Learn how to knit with these handy tips and step-by-step tutorials.
By Heidi Gustad, from the August 2018 issue
Knitting flowers has never been simpler! Just follow this step-by-step guide to get your very own floral embellishment. This tutorial is designed for the Floral Magic Baby Hat, but these flowers look great on all types of projects, from pillows and scarves to blankets and sweaters.
View ProjectBy Nicola Prybell, from the August 2018 issue
Whether or not you decide to use this tutorial to make the adorable Wickerwork Hat & Pullover baby set, it’s a stitch you’ll want to have in your knitting arsenal. Its criss-cross pattern creates a visually intriguing swatch that’s rich with texture and ideal for a variety of knit projects. Let’s get ready to learn it!
View ProjectBy Heidi Gustad, from the August 2018 issue
The provisional cast on is ideal for projects that require you to later join your stitches to another piece of knitting — making an almost seamless join once complete. While it may sound intimidating, this cast-on method isn’t tricky at all. Just follow this photo tutorial to discover how easy it can be!
View ProjectBy Paola Albergamo, from the December 2017 issue
This is a method for joining a knitted hem that resuslts in a completely invisible finish. The process is very similar to Kitchener stitch, but not identical since you have only one row of live stitches to join to a row of purl bumps inside the knitted fabric.
Pass tapestry needle through the first stitch of
View ProjectBy Heidi Gustad, from the August 2017 issue
Cast on.
First row: K3, yo.
First row continued: K2tog.
Continue working (yo, k2tog) until 5 sts remain. Finish row one with a final yo, k2tog. Then k3.
The right side of your first row will look like this. The bottom of the swatch above features the right side of the first row as
View ProjectBy Kristina Kittelson, from the June 2017 issue
Steps:
1) Thread a darning needle with the contrasting color yarn.
Insert the darning needle from the wrong side up through bottom point of the “v” of the stitch over which you’d like the color, and pull from the skein enough yarn to complete at least this column of duplicate stitches. You can always cut and tie
View ProjectBy Paola Albergamo, from the April 2017 issue
Steps:
With MC, work to the stitch where to insert the Bobble.
Insert left needle under the yarn between last worked stitch and the one to be worked from front to back (as it to M1L).
With the yarn used for the Bobble, k1 in the backloop, leaving the stitch on needle.
Make a yarn over.
Knit 1 more stitch
View ProjectBy Linda Gäßler, from the February 2017 issue
Special Stitches
Cluster St Pattern
Rnd 1: *K1, (k1, yo) 5 times; rep from * to end.
Rnd 2: *K1, sl 5 sts as if to purl, letting yos drop and pulling sl sts to length, sl 5 sts back to left needle, (k5togtbl, yo) twice, k5togtbl; rep from * to end.
Rnd 3: *K1, k1 into each
View ProjectBy Marlene Sigel, from the December 2016 issue
Holiday Bells can be knit using two strands of a DK or worsted yarn held together, or one strand of a bulky yarn. The suggested gauge of 3½ stitches to the inch can be adjusted to accommodate the yarn selected, making this a perfect pattern for using up stash yarns. Learn how to add the bells to this pillow and your future knitting designs.
View ProjectBy Chris Hammond, from the August 2016 issue
To begin, cast on an even number of stitches in multiples of 4.
Double Seed Stitch Pattern (DSS)
Rows 1-2: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Rows 3-4: *P1, k1; rep from * to end.
Rep Rows 1-4 for pattern.
To begin the row, knit 1 stitch. Purl the next stitch.
Repeat these two stitches across the row. At the
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