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This Menu of Techniques is a quick way to see all the great techniques you can find on JillWolcottKnits.com.  If you don’t see what you are looking for here, please also try the green general Search on the right side, as not everything is linked yet.

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The Menu of Techniques starts with Categories.

Categories

This first table of the Menu of Techniques has techniques for bind offs, cast ons, decreases, and increases.  The look of the table is limited by the products that work with my website, so it isn’t perfect, and doesn’t even perfectly reflect what I had in mind, but here it is, because sometimes doing it becomes more important than waiting for the perfect solution!

Bind Offs, Cast Ons, Decreases, Increases

Bind OffsCast OnsDecreasesIncreases
Alternate Top Loop FinishBackwards or E-Wrap Cast OnCable K3TOGDouble Yarnover
Bind OffCable Cast OnDecreaseInc: Increase
Bind Off in PatternCrochet Cast OnDecrease 12IncL
Decrease Bind OffCrochet Provisional Cast OnKnitting Stitches TogetherIncR
Easy Ribbed Bind OffCast OnKnitting Together through the Back LoopsInc3 (Version 1)
Gathered Bind OffCat Bordhis Moebius Cast OnK3TOG with GTOGInc3 (Version 2)
I-Cord Bind OffDouble Needle Cast OnPass slip stitch overInc3p
I-Cord Three Needle Bind OffE-Wrap Cast OnPass sl1 over last 3 stsK1-FB
Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind OffFlexible Long Tail Cast OnPurling Stitches TogetherK1-FBF
Join JSSBO at End of Bind Off ITRJudy's Magic Cast OnPurling Together through the Back Loops(k1-yo-k1-yo-k1) in nxt stitch
K3(5)TOGBOLong Tail Cast OnRT-DECK1-Wrapping Yarn Twice
Large Picot Bind OffModified Turkish Cast OnS2KPMake One
Multi-Color Flat Three Needle Bind OffTurkish Cast OnSK2PP-FB
Sewn Bind OffTwo Color Long Tail Cast OnSKPWorking New Stitches in a Double Yarnover
Three Needle Bind offSP2PYarnover
Yarn Over Bind OffSSK
SSP
SSSK

This second table of the Menu of Techniques has techniques for cables, decorative, finishing & sewing, and crochet.

Cables, Decorative, Finishing & Sewing, Crochet

CablesDecorativeFinishing/SewingCrochet
1/1 CablesApply FringeAttach Magnetic ClosureAfghan Join
1/2 CablesBeaded CornerBackstitchChain Crochet
2/1 Cables and 2/1 CrossesCollage ButtonBasteCrochet Cast On
2/2 CablesCoral KnotBlocking LaceCrochet Provisional Cast On
3/3 CablesCut FringeClose Buttonhole (Close BH)Double Crochet
4/4 CablesDecorative I-CordsCut Yarn to Pull Through Last Stitch Bind OffFinger Chain
Cable k3togElongated StitchesFeltingHDC
LT - Left TwistEmbellishmentsFlat SeamJoin Chain
RC - Right CrossKnot Each Bead when Sewing BeadsGarter SeamJoin Crochet
RT - Right TwistLarge Picot Bind OffHem StitchRemove Crochet Cast On
RT-DECLooped FringeJoin JSSBO at End of Bind Off ITRSingle Crochet
Looped Pom PomKitchener StitchSL ST
Make BobbleLingerie StrapsTreble Crochet (tc)
Making ScallopsMaking Button LoopsYOH
Place Felt BallMattress Stitch
P1-PB or PB-P1Put Elastic in Casing
Two Color ChainSecure Backing Button
Sew Snap Tape
Sew Snap Tape to Front Bands
Spray Block
Steam Block
Wet Block
Whip Stitch
Work in Ends and Securing Tails
Yarn or Thread Shank

This third table of the Menu of Techniques has techniques for colorwork, picking up stitches, and short rows.

Colorwork, Picking Up Stitches, Short Rows

ColorworkPicking Up StitchesShort Rows
2-Color K/P Flexible Long Tail Cast OnPick Up Across Cable Cast OnGerman Short Rows, GSR & Gtog
Duplicate Stitch in Main Color or Contrast ColorPick Up and Knit Dropped StitchK3tog with Gtog in German Short Rows
Duplicate Stitch (MC)Pick Up Cast OnPicking Up Wrapped Stitches
Making the Two-Color ChainPick Up Edge LoopShort Row - Heel
Three Needle Bind Off (3-needle BO)Pick Up General Short Row Shaping Methods
Two Color Long Tail Cast OnPick Up in E-Wrap Cast OnShort Row – Shoulder
Pick Up in FabricTurn (Usually Part of a Short Row Instruction)
Pick Up Loop From Bind Off and K2togWrap 3 Times
Pick Up On Edge
Pick Up Stitches: Between Edge and Next Stitch
Picking Up Wrapped Stitches
Pick Up Yarnover

This fourth table of the Menu of Techniques has techniques for basic stitches, pattern language, and knitting tips.

Basic Stitches, Pattern Language, Knitting Tips

Basic StitchesPattern LanguageKnitting Tips
Bind OffAction ChartCut Yarn of Pull Through Last Stitch Bind Off
Bind Off in PatternAt the Same TimeGrading
Cast OnBlock to SizeHand Wound Center Pull Ball
DecreaseGaugeKnitting Backwards
Inc: Increase, Increases, IncreasingITR: in the RoundPulling Sufficient Yarn Into the Stitch on Right Needle
IncLKnitting Repeat LanguagePurling Backwards
IncRMeasuring, MeasureWaste Yarn in Place of Stitch Holders
Join in the RoundPlace Waste YarnYarn Remainder Finder
KnitRemove Waste Yarn
Knitting Stitches TogetherRS: Right Side
Knitting Through the Back Leg / LoopReturn Stitches to Needles
Long Tail Cast OnUsing Written Pattern Tablet Instructions
Make OneWork in Ends and Securing Tails
Mattress StitchWork Pattern as Established
Place MarkerWS: Wrong Side
PurlYarn is Doubled Throughout
Purling Stitches Together
Rev St St or Reverse Stockinette Stitch
Ribbing
Slip Knot
Slipped Stitches

List of Techniques

This is/will be the whole list List of Techniques listed individually.  Some things may not have been listed here, or may be called something else, so always try the general Search function.

List of Techniques

Techniques Alphabetized
(k1-yo-k1-yo-k1) in next stitch
1 Over 2 (or 3) Stitch Gathered Bind Offs
1/1 Cable
1/2 Cable
2-Color K/P Flexible Long Tail Cast On
2-Color Long Tail Cast On
2/1 Cables and 2/1 Crosses
2/2 Cable
3-Needle Join (Version 1)
3-Needle Join (Version 2)
3/3 Cable
4/4 Cable
Action Chart
Afghan Join
Alternate Top Loop Finish
Apply Fringe
At the Same Time
Attach Magnetic Closure
Backstitch
Baste
Beaded Corner
Bind Off in Pattern or BO in Pattern
Bind Off or BO
Block to Size
Blocking Lace
Cable Cast On
Cable K3tog
Cat Bordhi’s Moebius Cast On
Center-Pull Bobbin
Chain: Knitted Chain or Finger Chain
Close Buttonhole (Close BH)
Close Gap
CO or Casting On
CO1-Drop K1(2)
Collage Button
Coral Knot Stitch and Coral Knot Stitch Pattern
Crochet CO
Cut Fringe
Cut Yarn to Pull Through Last Stitch Bind Off
Double Yarn Over
Double Crochet
Dec: Decrease, Decreases, Decreasing
Dec12 or Decrease 12
Decorative I-cords
Decrease Bind Off
Divide Stitches Over 3 Needles
Double-Needle Cast On
Drop Edge Stitch
Drop Next St from Needle
Duplicate Stitch (MC)
Duplicate Stitch in Main Color or Contrast Color
E-Wrap Cast On
E-Wrap or Backwards Loop Cast On
Easy Ribbed Bind Off
Elongated Stitches
Embellishments
Felting
Finger Chain
Flat Seam
Flexible Long-Tail Cast On
Garter Seam
Gauge
German Short Rows
Grading: Making One Size, Creating Many
Hand Wound Center Pull Ball
HDC
Hem Stitch
I-cord 3-Needle BO
I-cord BO
I-cord: The Basics
Inc: Increase, Increases, Increasing
Inc3 (Version 1)
Inc3 (Version 2)
Inc3p
IncL – Knitting Into the Stitch Below
IncR – Knitting Into the Stitch Below
ITR: in the Round
Join
Join (Crochet)
Join Chain (Crochet)
Join I-cord
Join in the Round
Join JSSBO at end of bind off ITR
JSSBO or Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off
Judy’s Magic Cast On
Judy’s Magic Cast On (Flat)
Judy’s Magic Cast On (ITR)
K1-FB
K1-FBF
K1-Wrapping Yarn Twice
K2tog-FB
K3(5)togBO
K3tog with Gtog in German Short Rows
Kitchener Stitch – Grafting Knitting
Knit
Knitting Backwards / Backwards Knitting
Knitting Repeat Language
Knitting Stitches Together
Knitting Stitches Together Through the Back Loops
Knitting Through the Back Leg / Loop
Large Picot BO
Lift Strand
Lingerie straps
Long Tail Cast On
Looped Fringe (sewn)
looped pom-pom
LT - Left Twist
M1
Make Bobble
Making Button Loops
Making Scallops
Making the Two-Color Chain
Mattress Stitch
Measuring, Measure
Modified Turkish Cast On
P Purl : Definition of purl
P-FB
P-TBL
P1-PB or PB-P1
P2tog-incLp
Pass Sl1 Over Last 3sts
Pattern as Established
Pick Up and Knit Dropped Stitch
Pick Up Stitches from Waste Yarn
Picking Up Wrapped Stitches
Place Felt Ball
Place Marker
Place WY
Provisional Cast On – Crochet
PSSO or Pass Slip Stitch Over
PU (general)
PU (in fabric)
PU (on edge)
PU Across Cable CO
PU Cast On
PU Edge Loop
PU in E-wrap Cast On
PU Loop From Bind Off and K2tog
PU Stitches: Between Edge and Next Stitch
PU YO
Pull Sufficient Yarn Into the Stitch on Right Needle
Purling Backwards / Backwards Purling
Purling Stitches Together
Purling Stitches Together Through the Back Loops
Put Elastic in Casing
RC - Right Cross
Remove Crochet CO
Remove WY (general)
Return Stitches to Needles
Rev St st or Reverse Stockinette Stitch
Ribbing
RS or Right Side
RT - Right Twist
RT-dec
S2KP
SC
Seam – Rows to Stitches
Seam Over CO
Secure Backing Button
Sew Snap Tape
Sew Snap Tape to Front Bands
Sewn BO
Short Row – Heel
Short Row – Shoulder
Short Row Shaping Methods
SK2P: Slip, K2tog, Pass Slip Over (decrease 2)
SKP: Slip, Knit, Pass Slip Stitch Over
Sl 1-dropping extra wrap(s)
SL ST
SL1-B
Slip Knot
Slip Stitch Rectangle
Slip, Slip Stitch, Slipped Stitches
SP2P
Spray Block
SSK
SSP
SSSK: Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit
St st or Stockinette Stitch
Steam Block
Stitches on Stitch Holder
TC (treble crochet)
Three Needle Bind Off (3-Needle BO)
To Knot Each Bead When Sewing Beads
Turkish Cast On
Turn (usually part of a short row instruction)
Using Written Pattern Table Instructions
Waste Yarn in Place of Stitch Holders
Wet Block
Whip Stitch
Work In Ends and Securing Tails
Working the First Row of a Moebius Cast On
Working New Stitches in DBL-YO
Wrap 3 Times
WS or Wrong Side
WYIB or With Yarn in Back
WYIF or With Yarn in Front
Yarn is Doubled Throughout
Yarn Over Bind Off – YO BO
Yarn Remainder Finder
Yarn / Thread Shank
YO
YO (before purl–small YO)
YO or Yarn Over
YOH
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