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Your Quick Reference Guide to Common Increases and Decreases

August 25, 2015 by Sarah White

We say that knitting is just two things: knitting and purling. But that isn’t really true. There are some other moves that admittedly aren’t any more difficult than knitting and purling that are super common and good to know for … Read More ...

Increases and Decreases for Lace Knitting

May 12, 2014 by Sarah White

candle flame cowlBecause I can do that, I decided that this week ought to be devoted to lace knitting. Lace is great for summer, and it’s fun to knit any time. Even just a little bit of lace as an edging or … Read More ...

A Great Guide to Decreases

July 4, 2013 by Sarah White

k2tog decreaseChoosing the right decrease for a pattern can be challenging, especially if the pattern doesn’t specify what kind of decrease to use. This tutorial is a handy guide if you want to see how the different decreases look and help … Read More ...

Learn Simple Decreases with Berroco

October 30, 2012 by Sarah White

berrocoBerroco Yarns has been adding to its video tutorial section and recently added a video that covers some of the basic decreases commonly used in the company’s (and other people’s) patterns.

The three-minute video covers knit 2 together, knit 2 … Read More ...

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