How to Stop Yarn From Shedding What Is Frogging in Knitting? How to Join a New Ball of Yarn How to Block Your Knitted Projects Counting Garter Stitch Rows in Knitting Learning the Linen Stitch Knit Through the Back Loop How to Knit Two Socks on Two Circular Needles Weaving in ...
Blocking is a simple but vital step which will greatly improve the look of even the most beginner knitting. If you have made the effort to hand-knit something, it deserves to be blocked. Check out our Knitter's Block and our Sweater Care Collection for a
Mattress stitch:Using the tapestry needle and the long yarn tail, sew the sides of the main part of the hat together using the mattress stitch. This creates an invisible seam on the right side of the fabric. You can view a simple pattern knit on straight needles here:How To Knit A Hat...
How to weave in ends Then you're going to want to know how to actually sew your pieces together. How to seam knitting with mattress stitch(for vertical stockinette stitch seams) And Seaming garter stitch(side seams) Note:As you begin knitting those first few stitches you may find it helpfu...
In the simplest hand stitch, a length of thread is tied to a small eye at the end of a needle. The sewer passes the needle and the attached thread all the way through two pieces of fabric, from one side to the other and back again. In this way, the needle runs the thread in ...
Needle and thread are needed for running whipstitch. A running whipstitch is used primarily to join two pieces of fabric together. Sometimes called overcast stitch, the running whipstitch is a quick and potentially decorative method of hand sewing. The fabric may be woven, crochet, or knitted....
Short rows are only partially knitted before turning. Work number of sts told in pattern, turn, lift the first stitch, tighten thread, work the row back. When knitting next row and passing the short row turn, make sure to tighten thread to avoid a hole. You must read the pattern to ...
How to Felt a Knitted Piece: In this Instructable, I will show you how to take a knitted piece (with 100% wool yarn) and turn it into a funky felted bag. For any of you that love knitting, and have never felted before, you will see how easy this process
In the ‘finishing section’ of pattern it says to “sew pocket linings to WS of fabric.” Any help would be appreciated. I thought these were knitted on the dress as you go. And I’m an intermediate – advanced knitter. Also, I’ve never done a short row to keep the ribbing bands...
Let’s talk about sewing two pieces of fabric together to create a seam. This example uses cut up remnants of my husband’s old hanes t-shirt sewn with a ballpoint needle, walking foot, and stretch stitch. In this first picture, I was careful not to stretch the fabric as it went thro...