Author: Naomi Parkhurst

for combination knitters: Double decreases

Or any other knitters whose stitches often sit like this on the needle: All the stitches here assume three stitches

I have been trying to post at least twice a week (you might have noticed): one stitch pattern-related post and

One way of using chain stitch to attach blocks to each other. Sewing jeans that fit. The Italian cast on.

This is my last post on encoding “Hug” in yarn. First I knitted lace, then I played with crochet, and

A double decrease is a technique used in knitting to knit three stitches together to make one; two stitches are

(click on any image to enlarge.) I’ve been thinking about ways of making my secret code grids work for crochet,

I was a knitter before I was a crocheter, and so it made sense to me to use knitting cast

Random links. I’m going to be using my sewing machine again soon. Can you tell? I’m afraid the extent of

A stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, p. 122, figure 221, rewritten. This one reminds me more strongly of

Just when I think I’m getting a handle on things, something comes along and shakes me up. In this case,