Category Archives: Techniques
Five Petal Flower in 4 Ply yarn
Push 50 Ns to WP and cast on using weaving method, TD4 knit 4 rows. Push 40 Ns to hold position and set carriage to hold, working on the 10 Ns knit 8 rows (as you start to get … Continue reading
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Creating with Knitted Appliqué
This is so easy to do and a great way to use up small amounts of yarn. First knit some samples roughly 60 sts by 60 rows to play about with, you will also need a base to work on … Continue reading
Creating Aran Style Tuck Stitch
It is quite surprising the effect that transferring certain stitches to the ribber bed has on basic tuck stitch patterns. The examples I will be showing you have all been taken from Brother’s Stitch World but are all 12 or … Continue reading
Cable Magic With Pearls
For this article I am concentrating on the pearl trimming you buy by the metre which on average costs 40-50 pence per metre, this means you can decorate knitwear very inexpensively and as I am about to show you, very … Continue reading
Great Effects
When I first retired from machine knitting I renewed my interest in dressmaking,and started making shirts and trousers for myself. It was then I discovered the wonderful trimmings one could now obtain in haberdashery and dress fabric shops which I … Continue reading