Hi all! Today I am going to start a weekly series that will run for several weeks - covering the topic of finishing work for hand knitting. Today's topic is the Figure 8 start for vertical seams. The Figure 8 method for beginning vertical seams is an excellent way to start a seam, since it… Continue reading Friday Finishing: Part One
Category: Techniques
Grafting Garter
Hi all! I have finished the two triangles on my Adventurous Shawl, and now I'm ready to graft the two triangles together! Here's what I did on this pattern to set up the garter graft: I ended one of the triangles on a 'row 2' of the garter rows. On the second triangle, I worked… Continue reading Grafting Garter
WiP and teachingÂ
I've got a pair of plain socks on my needles, now that I'm between design knitting for a few days! Â These will have afterthought heels so that the stripes are maintained. The yarn is Felici from Knit Picks in the Time Traveler colorway. Â This is the first that I've used this yarn, and I'm loving… Continue reading WiP and teachingÂ
Video Tutorial: Two Row Bind Off
The two row bind off creates a firm, non-elastic bind off which looks good on stockinette fabric, but even better on 1x1 ribbing. The BO edge ends up having eyelets which work perfectly for adding fringe to the edge of your knitting - on a scarf for example. I filmed a quick video tutorial on… Continue reading Video Tutorial: Two Row Bind Off
Toe Up Socks: Judy’s Magic Cast On
When knitting socks toe-up you need to be mindful of how you start and end your socks. Your cast on needs to allow you to have a small circular stitch count - which you then increase to form your toe, and the bind off needs to be stretchy so that you can get your sock… Continue reading Toe Up Socks: Judy’s Magic Cast On
Socks: Afterthought Heels
Afterthought heels are heels that get knitted into a sock after the rest of the sock has been knitted. You can just knit a tube and then decide where to put the heel and cut out stitches and add a heel! I like doing what's sometimes called 'forethought' heels. They're afterthought heels, but you knit… Continue reading Socks: Afterthought Heels
Picot Cast Ons
Today I'm going to talk about a cast on technique - the Picot Cast On! Â You may or may not have heard of this one, or maybe you've heard of it and haven't done it before. Â Or maybe you use it all the time - in which case I'll bore you with this post. :-D… Continue reading Picot Cast Ons
Kitchener Stitch Tutorial
Kitchener stitch is one of those things that tends to make some knitters nervous. Â No need to be nervous!! Â If you're really concerned that you will mess up, then put a lifeline in the row you will graft, or the row below. Â That way you can always undo what you did and do it over… Continue reading Kitchener Stitch Tutorial
Closing the heel gap in socks
Here is my favorite way to 'close the gap' between the instep and the gusset on heel flap socks. I've tried several ways to close that little gap, and this is the one I've settled on as my favorite because, of the methods I've tried, it blends in the best. My previous favorite method was… Continue reading Closing the heel gap in socks
Steek Sandwich
Sounds yummy, right? 😉 In actuality it is a method of dealing with steeks which hides the steek inside a few rows of knitting. Stitches are picked up through the fabric on the right side, and then stitches are picked up from the loops on the wrong side, and a few rows of knitting are… Continue reading Steek Sandwich