Holy crap, will wonders never cease? While I may have killed the Polar Bear Patterns store yesterday (seriously — I did. It's completely dead) — today I have managed to provide two free downloads to both of my readers!
Read more on New *DOWNLOAD* Increasing and Ribbing Tutorials…
Sep 8
Hey, we made it! This is the final post in the toe-up sock design series. And since it is the final one, naturally we are going to talk about binding off.
Aug 25
Before we finish off the sock design series, we have to talk about ribbing.
Ribbing is actually a fairly important design consideration. Ribbing at the top edge is what keeps a sock up if it is made of a less-stretchy stitch pattern, such as plain stockinette. And no one is going to wear a pair of socks that keeps falling down all the time.
Feb 7
Aaaaaand here they are, in all their glory:
These socks comprise many of my favorite sock-knitting techniques to date. I prefer techniques that work well and are easy to memorize, so for those of you who want to know the nuts & bolts, here’s a brief recap:
Or to put it another way, the Turn of the Screw. Emphasis squarely on the word "screw".
Because get ready, kids — here’s where it all falls apart. Or at least it gets a whole lot more complicated. Turns out I picked a real doozy to start off the Playing Lessons with…! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Read more on Nutcracker Sweet, Part 5 – the fit of the bodice…
Oct 16
One of the biggest problems with knitted ribbing is the relative lack of stretch in the cast-on or bound-off edges.
Ribbing is almost always at the edges of a garment, and we usually want it to stretch as much as possible. If the cast-on or bound-off edge is really tight, it can even break when the ribbing is stretched over a heel or a head. And then calamity ensues.
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