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 […]
Over the years I’ve talked a lot about “Reading Your Knitting”, as well as knitting tricks to make your life easier. I’ve written about how to keep track of your rows, how to keep track of your cast on, how to keep track of your cable rows, today’s “how to keep track of” is is […]
The new Twist Collective is out with my newest Patty’s Purl’s of Wisdom column. I started revisiting some old columns and I wanted to bring you one of my favorites . . . socks, gauge and of course How to Avoid the Ugly Bind Off!
Before my Ask Patty series on Modern Daily Knitting, I wrote for a column called Patty’s Purls of Wisdom. It has had a life in several magazines and I was thrilled when it joined Twist Collective. It was the beginning of my Ask Patty adventures. Knitter’s send in their questions, ala Dear Abbey, and I […]
Some of you may have taken my class “Improve Your Knitting” and know that there is no wrong way to knit. You also might know a bit about stitch mounts and how to avoid twisting our stitches we have to work into the leading leg. When it comes to long tail cast on, there’s more […]
We’ve all had those annoying issues with a pesky skein of yarn. Either we can’t find the center, or we pull out a giant hunk of yarn . . . otherwise known as yarn barf. In today’s tip I share my favorite little knitting trick How to Wind a Center Pull Ball of Yarn (by […]
Sometimes as great as our knitting technique is, when working with some yarns, we need a bit of help. Something I talk about in “Improve Your Knitting” is finding ways to better control your yarn. In today’s Tuesday Tip it’s time to look at 5 Ways to Improve Yarn Tension
Last month we talked about how good finishing can make a project, and I promised you more posts focused on the all important topic of weaving in ends. I’ve written several Tuesday Tips on seaming. We’ve looked as seaming garter stitch, shoulders, and even tackled the dreaded topic of selvedge edge and mattress stitch. No matter […]
Last month we talked about how good finishing can make a project, and I promised you more posts focused on the all important topic of weaving in ends. I’ve written several Tuesday Tips on seaming. We’ve looked as seaming garter stitch, shoulders, and even tackled the dreaded topic of selvedge edge and mattress stitch. No matter […]
We all know finishing can make a project look “homemade” or “handmade.” I’ve written several Tuesday Tips on seaming. We’ve looked as seaming garter stitch, shoulders, and even tackled the dreaded topic of selvedge edge and mattress stitch. No matter how wonderful your seaming, if your ends are not woven in well, your piece will […]