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This helical knit scarf — or helix knitting, if you’d rather — uses one “background” color throughout while the other color varies through the rainbow across the length of the scarf. It’s a great way to use a lot of leftover yarn and you can always do it with a single color family, change both […]
Helical knitting is a fun knitting technique to make jogless, one round stripes when knitting in the round. This helical knitting tutorial will show you how it’s done. What is Helical Knitting? Helical knitting is a method by which you can work single round stripes (aka changing colors every round) and have them come out […]
Sand stitch is a fun and easy knitting stitch pattern that looks great on both sides and doesn’t curl. It’s an easy four-row repeat, and only two of the rows have any pattern to them. Let’s check it out! What is Sand Stitch? There are actually a couple of different variations on this kind of […]
Knowing how to seam garter stitch is important when joining pieces worked flat such as for a garter stitch afghan, sweater or other project. The process is a little bit different from mattress stitch on stockinette stitch, but it’s easy to do. Knitting garter stitch flat is actually easier than knitting in the round (as […]
Knitters new and old often seemed to be stumped by the mysteries of knitting gauge. We might have heard we need to knit a swatch to test our gauge, but we aren’t sure how to do it. And everyone knows someone who “always knits to gauge” even though they never swatch, so is it really […]
After a few semi-successful tries at knitting socks on a circular knitting machine, it was only a matter of time before I tried to knit legwarmers. These legwarmers are worked in a flat panel so you can make them just the size you need. I also added knit ribbing to the ends so they cling […]
The first time most people knit stockinette stitch (that is, knit one row and purl one row repeating) they may think they’ve done something wrong when they see the dreaded stockinette stitch curl. But the problem isn’t with the knitter; it’s the structure of the fabric that causes the problem. If you’ve ever wondered why […]