A few years ago I saw a photo of this stitch on Pinterest and got intrigued by the incredible texture. The photo showed a blanket that was clearly machine knit, and of course, there were no knitting instructions or even hints provided. In most cases, machine knit stitches can be recreated in hand knitting, so …
Whether we accept it or not, the truth is – knitting is heavily based on math. We constantly count stitches, add, subtract and multiply them, then divide them into pattern repeats. And same as we do in math, we use formulas in knitting. These formulas record the stitch patterns or colour patterns we use. There …
If there were a Noble Prize in Knitting, it should go to the person who invented a lifeline. This little tool saves hours of tedious work and helps us avoid stress and frustration if we need to unravel our knitting. Let’s see what is called a lifeline, why it’s good to use it, when it’s …
The biggest advantage of making our own handknits is the freedom to choose different colours and combine them in unique combinations. There are ways to blend colours together, to make motifs and various stripes, colour blocking and entrelac. But probably the most loved way to mix colours is stranded knitting, especially Fair Isle. This technique …
Easy Way to Knit Fair Isle and Other Stranded Colourwork in the Round and Flat Read More »
It might seem counterproductive, but we do occasionally need to unravel our knitting. The reason for that is simple – we unknit when we make a mistake and want to fix it. It takes a while to finish a handknit project (if you want to get some estimates, check out the Knitting Time Calculator), and …
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When I started to research this topic, I never expected to find so many different ways to tame those multiple strands of yarn. And I am happy I did find them because each of these ways has its pros and cons. If you can’t use a certain way in a particular situation, there is always …
When we knit scarves, blankets and other projects that have exposed sides, the look of those sides can make or break the overall look of the project. Thankfully, with just a bit of planning it’s quite easy to turn uneven edges into a lovely chain of stitches or a narrow band with a neat pattern, …
Often there are situations when you wish the yarn you use for your project was thicker. Or you want to add a different colour to the yarn, but can’t find the right combination of colours in a variegated yarn available in your local yarn store. Or you’d like to adjust the fibre content of the …
For this article I picked a topic that is not considered to be particularly interesting, more like a pain in the back. But I decided to tackle it anyway to hopefully find ways to minimize the amount of frustration we all get when our working yarn occasionally turns into a tangled mess. It seems that …
Let’s face it – we all get carried away. When browsing Pinterest or looking through knitting books and magazines we get inspired, and it is great. We start a new project and feel excited about it … for a day or two … a week at most. Then we see something else and start another …
How to Make Sure You Finish All Knitting Projects You Start Read More »