The technique described in this tutorial is an often overlooked way to increase stitches in knitting. We used this increase as part of the Criss-Cross Bind Off Edging, but it is such a simple and versatile method that it definitely deserves to be featured in a separate tutorial. What makes this increase so helpful? A …
We all know that we have to be very careful about the gauge. When we make a project from scratch, we should knit a swatch, count the number of stitches in 10 cm / 4″ square and do a few basic calculations to come up with the number of stitches to cast on. I myself …
Simple Way to Figure Out How Many Stitches to Cast On Read More »
The first stitch markers I ever used were plastic rings. I quickly discovered that they painfully dig into my palms and replaced them with rubber rings. Those were not as painful but they didn’t slide well on bamboo needles. I love to use bamboo needles so I had to look for a different type of …
How to Make Flexible Snag-Free Stitch Markers with Cord or Yarn Read More »
The hardest part of figuring out a bind off edging that would match the beautiful criss-cross cast on border was to turn the usual chain of stitches at the top of the bind off edge into a chain of knots like the ones we see at the very bottom of the criss-cross cast on edging. …
Criss-Cross Bind Off Edging Worked Flat and in the Round Read More »
If your knitting is too tight, too loose or uneven, I hope you’ll find this tutorial helpful. It is about a simple trick that helped me fix my own problem with knitting tension. My purl stitches are looser than my knit stitches. That’s why the wrong side of my stockinette stitch often shows gaps after …
One of the greatest things about knitting is the possibility to work different groups of stitches separately to shape our projects any way we want. We do it when we make a gusset on a sock or a mitten, when we split stitches at the underarms of a bottom-up seamless sweater or leave stitches of …
Simple Way to Prevent Holes in Gussets and Underarms Read More »
Since I published a tutorial about a gorgeous criss-cross cast on border, I was flooded with requests for instructions that explain how we can add this edging to a project worked in the round. You are absolutely right, my friends, to send those requests – the elasticity (and beauty!) of this edging makes it perfect …
Beautiful Cast On Edging for Hats, Mittens and Socks Read More »
This tutorial is about a beautiful edging that we make right after we cast on stitches. In just four fairly simple rows we turn a basic cast on into an elaborate picot edge with a line of long twisted stitches above it. I learned this cast on method from a video suggested by Rita – …