but that would make it seem like I have enough yarn in my stash to support a small country. We can’t have anyone … Read More ...
How To: Stringing Beads For Your Knitting!
- YouTube and Instructables are invaluable sources for people who need a visual, rather than just a read and do.
Here’s one for knitting with beads that you’ve already pre-strung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2-YbLvyNCY and another, more in detail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ib6nyWKQg
But that’s not how … Read More ...
How To: Mattress Stitch
Berroco has published a Seaming Tutorial, free on their site. Go here to learn how to do the Mattress Stitch: http://www.berroco.com/video/mattress_stitch.html
Watch as Norah demonstrates this easy, invisible seam!… Read More ...
KnitNet Does It Again!
The new issue of KnitNet is out. This online magazine features not only new patterns, but also video archives, as well as all their previously published patterns. Listings of knitting blogs and knitting guilds and free catalogs and newsletters are … Read More ...
Ridiculously Fun Knitted Projects…
I found these fun, yet maybe, just maybe useless knitted items at Becky Stern’s Site, here: http://sternlab.org/2008/04/body-technology-interfaces/
This one is designed for privacy in public places, although I’m thinking it would draw more attention than not.
There is a cellphone … Read More ...