Knit Design Online Student Blog

Category: Techniques

  • Pinterest

    I know a number of you use Pinterest and find it good for storing information & imagery for your course.  For those who don’t, you might like to have a browse through my Pinterest boards (Knitwear, Knit Techniques and Colour Schemes would be a good boards to look at).  I purposely add things that are useful…

  • Clever and neater alternative to a KFB increase

    This (from April 2017) is worth a re-post Sue just sent me this, I think it’s brilliant. http://yarnsub.com/articles/techniques/kfsb/ And a neater left-leaning decrease http://yarnsub.com/articles/techniques/k2togl/ And doubling up short rows, with links to tutorials of the different short row methods http://yarnsub.com/articles/techniques/double-short-rows/ Neater Intarsia vertical joins http://yarnsub.com/articles/techniques/neater-intarsia/    

  • This looks like a useful set of knitting info

    25 Knitting Tips That Will Instantly Make you a Better Knitter    

  • Well balanced charting

    This looks interesting (but I haven’t read it yet) and Kate Atherley knows her stuff. “Moving the Goalposts” – guest post by Kate Atherley  

  • Meg Swanson on untidy cables

    Re-posting this from way back because I think it is useful Q: I`m a knitter since many years from Sweden and I have a problem with cables. The left side of the cable and the following purl stiches gets looser than the right side cable, stiches. I have tried to knit harder on the left…

  • Working with bulky yarns (from the latest Knitty.com)

    I haven’t looked at the article but Kate Atherley is brilliant, so it’s bound to be good. http://knitty.com/ISSUEw16/FEATw16wk/FEATw16wk.php Update from Yvonne: This has jogged my memory! There are some articles on pattern writing by Kate Atherley on the Love Knitting blog. http://blog.loveknitting.com/?s=kate+atherley

  • Excellent technique / reference book

    Jo just told me about this Margaret Radcliffe book.  I had a look on Amazon, via a Kindle sampler, and it looks really good – straightforward and clearly explained.  Sounds like one to put on your wish list. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knowledgeable-Knitter-Margaret-Radcliffe/dp/1612120407?ie=UTF8&qid=1461353029&ref_=tmm_pap_swatch_0&sr=1-1 Just remembered I have recommended her book on colourwork knitting in previous blog posts too.  

  • Fairisle article

    I think this is a really interesting ‘article’, lots of information and images. (Cut & paste the link to save our bandwidth) http://www.fraserknitwear.com/influences-on-fair-isle-knitwear-design-in-the-1920s-and-1930s  

  • Ysolde Teague’s weekly technique tips

    Have only had a quick peek but this looks really good and very useful. http://ysolda.com/technique-thursday/  

  • Figure templates for real & varied size bodies

    Sue posted this on the Ravelry group, I think it is excellent: “This project was brought to my attention and I think it’s fantastic! http://tracingrealbodymodels.org/ I really enjoyed the Body Shape part of C&G – made me look at myself (and others) objectively which was actually very helpful and, strangely, made me feel much better about…