Well, I’m sure both of you have done Kitchener stitch, or grafting, in the usual way: it involves a tapestry needle, at least one reference book, and some quiet time alone — not to mention gnashing of teeth. Wanna try another way? But first, a warning: for those who openly mock my habit of collecting…
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Techniques & Solutions
Technique Speak
What’s the difference between “pick up” and “pick up and knit”?
What? There’s a difference? Well, yes, there is — although I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it spelled out 100% clearly. It took me a while to figure out that there was a difference, and what it was. Attached I-cord is what brought me to my senses. Unfortunately, the two terms have been used all-but-interchangeably…
Technique Speak
Joining Yarn
So, you were asking — just how do you join on a new ball of yarn? Here again we use the All-Purpose Knitting Answer: Well, it depends… Joining yarn – the basics There are two types of situations in which knitters have to join yarn, and not all techniques work in both cases. One case…
Sox Therapy
Short-Row Sock Heel Experiment
One of the things I noticed while trying out all those different short row heels is that the first half of most SRH techniques, where you are short-rowing “down”, looks a lot better than the second half, where you are short-rowing “up”. So, I thought — why not just do the first half twice? I mean, basically you are…
Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
Roomier Short Row Heels
OK, even I can admit that this short row heel obsession thing may be getting a bit out of hand. But there’s another little gem of genius here worth sharing, in my efforts to eliminate the inelegant flap-and-gusset-style heel from the face of the earth. I’ve seen where some people, especially men, prefer the fit of an F’n’G…