Many times mittens are edged with a round of fringe around the cuff. In most cases, the fringe is knit in just after the cast on. To work a looped fringe, cast on the desired number of stitches. Join to knit in the round. Purl 1 round or work 2 or more rounds […]
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Gloves, mittens, and socks have all been traditionally worked on double-pointed needles in Lithuania, although today many knitters are using magic loop or two circular needles. When working on dpns, cast on then divide the stiches evenly onto 3 or 4 needles. Do this by just slipping the stitches from one needle to another. You […]
While I was doing my research on Lithuanian knitting techniques, I stumbled onto an interesting discussion about Lithuanian (and Russian) knitting and how to work left- and right-leaning decreases in the Combination Knitters group on Ravelry. This is an important topic. Because your stitches are oriented on the needle with the leading leg of the […]
To knit without twisting your stitches, always work into the leading (or right) leg of the stitch. It doesn’t matter if it’s in front of or behind the needle. If you want to twist stitches for a special effect—I particularly like to use twisted knit stitches in ribbing—simply knit into the trailing (or left) leg […]
I started out with a Stockinette stitch swatch and wrapped the working yarn snugly around my left index finger, like a bobbin, to control my tension.
Finally, it was clear that… I wasn’t going to knit three projects from each knitting book I bought before buying another, but I was going to be learning a lot from each book.
Double knitting is a very easy technique to master, even though is sounds difficult and looks like magic.
Working a single crochet edging along a piece of knitting is quite easy — if you already know how to crochet.
Alot of knitters are afraid of sewing seams, but it’s actually quite simple once you learn when to use each type of sewing technque. Here are the three that I use most frequently.
Knitting in the round is quite easy, and many people love it so much they never knit back and forth once they try circular knitting. It eliminates the need to sew seems, which can be an added bonus if you don’t like finishing.