Handmade shawls have become a thing for me. I never thought I would use fingering yarn for anything, never mind a shawl. Last year while I was in Florida, I saw a picture from DFinney Photography and the headwrap was fabulous. After doing some research I realize she sold the wraps she photographed and I …
It’s Tuesday, let’s talk about techniques. On the surface knitting seems very simple because you only have the Knit stitch and the Purl stitch right? Ha! Not hardly. There are so many ways to combine those two stitches to produce some amazing material. I am currently working in the Secret Love Shawl from Wool …
How to knit the Herringbone stitch|Technique Tuesday Read More »
Yesterday I posted about the beauty of slipping that first stitch and the edge it creates. That post generated some conversation that got me to thinking about slipped stitches and when to use them. So what is a slipped stitch any way? Slipped Stitch A slipped stitch is passed from the left needle to the right …
yarn over, magic loop, knit through the back loop, slip slip knit, drop stitch…what is your favorite technique? I remember being extremely afraid of dropping stitches until I saw the design aspect of it. I was attending the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival in October and fell in love with dropping stitches. During the festival …
