Back in February, I cast on for my very own Rodekool de Kool. Designer Nancy Marchant published Rodekool in the Deep Fall 2010 issue of Knitty — it’s still available (for free!) there. Keeping in mind that I’ve never done much (any?) brioche before tackling this “extraspicy” pattern, and also keeping in mind that this [...]
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Tips and Tricks: Rodekool is Dutch for Lace Brioche
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged brioche, knitty, lace, nancy marchant, rodekool, tutorial, video on April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tips and Tricks: How to CURVE8
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged baby blanket, crochet, CURVE8, embellishment, Mhara, Remily Knits, tips, tricks, video on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the not-to-distant future, I’ll be releasing a new pattern via Knit Picks IDP. The Mhara Baby Blanket features a cool wave embellishment that is worked as you go. Here is a little “sneak peek” of the pattern, in the form of a video tutorial for how to work the CURVE8 embellishment stitch.
Tips and Tricks: Knitted Rose Pin
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged photo tutorial, pin, rose pin, rose ruffled scarf, tips and tricks on November 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Recently, I finished a pretty pink scarf (see my FO Friday post on the Pinky Pink Rose Ruffled Scarf). The pattern included directions for a very pretty knitted rose, along with directions to “Sew rose onto a round piece of felt using whipstitch and attach pin back or small stitch holder.” There was a clear [...]
DIY: Magnetic Portuguese Knitting Pins
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged magnet, magnetic, neck, pin, Portuguese knitting, purling, tension on October 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Have you ever heard of Portuguese-style knitting? I first heard about it a few years ago, as a “better way to purl.” At the time, I was facing loooong stretches of purling on a big, slouchy cardigan and they were killing me. Although I learned to knit “English” as a kid (started out throwing, [...]
Tips and Tricks: Crochet Cast-On
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged cast on, crochet, photo tutorial, video on August 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
One of my favorite cast-on techniques for small items where the edge will be seen is a crochet cast-on. It creates a flexible, sturdy edge that looks exactly like a traditional bind-off. After watching some friends, I realized that I do it a little differently than other people. Above: crochet cast-on edge Below: traditional bind-off [...]
Kudzu by the Numbers
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged help, Kudzu, Remily Knits, row count, tips and tricks on June 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »
My latest pattern, Kudzu, has gotten a lot of positive attention on Ravelry! Today, it hit 1000 favorites, making it by far my most popular pattern today. There are already 26 projects, including many from two separate knit-a-longs (more on that Wednesday). In honor of hitting that milestone, I give you (as requested) a row-by-row [...]
Tips and Tricks: pult stitch in “Knit Your Own Dog”
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged Knit Your Own Dog, PULT, short row, tip, video on March 23, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This post was inspired by a reader who posted on my FO Friday entry about my Toy Gromit, made from the Border Collie pattern in Knit Your Own Dog by Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir. Emily says … I have the same book and am working on the Scottie dog. I cannot for the life [...]
Tips and Tricks: Penance Knitting
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged arctic, blanket, cables, cardigan hood, faery ring, harry potter, hood, Knitting, penance, penance knitting, Scarf, Yarn, yggdrasil on March 9, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Almost every knitter I’ve ever talked to has a project that they love, but can’t bring themselves to work on. Sometimes it’s because there is a long stretch of “boring” knitting, like the endless stockinette in my Arctic Faery Ring Cardigan. First there was the skirt (ENDLESS), which I powered through because at least there [...]
Tips and Tricks: Old Norwegian Cast On
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged cast on, german twist, Knitting, old norwegian, video, Yarn on February 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Recently, I’ve been teaching my friend Susie to knit. She’s a great student, in large part because she’s knit before, not to mention she crochets already (including teeny tiny crocheted bracelets made with quilting thread and #11 seed beads). As I do with most new knitters, I first taught her the knitted-on cast on, because [...]
Tips and Tricks: Steam-blocking a Ruffle
Posted in Tips and Tricks, tagged blocking, pinch, ruffle, steam on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Problem: Ruffled Edges Recently I was finishing up a sample knit for a girl’s tank top. I designed the shoulder straps with a ruffled edging … which is a little challenging to block, as it turns out. Today I’ll share the method I used to get the ruffle to be “pretty” without flattening it [...]
