Tuesday Tip: Seaming Knitted Shoulders
Many of you have sent wonderful suggestions for Tuesday Tips. You’ve emailed and left comments, and asked for some fabulous stuff. Sure, there have been plenty of fancy requests, but by far the most frequently requested tutorials involve seaming. So I’m gonna start up with the one that can make a sweater look slick or sloppy. […]
Winter Sweater Pattern Round Up
Despite the fact that it was 72 degrees here in New York a week ago, it is starting to feel like winter. In case you want to get cozy and warm, here’s a round up of winter sweater patterns (click here for more information or to purchase). Winter Sweater Pattern Round Up
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Tuesday Tip: Swiss Darning for Repair
Last winter I wrote a Tuesday Tip about using duplicate stitch to reinforce stitches before a hole formed. Today I want to kick that up a notch and explore Swiss Darning (a term sometimes used interchangeably with Duplicate Stitch). Swiss Darning for Repair
Knitting Designers Blog: Diverging Paths Pullover
Today I’m going to give a little peak into what goes into a sweater design. Today’s exploration is the Diverging Paths Pullover in the Winter 2015 Creative Knitting Magazine. Knitting Designer Blog
Tuesday Tip: How to Count Cable Rows
We all know how annoying it is to cross a cable on the wrong row. Although I teach how to fix that in Advanced Knitting Fixes, it’s so much nicer to avoid the mistake! How to Count Cable Rows
Happy Knitted Halloween!
This time of year our minds turn to apple cider, pumpkins, gouls, ghosts and of course . . . Halloween! Halloween Knitting
Tuesday Tip: Mattress Stitch Selvedge Edge
Well over 2 years ago I wrote a little blog post called Top Ten Least Favorite Knitting Myths that ended up going a bit viral. Some of these myths I bust in Patty’s Knitting Bag of Tricks online / DVD class. Today’s tip is devoted to #5 from the list – Mattress Stitch Selvedge Edge
Product Review: Knit Blockers
It’s time for another episode of “Patty’s obsession with blocking tools”! Previously I reviewed the Sweater Care Kit, next up we looked at the BlokWRX blocking wires, and now it’s time to turn our attention to Knit Blockers.