Applied Knitted Fringe instructions. The stitch numbers given are for DK weight yarn. Change colors for two-colored fringe; if you want one color, ignore the color changes. The number of…
Rounds Calculator
Use this Rounds Calculator to calculate the new number of rounds to be worked by comparing the pattern round gauge with your round gauge. This works with Rounds only! It…
purl into the bar of dropped stitch for JSSBO
Purl into the bar of the the dropped stitch for JSSBO, to add a stitch into the JSSBO spanning the dropped stitch. Wrap the yarn for a JSSBO purl stitch:…
I-cord swatch (ITR, but flat)
To make an i-cord swatch without working in the round, cast stitches onto a circular needle or a double-point needle, then work the round instructions to the end of your…
Button Links
I love these for joining collars, shawls, cardigans, or anything you want to “button together”. Button links require openings to be buttoned into, such as lace stitches, dropped stitches, elongated…
Color Play in Yarn
Color play is one thing I love about indie-dyed yarn. (The other is the dyers who create signature yarn by how they speak with color.) How the colors in a…
Steam Block
Steam blocking is a method of blocking your knitting that uses steam. Giving a piece of knitting a steam block, is perfect for anything that can stand the heat! I…
Hand Wound Center-Pull Ball
I’ve made some hand wound center-pull balls lately while traveling. I prefer yarn cakes, but it made for one less thing to do before I hit the road, and it…
Dropped Stitches in Fabric
I love dropped stitches. Drop stitches released during the knitting usually need some encouragement or to be worked down to their beginning. Unlike a stitch that you drop inadvertently, it…
Yarn Consumption Calculator
USING THE YARN CALCULATOR TABLE Measure off a number of yards/meters (5 or 10) of yarn, working from the needles. Put a locking pin (I usually tie a loose slip…
join JSSBO at end of bind off ITR
To join JSSBO when you are working in the round, before cutting the yarn, follow these instructions to make a nearly invisible transition from beginning to end of the round….
cut yarn to pull through last stitch (bind off)
I use this all the time, but usually as part of a bind off instruction. I didn’t realize it didn’t exist as a stand alone technique, so now, here it…
