Cable Knitting , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
What do you need to start knitting cables? If you’ve ever wanted to knit cables, now’s your chance to give it a go. This week I’ll give you the suggested knitting skills you need before starting to cable – you can start sooner than you think! And I’ll let you know which tools you need […]
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Adding stitches in the middle of a row can be done with increasing techniques such as m1 (make one), kfb (knit front back) or yo if you’d like some holes along the way. This is where we have to shift it up as you can’t make one stitch become ten stitches using those methods. We […]
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Wrap and turn gives some fabulous results. The shaping options are endless once you begin adding these skills to your knitters tool kit of knowledge! You might come across this abbreviation when knitting jumpers, sweaters or cardigans as you shape sleeves and collars. Perhaps you’ll find it in shawl patterns when giving interesting flourishes to […]
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Increasing can be done in so many ways when you’re knitting. This is yet another… and it’s actually two methods that I’m sharing with you today! Each technique gives different effects, this one being useful for mirroring your increases with what is known as a bar increase. Today I’m sharing with you the conventional method […]
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Purl 2 together through back loop That doesn’t sounds too difficult! When you start decreasing more frequently, you’re likely to see decreasing abbreviations on every row, not just every knit row. You’ll more likely find p2tog and p2tog tbl if you’re knitting on single-pointed needles as the designer will use all options available to achieve […]
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This decreasing jargon appears once you begin to decrease more often in patterns. k2tog, knit two together, is a very common decreasing tool, and beginner knitters will likely see this as a first look at abbreviations when knitting up patterns. The next steps will be varied and many. It will entirely depend on the designer’s […]
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French Knitting , Knitting Jargon Tutorials , Knitting Tips and Tricks
If you’ve ever knitted with a French knitting doll, you may wonder why this is necessary. Well, the knitting doll will only accommodate thin yarn, so we need a way to create small tubes of knitting with thicker yarn. It’s also a lot easier to use this method if you only need a short piece […]
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Sometimes it’s just nice to make an intentional choice when you’re knitting, when you’re making the simplest of moves. Decreases happen all the time, right? OK, here’s another knit two together, yada, yada, yada. But what if we could have some fun with them, make them dance around to our pleasure and give our plain […]
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Slipping stitches can give some amazing results when you’re knitting. You can slip stitches when you’re knitting with colour and create some intricate details. Stripes are suddenly patches and vertical columns of colour that infer that you’re an amazingly advanced knitter of Fair Isle fame. But what you may not realise is that you can […]
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Fisherman’s rib is a lovely way to give some interest to cuffs and bands where you’d usually use single or double ribbing. The idea of this interesting ribbing is to make a thicker fabric. And in that respect came from a desire to make knitwear to keep the body warmer. Fisherman’s rib is recognised as an […]
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