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
Continue readingby Naomi Parkhurst, Gannet Designs
Or any other knitters whose stitches often sit like this on the needle: All the stitches here assume three stitches
Continue readingI have been trying to post at least twice a week (you might have noticed): one stitch pattern-related post and
Continue readingOne way of using chain stitch to attach blocks to each other. Sewing jeans that fit. The Italian cast on.
Continue readingThis is my last post on encoding “Hug” in yarn. First I knitted lace, then I played with crochet, and
Continue readingA double decrease is a technique used in knitting to knit three stitches together to make one; two stitches are
Continue reading(click on any image to enlarge.) I’ve been thinking about ways of making my secret code grids work for crochet,
Continue readingI was a knitter before I was a crocheter, and so it made sense to me to use knitting cast
Continue readingRandom links. I’m going to be using my sewing machine again soon. Can you tell? I’m afraid the extent of
Continue readingA stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, p. 122, figure 221, rewritten. This one reminds me more strongly of
Continue readingJust when I think I’m getting a handle on things, something comes along and shakes me up. In this case,
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