Technical Fiber Walkthrus and Discussions
So… remember when I was going to knit a sweater? Like, forever ago? I asked you for advice and stuff and decided on Victoria, which I kinda knew would happen. It was going to be epic; I was going to do a bunch of posts about it, etc… Well, I kinda just… knit it. It’s … More Tutorial: Resizing Flat-Knit (Pieced) Sweaters On the Go
Hey all! I did a video! Why did I make a video about short row shaping when there are about fifty mazillion of them on the youtubes? I will tell you. In the Carolingian Cross pattern (set to come out on Pascha 2012), there is some use of short rows. However, I include a rather … More Video: Short Row Shaping
Hello, everyone! This will seem terrifically random and out of context if you are reading it before April 8th, 2012. But it may still be useful to you, because it is a Tutorial on how to perform mattress stitch between two garter stitch selvedges. Here’s the story: Mattress stitch is a lovely technique which, if … More Mattress Stitch on Garter Selvedges
Sometimes in life, major tragedies happen. Then there’s everything else. Let me explain. When I dye yarn, after I rinse it, I spin it in my washing machine to get all the excess water out. This makes it dry a good bit faster. I’ve done this dozens of times, and at least once in my … More Disentangling
As you saw yesterday, the basic fair isle technique covers the back of the work with what are called “floats.” This is because, although you’re using two strands of yarn for every row, you’re only using one of them for any given stitch, so the unused yarn is “stranded” around the back. (The name “fair … More Fair Isle 102: Securing Long Floats
So, fair isle. Let’s be honest; if you’ve never done it before, it can be kind of intimidating. You can make some incredibly complicated-looking pieces with the technique, so the assumption is often “that looks so hard!” I confess I felt this way until I tried it, and even the I still thought it was … More Fair Isle 101: Basic 2-handed Fair Isle
I am incurably right-handed when it comes to knitting. I learned how to knit by throwing the yarn over the needle with my right hand, and that’s what I did for years. Mum learned continental at some point, and raved about how fast it was, especially when it came to switching between knitting and purling, … More How I Knit – Right-Handed Continental?
Finally, the sisters met. We are calling them Blondie and Redwood (Red for short). Hopefully this won’t be too offensive to anyone with red or blond hair, as both of their spinners are brunettes. Setting them side by side is the easiest way to tell the difference between the two flier types. For starters, Blondie … More Double and Single Drive
It isn’t every day that I write a blog post that requires a table of contents, but there’s no use being in denial about it, so here it goes. In this tutorial, I will be showing three bobble or “bobble-like” techniques. 1. Bobbles 1. supplemental Knitting backwards (a.k.a. How Not to Hate Bobbles) 2. Popcorns … More Bobbles, Popcorns, Nupps, and Knitting Backwards
I love charts. I use them almost exclusively. I have no problem with written directions; I do not think them inferior, nor do I have any negative opinion about knitters who rely on them. Written directions are indispensable for knitters at different levels of chart-reading, so I always provide them. (I also always test-knit them … More Chart-Reading Basics
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