by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
Crochet bind offs can add a touch of elegance to your knitting. Place crochet hook through the first stitch on the left hand needle knitwise, wrap and pull a loop through, dropping the original stitch off the needle. Pull another loop through the stitch on the...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
This cast on provides a set of stitches that can be picked up later and used to knit in the opposite direction. This method starts with a contrasting color yarn that will be removed later to expose the stitches. Directions Using a contrast color waste yarn make a slip...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
This bind off creates a decorative edge. It requires at least one knit stitch prior to starting. Basically we are knitting into the front, then back, then front again of the stitch on the left hand needle, but binding off as we go. Directions K1 but don’t...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
For toe up socks, we need a cast on that will produce a circle of knitting already joined together at the toe. One method is to cast on half the number of required stitches onto one circular needle. Then knit across these stitches increasing in each one by knitting...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
To obtain a nice stretchy bind off for K1, P1 circular ribbed items such as the tops of sock cuffs, we use a modified Kitchener bind off. The modification is to omit some of the preparatory rows that you see in many instructions (these rows slip half the stitches for...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
This technique works well for items such as sock cuffs as it provides a stretchy cast on edge. With waste yarn cast on half the required number of stitches. While working first round divide stitches evenly across needles Using project yarn: Round 1: [k1, yarn over]...
by Fiber Rhythm | Nov 25, 2011 | Archives, How To
This technique joins two I-cord strips Place knitting to be joined on two needles and hold them parallel to each other with the end of the needles to the right. Pick up the tail of yarn from one piece of knitting and thread it through the eye of a yarn needle. Using...
by Fiber Rhythm | Oct 15, 2011 | Archives, How To
Just as the name says, this technique decreases two stitches. Simple and decorative, when done repeatedly it can create a visually emphasized and centered column of stitches. This decrease makes one stitch out of three. It creates a decorative, slightly raised center...
by Fiber Rhythm | Oct 4, 2011 | Archives, How To
Stranded knitting is used when the pattern repeats more frequently across a row. It is generally used for two-color knitting as in Fair Isle and Scandinavian styles. Stranding refers to what is done with the yarn that is not in use for the current stitch. It is...
