Patterns, projects and techniques
The Spring 2012 issue of Simply Socupied is here! Interweave’s wildly popular emag, available as a download.
Simply Sockupied is an interactive look at sock knitting that includes videos, interactive features, patterns, tips and tricks for sock knitting, and much … Read More ...
Looking for a unique and fun project to add some DIY charm to your Easter decorations? Check out the knitted and felted eggs from The Vintage Umbrella! These eggs are a cool … Read More ...
Isn’t this just the most adorable purse? I totally love it. It’s sporty, dressy, and would just as easily hold your ereader as it would your knitting!
Check it out, the pattern is free, HERE at All Free Knitting!… Read More ...
This owl sweater is a baby/toddler pattern.
The owl and branch are worked in intarsia method, worked in one piece (except the sleeves), and the pattern features both a chart and written instructions.
Go HERE to Ravelry to get your … Read More ...
This week’s technique on the Knit Picks Blog is using silk hankies.
HERE is a link to the article and here is their YouTube video on this technique.
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Buttons come in two varieties, as you see in the picture to your left. The unshanked buttons have holes in which to sew them directly to your fabric and the shanked buttons have, well, shanks to sew them to your … Read More ...
Now, over at Interweave, you can download individual episodes of Knitting Daily for only 10 cents!
Hurry on over to Interweave HERE… Read More ...
These slippers are super easy to knit, plus they’re close fitting, comfortable and reinforced with a knitted sole.
Knit them with a size 10.5 or 11 needle and heavy weight wool for a quick knitted project. Don’t you just love … Read More ...
Full circle yarn, made from recycled fibers. It’s spun from a blend of merino and highland wool fibers that would have been discarded, allowing for reduced waste and conservation of natural resources.
Ok, that’s what Knit Picks says.
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Mittens are fun, easy and an awesome way to practice new techniques. And, now, Kelley from Knit Picks invites you to her mitten class!
Go HERE
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A Provisional Cast-On is a very necessary technique to know, and to have in your techniques arsenal. If there’s any reason to want to go back and knit from the beginning in the opposite direction, this is the skill to … Read More ...
Use this sewn bind off for a toe-up sock construction. Nice and elastic, makes a nice garter stitch bind off, but works well with ribbing too.
Check out this tutorial from Interweave! HERE… Read More ...
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Click HERE to learn how to do this and lots of other machine knitting techniques!
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This scarf is made so that the color and stitch patterns are almost infinite! It will look like you’re sporting a new scarf every day!
Made out of Naturally Caron Country yarn, the pattern is HERE
Check out all of … Read More ...
Roositud is “embroidering while knitting”. Now I have to admit, this is one technique I’ve never heard of, so that in itself peaks my interest.
Knitting Daily says, “Roositud is an Estonian inlay technique in which groups of stitches … Read More ...
