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Buttonhole in garter stitch
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For a 2-stitch buttonhole:
👉 Make 3 (yes 3!) backward loops, slip next 2 stitches knitwise one by one, pass first slipped stitch over the second, slip stitch back to left hand needle, k2tog.
👉 You have now bound off 2 stitches but cast on 3❗️On next row, when you come to the buttonhole, knit the 2 backward loops, then k2tog to eliminate the extra stitch.
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Why would you ever cut up your knits?? 😱
So you can knit in the round and avoid purling 😉
Some people crochet the edges before cutting, others say it’s not necessary to do anything with non-superwash wool.
But I like to play it safe: sew 2 seams on a sewing machine on either side of the cut with a stretchy stitch (most modern machines have it: the one that sews two stitches forward and one back).
Place a piece of cardboard between the layers before you start cutting! You really don’t want to cut through the bottom layer 😱😱😱
Bonus: You don’t have to weave in all the ends!! ☝️
🧶🧶🧶 Latvian braid
Learn to Knit in 50 Squares includes the squares you will find on this website along with some new ones introducing more exciting and advanc
🧶🧶🧶 My favourite tip: Weave in the first end in advance
FAQs:
❓Why do I fray the end first?
👉 To taper it, so it blends better.
❓What if I want to frog?
👉 You can unravel down to the very last stitch, then pull out the end and start anew.
❓Does this work with all yarns?
👉 It works best with non-superwash wool, but I use it with most yarn qualities.
Regular cast off This is the most basic way to cast off. It normally turns out rather tight though. I like to go up half a needle size to ge
Dropped a stitch in garter stitch? 😱😭🫣
Here’s how to fix it:
👉 Insert a crochet hook into the “pocket” that is formed by the loose strands, catch the live stitch. Work your way up, catching each strand in turn and pulling it through from alternating directions to match the knit and purl rows of the garter stitch 😉🧶🙌💪
The most important skill for fixing mistakes in #knitting is learning to “read” your stitches. Once you understand where each strand of yarn comes from and where it goes, correcting problems becomes much easier!
To frog or not to frog: that is the question If you are just learning to knit, I would advise you not to be too perfectionist. In the very b
Are you getting big holes at the underarms on your top-down sweaters? 🧶
Try this method to avoid them!
👉 Knit up the underarm stitches. At the body/sleeve junction, pick up 2 loops: one back to front, one front to back, then knit the sleeve sts. Pick up 2 loops the same way and knit up remaining underarm sts.
👉 On the next round, eliminate the extra loops: slip the last st before the junction knitwise, slip the first loop purlwise, knit together through the back loop (improved SSK), then knit the next st together with the remaining loop. (This loop will be twisted, and therefore it may be hard to get your needle into these stitches…) Tighten your yarn. Voilà!
Learn to Knit in 50 Squares includes the squares you will find on this website along with some new ones introducing more exciting and advanc
Single-pass brioche
Two-coloured brioche is a 4-row pattern, but it can be worked in 2 rows if you work both colours at the same time 🧶🧶🧶
Light side and dark side rows are confusingly similar, but it helps me to think that if I work a single stitch I should also end up with a single stitch and if I work a double stitch, I should end up with a double stitch.
👉 Hold the knit stitch colour to the right. This means you have to switch the position of the yarns when you turn your work
The best method I’ve found so far for jogless stranded colourwork:
👉 If the last stitch of the round is the same colour as the first stitch of the next round, slip it back to left needle and make a reverse yarn over, slip the stitch back to right needle and work next round.
👉 If the last stitch of the round is not the same colour as the first stitch of the next round, slip it back to left needle and make a yarn over with the new colour, slip the stitch back to the right needle and work the next round.
At the end of the round, knit the last stitch together with the yarn over 😉🙌😎
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Learn to Knit in 50 Squares includes the squares you will find on this website along with some new ones introducing more exciting and advanc
Mosaic knitting uses slipped stitches to create colourwork patterns. Unlike stranded knitting, this technique only requires working with one colour per row.
👉 On right side rows, stitches are slipped purlwise with the yarn held in back (wyib)
👉 On wrong side rows, they're slipped purlwise with the yarn held in front (wyif)
Practice your mosaic knitting with square 24. The Mosaic One of the Learn-to-Knit blanket.
Pattern available in my book Learn to Knit in 50 Squares
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It’s undeniably cotton season in this part of Europe, and while cotton is a wonderfully versatile natural fibre, it does have one frustrating disadvantage: the ends tend to poke out after weaving in.
So, I take extra care with cotton ends. As with joining skeins, I cut each ply at a different length while weaving in.
I also check the yarn ends after the first wash and trim or sew in any ends sticking out…
How do you handle your yarn ends in cotton? I’d love to hear if you have any tips!
Most people I know, hate weaving in ends. I used to hate it too, partly because I was young and impatient (that issue has been resolved: I a
We’re having a very severe heatwave, so it’s time for cotton knits!
Cotton is a very versatile natural fiber, easy to wash and moth-proof, BUT it’s not stretchy and it doesn’t felt. This makes joining skeins and weaving in ends a bit more tricky than with wool.
When joining skeins, I cut each ply at a different length to taper the yarn ends. Tearing or fraying the yarn (as I do with wool) doesn’t really work, nor will the join felt…
It’s more time-consuming than the wool equivalent, but I still can’t bring myself to tie knots in my knitting projects, unless they’ll be completely hidden by a lining or similar…
How to join two pieces of yarn
Let me know how you handle your yarn ends in cotton!
My top tip for even-tensioned floats in colourwork knitting:
🧶 Knit your colourwork inside out - especially on small-circumference projects like socks or, as shown here, mittens.
A lot of people get confused by this tip and think they have to purl the whole project instead. Not at all! Simply turn your work inside out and knit as normal.
The only difference is that you are now knitting on the inside of the tube rather than the outside.
You won’t be able to admire your work as you go (which is a little frustrating, I know!), but - believe me - it will work wonders for the tension of your floats.
In the video I’m knitting a new pair of StripesNFlowers fingerless mitts 🌺🌺🌺
Fingerless mittens in fingering weight yarn worked in stranded knitting. The pattern includes an option to make the mitts with or without i
Short rows are an exciting way to shape your knitting project.
The idea is to turn and knit back before the end of the row. This, however, will make a hole at the turning point. There are several methods to avoid a gap.
My favourite is German short rows. They are easy to work and are done the same on knit and purl rows.
Slip the pivot stitch and make a yarn over, all in one movement. Tighten the yarn and knit on. That’s it! 😉🧶
You can practice your short rows with square 42. The Short One of the Learn-to-Knit Blanket. Find the pattern in the book Learn to Knit in 50 Squares 🔗
Learn to Knit in 50 Squares includes the squares you will find on this website along with some new ones introducing more exciting and advanc
Italian/Alternating cast on lifeline
The frustrating thing when doing the Italian a.k.a. Alternating cast on is that you need to take care not to twist your stitches. If you have a large number of stitches, this becomes difficult. You can weave in a lifeline every 4 stitches when casting on to help you keep track of your stitches 😉
Tubular cast on 🧶🧶🧶
🇮🇹 The Italian cast on can be combined with 2 rows of double knitting for a tubular cast on. Looks really neat 👀 🤩
To work double knitting in a single colour:
Knit a stitch, slip the next stitch with the yarn in front. Repeat to end of row.
Long-tail cast-on and basics You can start with or without a slipknot. Here’s how to start with a slipknot: …and here’s how to start without
Italian cast on 🧶🧶🧶
The Italian cast on works really well with 1/1 ribbing, brioche and double knitting.
👉 Use the long-tail cast on for the last stitch to anchor it in place.
👉 On the first row, note that the knit stitches will have the wrong leg in front — knit these through the back loop.
🤩🇮🇹 The Italian cast on can be combined with 2 rows of double knitting for a tubular cast on. Looks really neat 👀 (Stay tuned for how this is done 😉)
Long-tail cast-on and basics You can start with or without a slipknot. Here’s how to start with a slipknot: …and here’s how to start without
Did you know that you can make cable twists without actually crossing the stitches?
No cable needle and no stitches hanging in mid-air 😉
This works if you are crossing a single knit stitch, i.e. C2F and C2B or 1/1 RT and 1/1 LT.
You can practice these faux cable twists with Square 35. The Faux One of the Learn-to-Knit Blanket
To make a right twist: knit 2 sts together without slipping them off the LH needle, then knit the first st only and sl both sts off the LH needle.
To make a left twist: sl 2 sts knitwise and
place them back on the LH needle (as with SSK), knit into the back of the second st leaving it on the LH needle, then knit both sts together
and sl them off the LH needle.
Find the pattern and tutorial in my book Learn to Knit in 50 Squares 🌺🧶❤️
Learn to Knit in 50 Squares includes the squares you will find on this website along with some new ones introducing more exciting and advanc