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Using Blocking Wires To Block A Lace Shawl

How to Block A Lace Shawl Using Blocking Wires You can always use pins to block any lace project. But for generations, women have used thin wires, or even strong lengths of cotton thread, in place of pins...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 6, 2009
Filed under: Techniques, Crochet, Blocking, lace knitting, knitted lace, knitting, Lace, Estonia, Knitted, shawls, felting, How to, knitters, Patterns, knit, Nancy Bush, Knitting Terms
Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Horizontal Seams

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Horizontal Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. This tutorial is for seams worked horizontally...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on Apr 10, 2009
Filed under: Embroidery, Seaming, knitting, Knitted, How to, knit, easy, yarn, Knitting Terms
Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Vertical Seams

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Vertical Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. For seams worked vertically (such as a side seam...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on Apr 10, 2009
Filed under: Techniques, Embroidery, Seaming, Knitted, How to, knit, easy, yarn, Knitting Terms
Picking Up Stitches: Cast-On or Bound-Off Edges

Picking Up Stitches: Cast-On or Bound-Off Edge Picking up stitches is a way to add new stitches to an already finished bit of knitting--along the sides for a buttonband, perhaps, or at the neckline for...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on Feb 16, 2009
Filed under: Techniques, knitting, knit, yarn, Cast-On, Knitting Terms
Picking Up Stitches: Slipped-Stitch Side (Row) Edge

Picking Up Stitches: Slipped-Stitch Side (Row) Edge Picking up stitches is a way to add new stitches to an already finished bit of knitting--along the sides for a buttonband, perhaps, or at the neckline...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on Feb 16, 2009
Filed under: Gauge, Techniques, knitting, knitters, Patterns, knit, yarn, Cast-On, Knitting Terms
How Insert Thrums in Your Knitting

How to Thrum a Mitten: Knitted Instructions Patterns: Knitted Thrummed Mittens by Jennifer Appleby available in our pattern store Crocheted Thrummed Mittens by Marlaina Bird from Interweave Crochet , Winter...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on Feb 13, 2009
Filed under: Crochet, knitting, Knitted, How to, Patterns, knit, yarn, Thrums, Interweave Crochet, Crocheted, Mittens, tips, Knitting Terms
Continental (Long-Tail) Cast-On

Cast-ons Leaving a long tail (about 1⁄2” to 1” for each stitch to be cast on), make a slipknot and place on right needle. Place thumb and index finger of left hand between yarn ends so that working yarn...

Posted to How To by Jason on May 22, 2008
Filed under: Cast-Ons, yarn, Cast-On, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitting Terms
Working In The Round

Working In The Round Losing the Ladders (Working on DPNs) Converting Stitch Patterns For Working In The Round

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: DPNs, Working In The Round, knitting, Patterns, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitting Terms
Ripping Out & Reusing Yarn

Ripping Out & Reusing Yarn Ripping Back Without Ripping Your Hair Out After The Frog Pond: Bringing Yarn Back From The Dead

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Yarn Info, Frogging, Ripping Out, yarn, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitting Terms
Measuring Yourself & Your Clothing

Measuring Yourself Measuring tutorial with photos About Positive Ease, Negative Ease, and Those Pesky Measurements Using The Clothes You Already Own To Find What Fits You

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Measuring, Pattern Adjustment, Ease, knitting, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitting Terms
Cabling Without A Cable Needle

Cabling Without A Cable Needle The following are links to online tutorials for this popular technique. Cabling without a Needle

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Techniques, Cables, tutorials, Cabling, Knitting Terms
Reading Charts

Reading Charts Unless otherwise indicated, read charts from the bottom up. On right-side rows, read charts from right to left. On wrong side rows, read charts from left to right. When knitting in the round...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Charts, knitting, Knitting Terms
Wraps Per Inch

Wraps per Inch If you substitute or spin a yarn for a project, you can compare the weight of the yarn to the project yarn by comparing wraps per inch. To do this, wrap your yarn around a ruler for on inch...

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Swatching, Yarn Substitution, Yarn Info, yarn, Wraps, Knitting Terms
Grafting On The Needles

Grafting Techniques Grafting On The Needles

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Techniques, Grafting, www.knittingdaily.com, finishing, Knitting Terms
Blocking

Blocking Blocking Tutorial, Part One Blocking Tutorial, Part Two

Posted to How To by KD Sandi on May 20, 2008
Filed under: Blocking, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitting Terms

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