Combination 3-needle bind off. Knit and Purl. Good for reverse Stockinette or Garter Stitch
My design GOODFELLOW top for Interweave Knits Summer, 2017 has a Garter stitch band that I needed to connect invisibly, so I came up with purl 3-needle bind off. Enjoy! This is also great for any number of situations when knit and purl stitches are combined. Example wide ribbing like k2, p2.
Tuck Stitch (Part of fancy group of slip-stitch patterns)
Many of my students were asking me to make a video on this topic. Tuck stitches are done using slipped stitches with yarn on needle (Sl1 wyon)
Combination or Knit and Purl 3-needle bind off
Learn both knit and purl bind off and use the appropriate one for your fabric.
Dewdrop Cast On
I use this cast on for many designs. I think it is a very attractive modification of a cast on that has many different names. The modification is in the way I handle the yarn and use different size needles. I did not invent it, I am just playing with the possibilities. Here are some […]
Mobius Cast On
This tutorial was created to support my published pattern Mahogany Twins and can be used for any time the pattern calls for this cast-on method.
Knitting Daily – Tulip Buttonhole with Eunny Jang
I love Eunny and her clear teaching style. This is a great buttonhole from Tech knitter. The image of the post is also by Tech knitter.
Lacy Cord cast on
There are many variations of this type of cast on. I teach some of them in my classes. This cast on is a variation of a cast on that can be found in the book Cast On, Cast Off by Cap Sease. The difference is in the way I pick up stitches on the back. […]
A perfect selvage
I want to share with you this very important (for many reasons) technique that makes your knitting edges perfect. Let’s look at these pictures first. This photo shows two swatches. One on the left is worked with garter edge (knit all sts). The right swatch has the nice chained edge. Can you see how different they are? The […]
Every Great sweater begins with the Great swatch
I know that some people think that to knit a swatch is a chore, or a nuisance, or even some ancient thing that nobody needs since the pattern tells you how many stitches you need to cast on. Well, how about if I give you some scenarios what happened to “Martha” and you decide if […]
