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Take a Ribbing
One of the biggest problems with knitted ribbing is the relative lack of stretch in the cast-on or bound-off edges. Ribbing is almost always at the edges of a garment, and we usually want it to...
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Nutcracker Sweet, Part 5 – the fit of the bodice
Table of contents for Nutcracker SweetNutcracker Sweet, Part 1 – yarn subsNutcracker Sweet, Part 2 – more yarn subs & gaugeNutcracker Sweet, Part 3 – the technicalitiesNutcracker Sweet, Part 4 –...
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FO: DH’s new green socks
Aaaaaand here they are, in all their glory: These socks comprise many of my favorite sock-knitting techniques to date. I prefer techniques that work well and are easy to memorize, so for those of you...
View ArticleSock Design 101: Part 5
Table of contents for Sock Design 101Sock Design 101: Part 1Sock Design 101: Part 2Sock Design 101: Part 3Sock Design 101: Part 4Sock Design 101: Part 5Sock Design 101: Part 6 Before we finish off the...
View ArticleSock Design 101: Part 6
Table of contents for Sock Design 101Sock Design 101: Part 1Sock Design 101: Part 2Sock Design 101: Part 3Sock Design 101: Part 4Sock Design 101: Part 5Sock Design 101: Part 6 Hey, we made it! This is...
View ArticleNew *DOWNLOAD* Increasing and Ribbing Tutorials
Holy crap, will wonders never cease? While I may have killed the Polar Bear Patterns store yesterday (seriously — I did. It's completely dead) — today I have managed to provide two free downloads to...
View ArticleRibbing Solutions: Simple Stretchy Cast-On and Tess’ Simple Stretchy Bind-Off
One of the biggest problems with knitted ribbing is the relative lack of stretch in the cast-on or bound-off edges. Ribbing is almost always at the edges of a garment, and we usually want it to stretch...
View ArticleRibbing Solutions: Clean Color Changes
If you purl on the RS of the work, on the first row of a new color, you’ll end up with the new color showing up as purl “bumps” or “blips” in the old color. If you want a clean color change in ribbing...
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