Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Free-form knitting means no rules, usually no instructions and no right or wrong way. Sound interesting? Keep on reading! What exactly does free-form knitting mean? The term “free-form” is usually given to a type of fabric created by using many … Continue reading
Try your hand at free-form knitting and create this one-of-a-kind handbag! Skill Level: Intermediate Finished Size: Approx 12 x 9 1/2 inches Materials for Handbag Free-Form Knitting Pattern: Bulky weight novelty yarn* (71 yds/50g per ball): 1 ball each #138 … Continue reading
KNITTING’S NOT SUPPOSED TO HURT — BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES. SOMETIMES KNITTING PAIN IS YOUR FAULT, SOMETIMES NATURE’S. What I’m about to discuss is no substitute for medical advice. It’s just a longtime knitter’s observations and experience. Take it as you … Continue reading
In knitting, increases and decreases are fairly simple. Double increases add stitches and decreases take them away. They enable us to knit beyond simple rectangles. With increases and decreases, we can knit sweaters and socks, hats and even fun … Continue reading
When you see words like “maintaining the pattern as established”, it really means, “Gee, it would take pages and pages to tell you what you need to continue to do, so would you mind figuring it out for yourself, based … Continue reading
HERE ARE SOME SPECIAL TIPS FOR WORKING YOUR PROJECT IN ROUNDS! When it comes to hats, socks, or shrugs, it’s often simpler to just work on circular or double-pointed needles and avoid sewing a seam. Many garments are worked on … Continue reading
Many are blessed with hour-glass-shaped bodies. Therefore, almost anything worn looks nice and beautiful. The rest of us do not have that perfect body due to genetics or childbirth, etc. Are we doomed to always wearing oversized baggy clothes to … Continue reading
Side-to-Side knit items can be made and assembled in any number of ways; worked in pieces from the bottom up is the most traditional method. Other forms have gained popularity over the years, such as circular, from the top down, … Continue reading
By Cheryl Beckerich Traveling cables appear to be complicated, but in reality, cables are nothing more than working your stitches out of order. Many times, cables are used to create a twist or braid that creates a vertical column up … Continue reading
By Maile Mauch The Russian Join is used to join two yarns together without a knot. This method can be used to join another yarn while knitting or to create a scrap skein. It is used on non-felting yarns such … Continue reading
