Slipping Stitches In Knitting
Many knitters get confused over the directive to “slip” a stitch. To slip a stitch means simply to move it from one needle to the other. That’s all that “slip”, by itself, means. Once I had a student...
View ArticleRibbing Solutions for Knitting: Simple Stretchy Cast-On and Tess’ Simple...
One of the biggest problems with knitted ribbing is the relative lack of stretch in the cast-on or bound-off edges. Ribbing is almost always at the edges of a garment, and we usually want it to stretch...
View ArticleKnitting Ribbing Solutions: Clean Color Changes
When changing colors (or yarns), if you purl on the RS of the work on that first row, you’ll end up with the new color showing up as purl “bumps” or “blips” in the old color. So what are you supposed...
View ArticleHow to Knit Better Short-Row Bust Darts
One fitting issue some women have is how to fit a sweater for a generous bust without it becoming a gunny sack. You may not know that the “Ms. Average” that the the fashion industry designs for is a B...
View ArticleBest Knitting Advice Ever
The most important piece of knitting advice I ever found was in the Holiday ’87 issue of Vogue Knitting. A wonderful knitter wrote a letter to the editor which greatly influenced my knitting success....
View ArticleBinding Off: Problems and Solutions
Binding off. Well, there’s not a whole lot to say about that, is there? I mean, you’re done knitting, you bind off, right? While I don’t think quite as many techniques exist for binding off as casting...
View ArticleDesigning: Lazy Toe-Up Socks from Scratch
As you may know, I am a fairly lazy knitter. I also prefer knitting to a “recipe” rather than an exact pattern. In fact, written knitting patterns are a recent invention in the knitting world, within...
View ArticleShort Rows, Thoroughly Explained
Short rows are one of the best shaping tools in a knitter’s repertoire. They are so useful: for sock heels, fitting busts and shoulders, curved hems, and the list goes on. This post discusses short...
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