How To

Using Blocking Wires To Block A Lace Shawl

KD Sandi — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:11:00 GMT

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 to shape their lace shawls. This tutorial shows...(read more)

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Horizontal Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:11:00 GMT

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 (such as a shoulder seam). For seams worked vertically...(read more)

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Vertical Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:51:00 GMT

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): Locate the "bars" between each column...(read more)

Picking Up Stitches: Cast-On or Bound-Off Edges

KD Sandi — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT

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 a collar. You can add stitches to any edge: a cast...(read more)

Picking Up Stitches: Slipped-Stitch Side (Row) Edge

KD Sandi — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT

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 for a collar. You can add stitches to any edge:...(read more)

How Insert Thrums in Your Knitting

KD Sandi — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:36:00 GMT

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 2009 Related information: What is a thrum and...(read more)

Continental (Long-Tail) Cast-On

Jason — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

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 is around index finger and tail end is around thumb...(read more)

Working In The Round

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT

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

Ripping Out & Reusing Yarn

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Ripping Out & Reusing Yarn Ripping Back Without Ripping Your Hair Out After The Frog Pond: Bringing Yarn Back From The Dead...(read more)

Measuring Yourself & Your Clothing

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:25:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Cabling Without A Cable Needle

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:23:00 GMT

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

Reading Charts

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:22:00 GMT

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 read charts from right to left for all rows....(read more)

Wraps Per Inch

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:19:00 GMT

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 and count the number of wraps. If you have more...(read more)

Grafting On The Needles

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT

Grafting Techniques Grafting On The Needles...(read more)

Blocking

KD Sandi — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:16:00 GMT

Blocking Blocking Tutorial, Part One Blocking Tutorial, Part Two...(read more)