Learn to Knit: Set 1 Finishing Touches
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A splatter of watercolor here, a dash of calligraphy there, all wrapped up in knitting and tangled with embroidery.
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Blocking is the process of dampening and drying knitting to even out tension and ease the finished object to the correct size and shape.
- Dec 14, 2023
- 2 min
9) Learn to Knit Basketweave Stitch
Basketweave uses illusions to make it seem as if your knitting is being woven in strips. It’s a sort of tiny, everyday magic.
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
8) Learn to Knit Seed Stitch
Seed stitch has lots of little bumps and is very squishy and soft. It makes for great facecloths because the texture is really nice.
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
7) Learn to Knit Checkerboard Stitch
The checkerboard stitch is made by creating alternating squares of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch.
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
6) Learn to Knit Pique Rib Stitch
The pique rib stitch is a variation on the rib stitch, where each vertical rib is interrupted by a purl ridge at regular intervals.
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
5) Learn to Knit the Rib Stitch
So far we have been knitting and purling entire rows to create patterns and textures. We can create even more textures when we mix knitting
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
4) Learn to Knit Reverse Rib Stitch
This stitch is called reverse rib because the “ribs” lie horizontally to the cast on edge.
- Oct 14, 2023
- 1 min
3) Learn to Knit Purl Ridge Stitch
Now that you’re getting the hang of knit and purl stitches, we can combine them in fun and interesting ways to make a pattern with textures.
- Oct 14, 2023
- 3 min
2) Learn to Purl for Stockinette Stitch
This cloth pattern will help you practice the most common texture used in knitting, Stockinette.
- Oct 4, 2023
- 3 min
Knitting Glossary
Acrylic Fibre: any yarn made from a synthesized material; includes rayon, nylon, and most novelty yarns Animal Fibre: any yarn made from a...
- Oct 1, 2023
- 3 min
Learn to Knit: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Knitting
In this series, we will be making facecloths or dishcloths. Each pattern in the sequence will teach you the next, smallest step to improve.
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