Category: Tutorials
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Tutorial: LLD (left-leaning decrease)
The Prairie Fire Shawl uses this left-leaning decrease (LLD) in place of the traditional ssk. This is a new-to-me knitting technique so I’m sharing this quick tutorial of the process for knitters. In the pattern abbreviations, the LLD (left-leaning decrease) reads “worked over 2 sts, Insert the right-hand needle as if to knit into first stitch leaving…
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Tutorial: Picking Up Necklines
Picking up necklines is a topic that comes up fairly regularly with test knitters and during pattern support. A lot of sweater patterns direct knitters to come back to the neckline at the end of the project. In my designs, the main reason for this practice is to stabilize and strengthen a neckline. As with…
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Alternating Skeins of Hand-Dyed Yarn in Projects
This Spring I’ve worked on my first two garment-size projects out of small batch hand-dyed yarn from an Indie Dyers. Both yarns are a joy to knit. Since I’ve never worked on larger projects out of hand-dyed yarn, I’ve been learning as I go and thought I’d share a little about that process here. I…
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Tutorial – Brianna Cloak Hood Simple Tuck Method
My Brianna Cabled Cloak pattern uses an optional simple tuck method to avoid a pointed hood. The initial instructions can be confusing but the process is really pretty simple. Here is a quick look at the hood at the completed hood with the normal point at the back after it is seamed together at the…
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Fixing Cables
There are two small mis-crossed cables on the sample garment for my Amelia sweater. I didn’t notice them right away and once I did I had moved on to other projects. So, the Amelia sweater went into storage with the other sample garments until this fall when I pulled it out to update the pattern for 2018. …
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A Closer Look at Knitting Charts
I don’t want to reinvent the wheel here and there are already many great resources available for reading knitting charts. Two of my favorites for covering the basics and beyond are from Knotions and Tin Can Knits. Here are links to both: https://knotions.com/knoted/tutorial-read-knitting-chart/ and https://blog.tincanknits.com/2014/06/06/how-to-read-a-knitting-chart/ Or this video is a very clear look at beginning chart reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytbcX5R6G98 For…