While in the second, the stitch on the right will lean towards the center stitch, and the stitch on the left, will lean towards the other two. Let’s see how they’re done. For this post, we’ve chosen to use our Pima Cotton and our 5 mm knitting needles. Option 1. Three ...
There are so many ways to increase stitches in knitting — you can knit twice into the same stitch (often notated as KFB — knit into the front and back), you can do a yarn over and treat it as a real stitch on the next row (which leaves a hole in your work — this can sometim...
Not many of the people who approach me know how to knit, and the few that do often haven't picked up their knitting needles in decades. Most of my in-transit knitting involves small items (baby knitting in fairly fine wool) knitted in the round on two circular needles so I guess I a...
In knitting there really are just two stitches that you need to master - knit and purl. Every stitch pattern you use in knitting is a combination of these two stitches with increases and decreases thrown in to make different patterns in the knitted fabric. Learn those two stitches and a few...
Using a tapestry needle, thread the yarn tail (the working yarn) through the remaining stitches and pull tight to close the top of the hat. Working Flat Begin Decreases: On a right-side row, you can start decreasing by knitting two together (k2tog) or slip, slip, knit (ssk). ...
For example, if the base of your bootie will take twenty rows of knitting, knit 12 or 13 rows, then decrease by two stitches for each row until you reach your twentieth and final row for the base of the bootie. Make sure that your decreases are evenly spaced. For example, If you hav...
Fabric composition: knitted fabric: the yarn is sequentially bent into a coil, and the coil interacts with each other to form the fabric. The process of forming the coil by the yarn can be done horizontally or longitudinally. The transverse knitting is called weft knitted fabric, and the long...
To get the best fit you'll want to know what size you are, and how to read the sizing information provided in your pattern. What size are you? Just like in ready to wear clothing, there isn't really a consistent sizing system that's used universally in knitting patterns, although if ...
knitting is hard on the hands and frustrating to work (decreases can be agony), and is certainly a habit to be avoided. For beginner knitters, who have a particular need for control over the stitches, I love recommending theDenise Interchangeable Needles. They offer an ideal mid-point in ...
Two-color brioche is really the main reason people learn to brioche knit. Similarly to the Fisherman's rib stitch, with a series of left- and right-leaning increases and decreases, you can easily create stunning two-color floral designs, braids, and more! This pattern below for a two-color...