Learned Today: Felted Join
I’ve been working on a couple of non-blogable projects lately that are slated for magazines coming out in the Fall 2011 so that my blog has been a bit quiet But, as with any project that I like to work … Continued
Learned Today: Raised Increases
When I need to increase a stitch as invisibly as possible within the body of a garment, I use the Raised Increase technique. It increases a stitch by working into a stitch in 1 or 2 rows below the current stitch, hence … Continued
Project Yarnway: Finale 2010
Alrighty, the inaugural year of Project Yarnway over on Ravelry.com has come to an end with the official deadline to post your 5-piece collection by today, Februrary 28, 2011. Voting will start on March 1st and will last for 2 … Continued
Knitting Daily Blog: Fabric Engineering
I am so flattered by being picked for a Knitting Daily Blog entry titled: Fabric Engineering. It explains in more detail the shaped intarsia (or diagonal intarsia) technique that I’ve used for my Hourglass Pillows in the Interweave Knits Spring … Continued
Project Yarnway: Vertical Mosaic (Hat 3)
The slip stitch technique is most likely best know for its ability to allow a knitter to design some fancy color work that requires the knitter to work with only one color per row/round at a time – no stranded … Continued
Project Yarnway: Final Challenge Lessons
Hat 1: Flower Fez Linen st slip st with variegated yarn Braided trim cast on flat top hat Hat 2: Bobble-5 slip st cables bobbles Hat 3: Sky Scraper mosaic slip st for vertical lines
Project Yarnway: Bobble-5 (Hat 2)
Zooming right along with my second piece for my 5-piece collection for the final challenge of Project Yarnway over on Ravelry: My first hat, Flower Fez, used a “Linen Stitch” slip stitch and variegated yarn. This time, I wanted to … Continued
Project Yarnway: Flower Fez (Hat 1)
As usual, it is high time for me to get started on my entries for the final challenge of Project Yarnway. Even though I didn’t physically knit anything yet, my mind and pencil have been busy with coming up with … Continued