HOW TO: Add Stripes

October 16, 2012March 23, 2013 - L Knitting How-Tos how to, knitting, Stripes, Tutorial

I love stripes, but if you’re a beginning knitter sometimes changing up colors is intimidating. Sarah E. White over at about.com has a great writeup on how to easily incorporate stripes into your knitting… Related posts: HOW TO: Dump Those Jogless Stripes HOW TO: Make Jogless Stripes In The Round Motifs to Color Your Knitting

HOW TO: Dump Those Jogless Stripes

October 16, 2012November 28, 2012 - L Knitting How-Tos beanie, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, hat, how to, jogless stripes, knitting, scarf, Stripes, Tutorial

I do a fair amount of stripes between my endless attempt at a Doctor Who scarf and various Harry Potter beanies. One difficulty for me has been getting the stripes NOT to jog out on me. Here’s a great tutorial from WEBS: Related posts: HOW TO: Make Jogless Stripes In The Round HOW TO: Swatch […]

Tutorial – Garter Tab Cast On

May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 - L Knitting How-Tos Garter, Tutorial

Another great post by Craft Gossip which highlights one of my all-time favorite people in the knit community … Jaala Spiro! Get to know Knit Circus and learn a new cast-on technique. ====================================================================== By Jaala Spiro of Knit Circus, the garter tab cast-on tutorial shows you how to start a garter stitch tab that blends right […]