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Operation Replace All Socks with Handmades – The Launch
My 2011 New Years resolution is to replace all my worn-out and unsatisfactory shop bought socks with handmades. Having never knitted a complete pair previously there’ll be a lot of new techniques to learn and share. The challenge starts here. Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, O!RASH
Tagged artisan, boutique, challenge, craft, create, crochet, fairs, ideas, jumble, knit, knitting, learn, make, make-do, markets, mend, new, new year, projects, recycle, refashion, resolution, reuse, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, sew, sock, socks, sustainable, techniques, upcycle, vintage, yarn alpaca superwash merino 4ply bfl blue-faced-leicester nylon stellina easyknits skeinqueen yarntoknit sweetclement nest loop drops ukalpaca cashmere mistialpaca
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Decreasing: How-to mirror in Knit & Purl
Decreases are used in shaping, to create buttonholes and in the texture of lace knits. This tutorial covers K2tog, SSK, SKPO and their purled equivalents as well as demonstrating some of the varied effects that can be produced by working in combination with a yarn over. Continue reading
Posted in Beginner, Knitting Tutorials
Tagged beginner's, buttonhole, decrease, diagonals, how to, instruction, knit, knitting, lace, ladders, learn, mirror, openwork, pass slipped stitch over, psso, purl, shaping, skpo, slip, slip-stitch, SSK, st, stitch, teach, tog K2tog, together, tutorial, yarn back, yarn over, yarnover
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Ambi-knitting
Is handedness relevant in knitting? This post questions the dominance of ‘classic’ knitting and gives a how-to guide to knitting ‘backwards’ whether for comfort, as a left-handed knitter, or for speed and convenience. Continue reading
Posted in Intermediate, Knitting Tutorials
Tagged advanced, ambidextrous, ambiknitting, areslinksart, backwards, beginner, continental, english, expert, forwards, gingerknits, how to, instruction, intermediate, knit, knitting, learn, left-handed, lesson, necklace, olgajazzy, purl, right-handed, st, stitch, stockinette, teach, tutor, tutorial
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