Category: Techniques

Here's a video on how to repair a snag in your knitting! As long as the yarn has not broken or been cut, this should work. https://youtu.be/2p8YUT8OUH0 Hopefully this is helpful!! Until next time, Happy Knitting!!

Last week I showed you how to pick up a dropped stitch in stockinette. In garter, though, there's a bit of a trick to it. Garter needs the stitch to be knit from the front, then knit from the back (since that's what garter is!) Which means you either have to remove the crochet hook… Continue reading Fixing a Dropped Stitch in Garter

Dropped stitches are not the end of the world! Learn how to pick them up and save yourself from ripping out knitting just to fix one dropped stitch. It's really pretty easy, especially in stockinette fabric. All you need is a crochet hook (and maybe a locking stitch marker to make sure that stitch doesn't… Continue reading Fixing a Dropped Stitch in Stockinette

Hi everyone! Today's post is about what to do if you finish your sweater and find that the neckline is just a bit too stretchy. This fix will only go so far, so it won't fix something that is way too big, for example, but if the neckline seam is just a bit too stretchy,… Continue reading Stabilizing a neckline after the sweater is complete…

In the last post (for now) in this series, I'm showing you the decreases you may want to work while purling backwards. These would be a k2tog and ssk on the knit side, but here we are purling backwards, so they are the "backwards" p2tog and ssp. If the purl side facing you is the… Continue reading “Mirror Knitting” – Purling Backwards Decreases

The last two weeks I showed you the mirror knitting techniques of knitting backwards and knitting backwards decreases. Today I have purling backwards for you! So, to recap -- "mirror knitting" is working stitches off the RH needle from left to right, instead of how we normally (in western knitting) knit - working the stitches… Continue reading “Mirror Knitting” – Purling Backwards

Last week I showed you Knitting Backwards. This week I have decreases that you may want to work while knitting backwards. These would be a p2tog and ssp on the WS of the work when purling, but when knitting backwards, these are the "backwards" k2tog and ssk. https://youtu.be/doeNgPeexU0 Next week I'll show you purling backwards!… Continue reading “Mirror Knitting” – Knitting Backwards Decreases

Today I have a tutorial video showing you how to knit backwards. What is mirror knitting? If you're working in the Western style, where the stitches are removed from the right side of the left needle -- then mirror knitting is working the stitches off the left side of the right needle. And what is… Continue reading “Mirror” Knitting – Knitting Backwards

Scotch darning is a darning method that is essentially weaving. It can be used to repair just about any type of fabric, but we'll be looking specifically at knitted fabric here (of course.) The hole or damage can be an irregular hole, and not much prep needs done before the repair happens. You can clean… Continue reading Darning Methods: Scotch Darning