Entries from April 2008

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Shaping up For Knitting Success - Increasing & Deceasing made Simple!

I often get queries like this one - “how do I increase 3 stitches at the end of a row”?
Increasing and decreasing seems to create such a stumbling block for knitters - and yet if you can’t do your increases and decreases your knitting career will be limited to endless scarves. You can find lots […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Knit Your Own Socks -”Colour Your Feet!”

Knit your own Socks - colour your feet!
When the “Rebel Sock Knitter” registered on the stitchnbitch.co.uk forum it opened my eyes to the huge following that sock knitting has in the knitting community and the interest and resources to indulge their passion. A quick search on Google will show you what […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

My 3 P’s of Knitting

Preparation and Practice Makes Perfect – the 3 P’s of Knitting

My fellow stitch n bitch buddies sheepishly admit that they never make a practice swatch. Swatches are not just good for testing tension but they are great for building confidence, growing your repertoire of techniques and a useful way to “doodle” between projects or […]