Scanning articles or patterns - Knitting
You have decided to use up some of your yarn stash to make a sweater for yourself and you have just the pattern. When you go to your stack of magazines and pattern books however you cannot find the pattern, you know it is there, but you have no ... [... more]
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More Knitting Increases - Knitting
Here are more variations of increases to try with your knitting. Increases that aren't invisible can add a design element to your work. When you are increasing at a seam it is good make sure that your increases match. On a sleeve make sure when ... [... more]
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How to do the Two Needle Cabled Cast On - Knitting
This cast on is not actually the one I use when I start to knit most items these days, but I do use it when asked to cast on a large number of stitches in the middle of a piece of knitting. It gives a good firm edge to the knitting and I always ... [... more]
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How to work SSK and SKPO - Knitting
The two knitting stitches SSK and SKPO are interesting ways to make a decrease lie in the opposite direction to K2 together. SKPO is in fact the older technique which still appears in many lace patterns and will often be found in older classic ... [... more]
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Knitting and Keeping Track - Knitting
When you knit a project unless it is a very plain pattern at some point you have to keep track of how far along you have come, where in the pattern you are, or what row you are knitting. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways and with a ... [... more]
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Sock Knitting Techniques - Knitting
First, let me comment that no matter how you choose to knit socks they are a great portable project. They are small and depending on the pattern they are often simple enough to be knit in public. There are many ways to knit socks. One way is with ... [... more]
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Hat Pattern - Knitting
Hats are a great project for a new knitter and depending on the pattern can challenge an experienced knitter. Hats have the advantage of being portable and relatively small so they knit up quickly. Although hats do stretch a basic rule of thumb ... [... more]
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How to Knit and Purl into the back of a stitch - Knitting
Knitting and purling into the back of a stitch is a little more difficult than knitting a stitch normally, but it has many uses. These include tightening up the last stitch of a cable, making a neat selvedge to a garment by knitting into the back ... [... more]
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How to do Short Row Knitting - Knitting
I often get asked questions about patterns where the answer involves some kind of short row knitting. Short rows can be used in all kinds of different circumstances including the creation of sideways knitted ruffles, smooth lines at the tops of ... [... more]
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Yarn Shop Etiquette - Knitting
If you are fortunate enough to have a local yarn shop or two then you might have some questions about what is okay and what is not okay when shopping or joining a knitting group there. And if you are a yarn shop owner you might be surprised at ... [... more]
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How to block knitting - Knitting
Blocking knitted items is an important part of finishing your knitting. In certain styles of knitting, such as lace, it will help to set the stitches and display the fabric to its best advantage. It will also help to smooth out the knitting and ... [... more]
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Knitting Needles - Knitting
There are many types of knitting needles, straight and circular, aluminum, bamboo, short, long, wood, nickel plated, expensive and inexpensive. Although you can use any type of needle with any material some needles and materials work better than ... [... more]
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