guide to free online knitting resources » whip up There have been a few staple online mags and resources on the scene for a while, but with new mags popping up here and there I thought I would try to do a bit of of a roundup and see how many I could find. If you know of any more please comment. image: ‘lakeside’ lacy knee high socks from knotions magazine knitty.com – quarterly knitting magazine with patterns and articles ravelry.com - online knitting community – patterns, forums, wiki, and more twist collective – new online mag with some really nice patterns [only a few free patterns] and articles knotions - new online mag with some really cute patterns the inside loop UK based mag – small range of nice patterns teen knitter magazine – downloadable PDF – written by teens for teens. Print magazines or yarn stores with a free online pattern section. other fibre craft online mags spindlicity – for spinners weavezine – for weavers crochet uncut – new crochet mag crochet me joy of handspinning – for spinners
Anthropologie-inspired capelet - Pattern + Tutorial! - KNITTING Have you seen this capelet from Anthropologie's Winter '05 collection? I think I figured out the pattern...Here are some photos of my interpretation, and the pattern. It's really easy (I started on Saturday!) I used 1 ½ balls of Rowan Polar on size 11 needles. (gauge = 12 st and 16 rows over 4”) CO 49 st1 x 1 rib for 2 inches to create neckline Raglan Increases: (you will need 4 stitch markers to separate the body into 5 sections: left front, left sleeve, back, right sleeve, right front) Row 1, RS: k2, p6, yo, pm, p1, yo, p7, yo, pm, p1, yo, p15, yo, pm, p1, yo, p7, yo, pm, p1, yo, p6, k2Row 2 and all WS rows: knit all stitchesRow 3 and all RS rows: k2, *p to next marker, yo, sl marker, p1, yo* repeat from * 3 more times, p until last 2 st, k2 Continue raglan increases until sleeve measures the circumference of your upper arm. Split sleeves and body:RS: k2, p to 1st marker, move all st from 1st to 2nd marker onto scrap yarn (right sleeve). That’s it, you’re done! Here are some detail shots:
Tutorial--T-Shirt Yarn **This tutorial is intended for personal use only.** About 5 years ago, I prepared a tutorial with pictures showing how to create yarn from cotton t-shirts. Wouldn't you know it, when I looked for it this morning to post to my blog, it was nowhere to be found. I want to apologize in advance for the quality of this new tutorial. T-shirt yarn is a very durable yarn. Okay, I will start off by saying that I have had these t-shirts sitting around my house for over 3 months just taking up space. Luckily the t-shirts that I have to work with are in a good array of colors so eventually it will give me a nice variety to work with. **Please note that only the unprinted, plain portions of the t-shirts are suitable to make into yarn. Start by placing a t-shirt onto a flat work surface. Using a sharp scissor or rotary cutter and ruler, cut away the bottom hem. Take the bottom of the tube (closed end) and fold it upward, leaving a 1-inch margin at the top. Unfold the strips.
knit and tonic You know how it is when a song is in your head. It makes it worse when you can't recall the lyrics in total. But your brain hums it as you go through your day and at some point you feel like subjecting yourself to "It's a Small World" to break the monotony. But enough of that. I'm going to tell you of the epic dream I had last night. Maybe you can help me make sense of it. The song that has been in my head is "Stardust" as sung by Nat King Cole. So, I'm in a bedroom and laying on a big bed with lots of white sheets, pillows and a fluffy duvet (much like the one I sleep in every night). "Sometimes I wonder, how I spendThe lonely nightsDreaming of a song . . ." And I sit up, lean over to him, look into his eyes and join him in song (with a really good Julie Andrews voice): ". . . Then, two good looking dark-skinned men wearing Calvin Klein white underwear come behind us and lean through the open windows, reach over to Mullen, and begin to rub his shoulders. But I can't find my car. ". . .
All is not lost All is not lost Yesterday I got a letter from Sue. Sue wrote: I'm knitting Teva Durham's Cabled Riding Jacket. Even as I write, I feel that it's hopeless, but some niggling little sprite tells me not to give up yet. That sprite would be me, though I've never been called niggling before, at least not to my face. The Proper way. 1. All cables leaning right, and there, six rows back, a six stitch cable deliberately leaning left with shameless disregard for order or The Way That Things Should Be. 2. Begin frogging back, being sure to leave uninvolved stitches on the needles. 3. 4. and slide them onto the third dpn in their new, spiritually gratifying, correct order. 5. 6. This will be a fiddly pain in the arse. 7. slide the dpn through the stitches to the left, sort through your strands for the lowest one, and repeat knitting across the row. Keep at it, working across the rows until all of the strands have been used up. Desperate measures. Now backstitch along those new lines with tight stitches.
The Home of Mathematical Knitting The Home of Mathematical Knitting (sarah-marie's mathematical knitting pages and mathematical fiber arts pages) Conference Sessions and Books Carolyn Yackel and sarah-marie belcastro co-organized three mathematics conference sessions, each of which included a sequence of talks and a mathematical fiber arts exhibit. exhibits of sarah-marie's work: publicly available media mentions of sarah-marie's work: Roots of Unity: Knotted Needles Make Knitted Knots by Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American blogs. talks on mathematical knitting You know, just in case you want to invite someone to speak on mathematics and knitting...and if you've been to or given a talk not listed here, please let me know so I can add it. Mary Harris, Spring 2011, Some Mathematics Within? A class on math and fiber arts: Jill Zarestky's seminar at TAMU. Selected links: Mathematical Knitting You can find more mathematical knitting projects if you are a ravelry member by flipping through my favorites.
SANDS memory blanket (charity knit) with Pattern Errata - KNITTING My mum found out about this charity from the Rural (a Scottish version of the Women's Institute) and brought home a pattern. So many people are affected by the loss of babies so when I was offered an opportunity to do something small to help people going through this I decided to give it a shot. They really wanted all the blankets to be white seeing as that is quite neutral and respectful so I tried pretty hard to keep it white which made working on this all the slower, unfortunately. The charity's website is here: I hope that doesn't count as advertising!The pattern can be found here: My copy of the pattern had an error in the border which made it look very different to the border in the photo but my Mum helped me to correct it. This is the corrected version of the border pattern: Row 1: As given Even-numbered rows: slip one, knit to end Row 3: slip 1, knit 1 (yarn fwd, knit 2tog) twice.
Fuzzy Thoughts indigirl: stylish knits, modern life- welcome How-To: Simple Tubular Cast-on | pieKnits Posted by pieKnits on November 15, 2010 For a recent camping trip I decided I need a portable project and cast-on for the ever popular Star Crossed Slouchy Beret. However, I wanted to mod the cast on for one of my favorite seamless ones. Simple Tubular Cast-on Tutorial First, determine half the number of sts indicated in the pattern plus one. Slip the last cast-on stitch over the first cast-on stitch and off the needle (36 sts remain). Switch to your working yarn and work: Round 1: *K1, yo; rep from * – 72 sts. Round 2: P1, *k1, slip 1 purl-wise with yarn in front; rep from *. Round 3: *P1, sl1 pwise with yarn in back; rep from *.Repeat Rounds 2 and 3 one more time. Now you’ll switch to the indicated size needles and work your regular 1×1 ribbing for however many rows to match the pattern. Next, carefully cut the waste yarn in sections and remove. Ta-da!
Frost Flowers Latest Post It must be Thursday… I never could get the hang of Thursdays. -Arthur Dent in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I watched Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy again. Although I’m sure there are Douglas Adams purists out there who object to the 2005 movie interpretation of the book, this is a favourite movie of ... Read More Our Story Tricksy Knitter is the brainchild of Megan Goodacre and Charles Jaimet. As a programmer (Charles) and designer (Megan), they had made a lot of websites, but one day thought it was about time they work on a personal project, just for fun. One rollercoaster ride and several thousand yards of yarn later, here we are, in Ottawa, with a growing library of knitting patterns, a huge how-to-knit section, a couple of books, an exclusive line of knitting accessories, and an online chartmaker. Have a look around, leave a comment, try out a pattern!
Post Comment Materials Main Color- Black (MC)Contrast Color-White (CC)I used Caron Simply Soft (worsted weight) One pair sizes 4 and 5 straight needles (or size to obtain gauge for smaller size), and 1 pair size 5 and 6 straight needles (or size to obtain gauge for larger size)Other Supplies: large-eye yarn needle; row counter (optional) Gauge: smaller size: 24sts over 4" on size 5 larger size: 21sts over 4" on size 6 To BeginWith smaller needles and CC cast on 26 stitches and knit 1 row. NextChange to larger needles Row 11: knit across using CCRow 12: purl with CCRow 13: knit across using MCRow 14: purl CCRow 15: knit CCRow 16: purl CCRow 17: knit MCRow 18: p19 MC, p13 CC, p19 MC Shape InstepUsing MC and CC. Side 1: Row 1: k11, yo, k2tog, k1 (place remaining stitches on stitch holder)Row 2: PurlRow 3: k11, k2tog, k1 Row 4: PurlRow 5: k10, yo, k2tog, k1Row 6: PurlRow 7: k10, k2tog, k1Row 8: PurlRow 9: k9, yo, k2tog, k1Row 10: PurlRow 11: k9, k2tog, k1Row 12: knitRow 13: knit Bind Off Bind Off. Side 2:
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