A COLLECTION OF PROJECTS, TECHNIQUES AND RESOURCES
Button Gift Cards
Many of my friends knit or sew (or both), so this year I made up some button gift cards to add to presents. I’ll also slip them into Christmas cards for crafty friends that I don’t exchange gifts with. I made both Merry Christmas and Merry Knitmas versions as well as a bunch of grapes for the knitting agnostics, atheists…
Knitting Needle Conversion Chart
I’ve only ever thought about knitting needles in terms of their metric sizes, so I get lost as soon as UK or US sizes are mentioned in a pattern. I don’t plan on memorizing the different sizes, but now I know exactly where to go for a reference table – right here!
How to embroider roses onto a knitted fabric
Last week I taught a class on finishing techniques for knitwear. We practiced different techniques for seams, setting in sleeves and weaving in ends. One of the swatches I brought for seam practice had a little rose embroidered on it. Everyone loved the little rose and at the end of the class I took a few minutes to demonstrate how…
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Fair Isle Yarn Dominance
When using the Fair Isle or stranded technique, it’s important to maintain consistency with yarn dominance. It all comes down to how you hold your yarn. It’s important to remember that the dominant colour will always be the yarn that is held in the lower position. I knit English style and when I’m using two yarns at once I have…
Liquidambar
After musing about how I can incorporate Autumn into my knitting, I thought “why not just knit a leaf”. So here is a very quick pattern for a little Liquidambar leaf. To make a little Liquidambar leaf that you can use on a hair clip you will need a small amount of 8ply/DK weight wool. I have used Jo Sharp Luxury…
Basic Knitted Flower
Somtimes the simplest trims are the best. When I made a Camomile Lawn Tea Cosy for my friend and colleague Lorraine, I decided to go for a simpler flower than the camomile flowers on the original. They looked great (apologies for the poor quality photos) and were a nice way to vary the pattern a little and keep my interest. These little…