I’m a sucker for learning about different knitting techniques and I love when traditional techniques are used in new and unusual ways.
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The first hand-knitted Aran Sweaters to go on sale were sold in 1935. They were sold in ‘The Country Shop’ in Dublin, Ireland, which was run at the time by Dr. Muriel Gahan
Historical knitting tidbits from Ava Coleman, Stories In Stitches co-creator. 1. Around 1500 Dutch sailors began trading food for Shetland Island sweaters. They wore them as under garments. 2. Fancy Knitting is done according to special instructions given stitch-by-stitch. However the details of Victorian patterns are usually presented only using foundation techniques like: knitting plain, […]
FALL COLORS: Yarn Shops in Vilnius Redux
Most people know Beatrix Potter, or Miss Potter, from the f ilm of that name, for her creation of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Mr. MacGreggor, and all of their friends in her “little books.” Few of her readers may be aware of her involvement with Herdwick sheep and her life as Beatrix Heelis, or […]
Lithuanians use a standard long-tail cast on, and the illustrations in knitting books always show the cast on worked with two needles held together. This makes the stitches on the cast on larger than normal, which makes knitting the first row much easier. You can get the same result by using a needle several sizes […]
If desired, you can crochet a border on your wristers, with or without incorporating additional beads into the design. Use a crochet hook that is close to the size of the knitting needle you used to make the wristers. Attaching the Yarn With RS facing, join the yarn to the knitting at one corner, ready […]
There are many different ways to knit with beads. We will go over the way that is used in Lithuania when knitting garter stitch wrist warmers. The patterns are charted. Plain knit stitches are either white or the color of the yarn being used. Bead stitches are indicated by a square that is black or […]
The traditional way to string beads is to use a sewing needle and a piece of strong thread. I prefer to use a dental floss threader or a large-eye beading needle. To string beads with a dental floss threader or a large-eye beading needle, thread the knitting yarn through the loop or needle eye and […]
Knitting with Beads Using only garter stitch and small glass beads, Lithuanian knitters have traditionally created beautiful jeweled wrist warmer cuffs. The beads are strung onto the yarn before stitches are cast on for knitting. Many of these wristers are decorated with crochet trim stitches—worked with or without beads. Seed beads are used for these […]