Duet is another pattern that I’ve had around for awhile. It was designed to work in tandem with a two-at-a-time (TAAT) workshop but I didn’t want to restrict it to just that. I’ve written it in a way that the tips for the TAAT are in separate notes to the pattern. I’ve used a symbol […]
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Lori’s Twisty Bind Off Lori’s Twisty Bind-Off is quite an easy one to work. It gives a decorative and elastic edge. Works well with 1 x 1 ribbing, moss stitch and twisted ribbing. This can be adjusted for wider ribbing. See the bottom of the post for details. Video Tutorial Youtube Video Link Photo Tutorial
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Icelandic Knitted Bind-Off with both video and photo tutorial
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Gentle Blooms is perfect for using up those special skeins of yarn. Gentle Blooms is a bandana-style cowlette, which means you get the beauty and fun of a shawl at a small scale but it’s easy to wear and will stay in position. The design came about as I had quite a lot of yarn
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Let’s talk about gauge. I know a lot of you dislike making a gauge swatch. I, personally, have no issues with it, as it gives me an opportunity to try out my yarn and I like to knit. It may have something to do whether we lean towards process or product knitting. If you’re more
So you’ve chosen your pattern, but either you don’t want to use the recommended yarn or you can’t find it to buy. This does not mean you are stuck. Many knitters, especially when they are just learning to knit, get stuck on the idea that you can only use the yarn that the pattern is
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There’s a new pattern out. I say new but for me, this is one of my oldest patterns, that I have used many times and I thought it was about time I shared it for you all to try. I don’t know about you but I love the smooshy, slipped stitch heel on a sock.
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I don’t know whether you’re the same but I’ve always been disappointed with the fit of an afterthought heel. I think this is because I have a very high instep and the heel just isn’t deep enough. I’m going to talk a bit about “maths and fit” in this first section, but if you’re looking
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So your pattern tells you to increase at both ends of the row, but it fails to tell you how. There are quite a number of different ways to create increases in knitting and some will suit different situations better than others. Today I’m going to talk about one of the lifted increases – make
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I love my stitch markers. I’ve been posting images of all the uses for stitch markers on Instagram/Facebook and I’ll be putting them all together in this blog post, so it’s easy to refer back to. Stitch Marker Use #1 – Mark the beginning of the round This one is fairly obvious use. If working
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