Short Rows: Wrap and Turn

Short Rows: Wrap and Turn

Short row shaping is used often in sweaters – especially those knit in the round – most commonly to raise the back neck, create a sleeve cap, lower the back...

Short Rows: Wrap and Turn

Short row shaping is used often in sweaters – especially those knit in the round – most commonly to raise the back neck, create a sleeve cap, lower the back...

Picot Edging

Picot Edging

We all know you can bind off using a picot edging, but did you ever think to cast on using one? This unusual shawl cast on was found in an...

Picot Edging

We all know you can bind off using a picot edging, but did you ever think to cast on using one? This unusual shawl cast on was found in an...

Inserting a Vertical Pocket

Inserting a Vertical Pocket

When Meghan designed Killybegs, she really wanted pockets, but also wanted the design to be easy to make for people looking to add a classic closet staple to their wardrobe....

Inserting a Vertical Pocket

When Meghan designed Killybegs, she really wanted pockets, but also wanted the design to be easy to make for people looking to add a classic closet staple to their wardrobe....

Knitted Cast On

Knitted Cast On

A knitted cast on provides a sturdy edging, and is easy to work as well! Use a knitted cast on when you need to cast on stitches during the course...

Knitted Cast On

A knitted cast on provides a sturdy edging, and is easy to work as well! Use a knitted cast on when you need to cast on stitches during the course...

Crochet Join

Crochet Join

The Amaryllis Mittens are knit in two halves and the pieces are then joined around the edge using a crocheted slipped stitch. Besides being an interesting way to knit mittens, the crocheted...

Crochet Join

The Amaryllis Mittens are knit in two halves and the pieces are then joined around the edge using a crocheted slipped stitch. Besides being an interesting way to knit mittens, the crocheted...

Latvian Braid

Latvian Braid

The Latvian Braid is a spectacular knitting technique that creates the look of a twist or rope embedded into your knitting. Unlike the Estonian (or Vikkel/Lateral) braid, the Latvian Braid...

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Latvian Braid

The Latvian Braid is a spectacular knitting technique that creates the look of a twist or rope embedded into your knitting. Unlike the Estonian (or Vikkel/Lateral) braid, the Latvian Braid...

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Double Decreases Across Repeats

Double Decreases Across Repeats

The February Mitten features an all over leaf lace pattern worked in the round. In order to work the pattern seamlessly, there are centered double decreases that utilize stitches at the...

Double Decreases Across Repeats

The February Mitten features an all over leaf lace pattern worked in the round. In order to work the pattern seamlessly, there are centered double decreases that utilize stitches at the...

February Mitten Lining

February Mitten Lining

The February Mitten cuff is a modified leaf lace edging by Nancy Bush. Worked horizontally, the edging is joined in a circle with a 3-Needle Bind Off and the stitches...

February Mitten Lining

The February Mitten cuff is a modified leaf lace edging by Nancy Bush. Worked horizontally, the edging is joined in a circle with a 3-Needle Bind Off and the stitches...

Sew As You Go

Sew As You Go

The Sew-As-You-Go method allows the knitter to join an edge of their fabric to live stitches to create a hem or pleat. For those of you who are machine knitters,...

Sew As You Go

The Sew-As-You-Go method allows the knitter to join an edge of their fabric to live stitches to create a hem or pleat. For those of you who are machine knitters,...

Working From charts: Alternate Colorways

Working From charts: Alternate Colorways

The vast majority of all of our charted patterns use the colors as shown in the sample. This method of charting colorwork works very well for a variety of reasons:...

Working From charts: Alternate Colorways

The vast majority of all of our charted patterns use the colors as shown in the sample. This method of charting colorwork works very well for a variety of reasons:...

Two Stitch Cables

Two Stitch Cables

The October Mitten begins with a knit/purl lattice stitch pattern at the cuff that grows into a flowering cable. The floral pattern of the mitten is created by 1 x...

Two Stitch Cables

The October Mitten begins with a knit/purl lattice stitch pattern at the cuff that grows into a flowering cable. The floral pattern of the mitten is created by 1 x...

Seaming Perpendicular Pieces

Seaming Perpendicular Pieces

Different than mattress stitch, where two pieces of parallel knit fabrics are sewn together with the same number of rows, seaming pieces of knitting together where one is held horizontally...

Seaming Perpendicular Pieces

Different than mattress stitch, where two pieces of parallel knit fabrics are sewn together with the same number of rows, seaming pieces of knitting together where one is held horizontally...