We can knit the most amazing texture, but if the finishing is not right, the project will look sloppy. Tutorials in this section will make sure it never happens to YOUR projects.
This method is a great alternative to the Kitchener stitch. It is amazingly simple, and the seam it forms looks very neat. We’ve already discussed the classic way to do the Russian grafting. If you missed that tutorial, you will find it over here. The classic approach is not complicated, but it involves using a […]
To make sure the stitches that we pick up from an edge of the fabric are evenly spaced, we need to divide the edge into a number of sections and pick up a certain number of stitches from each section. We discussed this approach over here. It is a reliable method, but it requires quite
If you are looking for an alternative to Kitchener stitch, chain grafting is a wonderful option to consider. This simple method forms a beautiful decorative seam that is elastic, but doesn’t stretch out of shape. It is a great way to make shoulder seams, assemble parts of a modular blanket, or make other seams that
It is annoying when cuffs, neckbands or hems of perfectly good sweaters stretch out of shape. Stretched out bands instantly make a sweater look drab, and we put it at the back of the closet, or even throw it out. It doesn’t have to be like that. There is a simple and reliable way to
Don’t worry if your sweater turns out to be wider than you expected. You can easily make it slimmer and more fitted. This workshop shows you exactly how to do it step by step. PART 1 – MARKING STEP 1 First, we need to decide how exactly we want to alter the sweater. Turn the
Many stitch patterns show off knit stitches on the right side of the fabric. So when it is time to weave in yarn tails, we do it among the purl stitches on the wrong side of the project. It is not difficult to hide the tails inside the purl “bumps”. We can do it in
When we bind off stitches of a seamless project, we inevitably get a gap and a jog between the first and the last stitches. The gap happens because the first and the last stitches of the edge are not linked. The jog happens because when we knit in the round, we don’t actually knit in
I was looking for a way to seam the side edges of a reversible hat. This seam had to be flat and look the same on both sides, because who needs a seam with a ridge on a reversible hat, right? I knew a seam like this cannot be invisible – it would be too
To make sure an i-cord forms a flawless circle when we add it to a seamless project, we should join the ends of this i-cord with an invisible seam. The best way to do it is to graft the open stitches to the very first row of the same i-cord. It is a simple process
Whether we use the classic way to pick up stitches from an edge of a project, or a neater alternative to the classic method, we inevitably form a ridge on the wrong side of the fabric. This imperfection is especially annoying when we add bands to cardigans, blankets, shawls and other reversible projects. We learned
