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Purling the Long Tail Cast On

Posted in Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized on May 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I don’t know about you , but I hate having to purl the first row of my long tail cast on to getthat smooth looking edge on the right side of my work.  The solution- cast it on with purls.  This move requires a bit of practice, but it is easy to do and also can […]

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Double Knitting Two Different Patterns and Gauges

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on June 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I have been working on the idea of double knitting my Honeycomb purse design, but ran into an interesting problem.  The Honeycomb stitch I created with my #4 needle and Galileo sports yarn, worked out to have 5 sts to 12 rows per inch, and the stockinette stitch with the same yarn and needles worked […]

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Tabi Kneehighs

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

These are the snake skin socks that I have been working on for my brother.  In previous posts I have given you the chart for the leg portion.  In this post I will share with you my method of keeping these socks up where they belong all day long.  And he said that they indeed […]

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Knitting in Beads for Bobbles/ Nubbs

Posted in Kniting Acessories, Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on June 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

I recently finish a lace curtain set I made for my bathroom.  I used Curio from Knitpicks for my yarn.  It is truly a luxury crochet weight (lace)with a softness and sheen that is very lovely.  Below is a picture of the finished project. When I had finished the main panel, I decide to get”cute” […]

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Playing Around with Honeycomb Stitch

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

While waiting for the postman to deliver my gorgeous yarn to make the evening purse I have planned, I decided to play around with this intriguing stitch.  But first, I had to come up with a cast on method that would allow me to work in the round from the get-go. First, I tried my […]

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Honeycomb Handbag Work Samples

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Since my last post, I have been playing around with the idea of double knitting the handbag. Below is a sample of my efforts. Double Knit Hand bag Sample Right side- Honeycomb Wrong side = Stockinette Above is the outside (or right side) knit in the honeycomb stitch. Here you can see the lining of […]

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Thinking Through a New Design

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on August 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

As I was contemplating the possibility of beginning on one of my latest pillow designs, I thought it might be fun for me to share my thought process with you. Below is a clip of the condensed chart, which gives me a view of “what you see is what you get,” with a 33 % […]

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Playing with Short Rows

Posted in Knitting Projects, Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on November 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

The other day I was working on an idea for a new Mocassin slipper.  After turning over the one I was wearing, I decided to try and duplicate the shape of the sole.  How?  With short rows. Dividing the sole shape lengthwise, I charted the short rows to achieve the upper half which ends at […]

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Working with Shorts Rows

Posted in Knitting Tutorials, tagged , on November 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Since I learned how to make the short row heel, with all its variations, I have been fascinated with the concept.  It is not at all unusual for someone to find me casting on a number of stitches on to a DPN, to try out a new idea on how to use them.  Recently I […]

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Short Row Closures

Posted in Knitting Tutorials, Uncategorized, tagged on August 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Most of the time, when one thinks of short row closures,  it means making the turn to complete the diagonal seam in a sock heel, or toe.  However, there are times when short rows are used to add shape or a rounded extension to a garment, or hat, like in the pattern for the Mock Tyrolean […]

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