I got 99 problems but a Stitch ain’t one

 

Being new to knitting, I was shocked when I learned that all of the beautiful knitted items I was afraid to try, was the results of not one, but two stitches.  I was so afraid to knit, it looked so complicated. Little did I know that the beauty lies within the stitch or a combination of stitches.

Life has given me more time to knit and work on my ETSY shop. Unemployment can be depressing and scary, but I will knit my way through it!  Because I have more time,  I have been thinking about attempting to design something and I wanted that something to have a different stitch pattern. Initially I started with Google and then quickly realized I had that 400 stitches book. I grabbed the book and the full title is 400 knitting stitches: A complete dictionary of essential stitch patterns and got busy!

400 knitting Stitches

I have had this book for quite some time, and I can not honestly say why I haven’t used it more often.  Extremely pleased with the outcome, yea I am! This is called the grid stitch, a four row repeat that generates a lovely textured material which was perfect for the cowl I needed.  This combinations of stitches looks great on a cowl and would make a perfect scarf…which I plan to text today, stay tuned.

You guys know I love my fiber friends right? Well of course I shared what I was doing on Facebook and Leslie Fossler mentioned two books by Wendy Bernard. The books, which can be found in my Amazon store (thanks) along with some of my other favs just arrived yesterday.

Wendy Bernard's latest book

What I love about both of these books is this….THEY SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT IN THE ROUND JESUS! Yes I am excited!! Super excited to try my hand with something new, who knows perhaps some more GG patterns will be born..who knows. I do know that will definitely be testing my new skills in my ETSY shop!

Wendy also includes a few patterns, so it’s a win win. I did some research and found she has a blog knit and tonic and a few patterns on Ravelry too.

The knitting all around Stitch Dictionary

What resource do you have in your library for knitting that you can’t live without? Let’s share and compare.

NOTE: the links included are affiliate links, so they are links to MY Amazon store. I think you in advance for your support.

Knit on my fiber friends….knit on

GG

 

10 thoughts on “I got 99 problems but a Stitch ain’t one”

  1. Beautiful cowl! I loved today’s post. I would use your Amazon affliated store link but being Canadian I will get redirected to Amazon.ca. Do you still get credit for this? I asked for an Amazon GC from Santa.

  2. SO GLAD YOU GO THOSE 2 BOOKS. I HAVE OTHER STITCH DICTIONARIES, BUT I MUST SAY THAT SINCE I GO THESE 2, THEY ARE THE ONES I USE
    MY FAVORITE PART IS THAT IT SHOWS YOU THE STITCH FLAT, CIRCULAR TOP DOWN OR BOTTOM UP.
    I CAN HONESTLY SAY I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT THEM
    YOU’RE GONNA LOVE THEM
    LESLIE

  3. Last year I was gifted the “365 Knitting Stitches A Year” perpetual calendar. Though it as some lovely stitches, it doesn’t give the “in the round” instructions. I may have to put your suggestion on my list and hope Santa slides down the chimney with it. 😁

  4. I use Michelle Hunter’s Building Blocks and Building in Color for my advanced beginner classes at Stash. They are a great base for the classes whether you want to learn just a few techniques or the whole she-bang and end up with a blanket. I always add some of my personal tips, too.

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