written by Carole Wulster
The more I knit, the more I realize that in some cases the simplest solutions are the best.
The easiest and probably the most efficient way of placing stitches on hold is to use a tapestry needle and waste yarn. Waste yarn is the way in which we describe yarn that is not used in the [...]
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This week, as I finished a sweater with a hood, I found myself wondering to myself who was the first knitter to close a hood with Kitchener Stitch grafting.
In fact, I wondered who first developed Kitchener Stitch? Is the answer in Principles of Knitting or in Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book? Was Kitchener a person? I will [...]
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I have to admit that I would rather work an SSK decrease rather than a k2tog. The movement in the SSK seems to be so much more fluid to me than a k2tog.
However, because of the nature of each stitch, one can’t just replace k2tog with SSK. K2tog is a decrease that slants to the [...]
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We have always had a mitten drawer.
Each winter, the mittens seemed to be combined rather than paired. We suffer from “lost mitten syndrome” but no one ever seemed to mind wearing mittens that didn’t match for outdoor games or chores.
I must admit, there are a few mittens that never had a mate. I just never [...]
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