Tag: knitting technique
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It’s time to embrace the mistakes in our knitting
Whenever I teach a beginners knitting class – and I teach a lot of them – I always start off by saying a few things. And one of those things is this: You will make mistakes. All the time. Even after years of knitting. And it’s the truth. I still, even now, after 30 years…
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What on earth is sport weight yarn, and what the heck should I knit with it?
In the last few years, there’s one type of yarn that’s been popping up more and more, and which, I’ll admit, baffled the crap out of me at first. And that, as you may expect, is a sport weight. But from my initial position of bafflement and “well, that just seems a bit pointless” I…
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Big Jimmy Jab knitalong week 1 – German short rows
One of the things I really love about the Big Jimmy Jab jumper is how sneakily simple it is. I say “sneakily”, because it looks like it’s going to be a bit of a fancy knit, what with that colourwork yoke and all. I’ll talk soon about how the colourwork is actually infinitely easier than…
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How to knit with German short rows: A not at all scary guide
Do you know what I really bloody love? German short rows. Seriously. They’re one of my very favourite knitting techniques. If you’ve knitted one of my patterns, then you’ll know that I use them a lot, but I’ve never felt compelled to truly sing their praises before. Until now. What are short rows? Now, before…
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Well that’s not scary: shawl knitting
Of all the ridiculous misconceptions I’ve had about knitting, perhaps the most ridiculous of all is that knitting a shawl is a really complex thing. Any shawl. Of any kind. Must be tricky. Must have crazy complex increases and decreases to make those shapes, and must be beyond my capabilities. Told you it was ridiculous.…