Month: July 2021

Today I have a video talking about mirroring increases and decreases. Basically, mirroring requires two things:  The increases or decreases are placed/located the same number of stitches from each edge. The increases or decreases are reflections, or mirror-images, of each other. So, a set of decreases would have an ssk on one side and a… Continue reading Mirroring Increases and Decreases

Today I have a video showing you some twisted decreases. These are used any time you want to maintain a line of twisted stitches - so in Bavarian twisted stitch work and similar. They can often be found in lace knitting as well.10 The key with these is that both stitches involved in the decrease… Continue reading Twisted Decreases

Today I have a video on several double decreases (worked on the RS). I cover the CDD (or S2KP) and the SK2P, as well as K3tog, and Sssk in the video below. CDD (or S2kp) - slip 2 sts as if to knit them together, knit the next st, then pass the slipped sts over.… Continue reading Double Decreases

Today, I have a tutorial on the German Twisted cast on, also known as the Old Norwegian cast on. This is a cast on in the long-tail cast on family - so you'll need a long tail and you'll have your yarn and hands in the "slingshot" position typical of the long-tail cast on. Here… Continue reading German Twisted Cast On

Today I want to show you Latvian Braids. These are very cool! They add a neat 3-D effect to your knitting and are usually worked in two (or more) colors. These are found in a lot of Scandinavian knitting - think Norwegian mittens.  They look complicated, but are really not that hard to work. They… Continue reading Latvian Braids