The love of German Short rows is strong in knitters! We worked with the wrap and turn method in both the Tortola and the Rising Spades and for Costa Maya we uses German short-rows. We learned how to substitute German Short Rows for Wrap and Turn and when I would and wouldn’t substitute. Although the work […]
You’ve reached the end of your project. Now what? Well, you’re not exactly done until you add those last touches: weaving in the ends or seaming those last few pieces together. How you finish is what will make your project look either handmade or homemade. This year, let’s aim for more completed projects and fewer […]
Why does your knit stitch look a certain way when it’s twisted? What twisted it? What do you do if you drop a stitch and need to fix it? With experience, and a bit of practice, you can figure out what caused each issue and how to fix it. But more importantly, if you want […]
I have written about gauge many times. I think about gauge, I teach gauge, I believe in gauge. Right now nearly 900 knitters are knitting up the Labadee Cowl and have found out how a tiny difference in a gauge swatch can domino into a cowl that’s way too big. Good news is I updated […]
I love i-cord! Jetson features a two color i-cord bind off and a little trick for making it neat and clean with no color bleed. An i-cord can also be made from picked up stitches. In this month’s Tuesday Tip we learn how to build a better i-cord. Enjoy this quick video tutorial and never […]
I have written a LOT about gauge. In fact, just put “gauge” in the search field of this blog and you’ll see just how much I have written about it. In my video sweater classes, we always have gauge tutorials and explore the wonderfully powerful thing that can happen when we don’t get gauge…on purpose. […]
I love sweaters. I love to knit sweaters. I love to wear sweaters. I have knit some great ones and some not great ones. Over the years I’ve made just about every sweater mistake that can be made. We have many video sweater class on my education platform (jump in anytime!), and it seemed like […]
Swatching for the Harbor Springs Video KAL is a great opportunity to talk about fit and the ever-mysterious concept of “ease.” In the video sweater class for Costa Maya I showed the same sweater tried on several different body types (The Many Shapes of Costa Maya.) This really helped people see how the same sweater […]
Recently I wrote about how I designed the cables in the Early Fall Vogue Maker feature cardigan. I was very happy how the sweater turned out, but it was not without a few bumps in the road. Today I reveal a bit of riiiiiping that every knitter must go through!
I love short-rows. They are an amazing way to add super cool shapes to knitting. I use them a lot in my designs and I’ve enjoyed teaching them in my video knit-alongs. We worked with the wrap and turn method in both the Tortola KAL and the Rising Spades KAL. We worked with the twin […]