Western-style untwisted knitting – a knitting tutorial
Find out how to make knit and purl stitches in Western-style knitting, the standard style of knitting in Western Europe.
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March 24, 2014
Knitting tutorials with photos and written instructions for left-handed knitters.
A beginner’s guide to hand knitting a simple sock
An introduction to knitting a simple sock. Looking at Star socks which are a top-down sock with a heel flap.
February 24, 2014
Untwisted and twisted stitches – a knitting tutorial
Find out how to make twisted and untwisted stitches when knitting. A how-to knit tutorial for right- and left-handed knitters.
February 20, 2014
How do your stitches sit? – a knitting tutorial
Are your stitches sitting pretty? How do your stitches sit on your needles? In this post, I shall explain the different ways in which stitches may sit and how you can control which way they sit, for knitting both left- and right-handed. In my last post, I wrote about a…
January 16, 2014
Understanding knitted fabric – a knitting tutorial
Knitted fabric Let's start with an easy one Before we can look at knitting techniques we have to understand the structure of knit fabrics. Let's look at the commonest knitted fabric, known as stocking stitch. You make this by knitting and purling alternative rows or knitting every round. Stocking stitch fabric…
January 9, 2014