Saturday, November 5, 2011

Knitting Tips and Techniques

You may have caught on by now that I'm a knitting geek.  Not only do I love to knit and all things knitted, but I also love the how and the why of knitting.  I like examining a piece to see how it was made, and checking out store-bought knits to see if they were hand knitted, as their label sometimes states (the seams and the plumpness of the stitches are dead giveaways).  I also enjoy learning new techniques and knowing all I can about my favorite hobby.  Just like my brother is a technical guitar player, I'm a technical knitter.

I had hoped to share knitting techniques and tips on my knitting blog, all. about. knitting., but I really don't have time to write on a second blog (what was I thinking?), and I just couldn't keep up.  So instead I'll share them occassionally here -- interesting tips or techniques I hope knitters will find useful.  But non-knitters, don't worry -- I won't innundate the space with "boring" knitting techniques -- after all, they're not boring!  Just kidding.  You get the idea.


I’ve already created my Knitting Techniques page and brought over my first tip from my re-defunct knitting blog, How to Wrap and Turn.

My first new tip will be how to straighten out the curled up cable on your circular needle.  Stay tuned!

6 comments:

  1. I love that you are doing this! As someone who has only been knitting just over a year I need all the help I can get!
    PS- I am doing my socks top-down on dpn's. I am going to try doing fewer decreases and see what happens. Thanks for all your help.
    xx

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  2. I've been knitting for a while now (since 2003) but I never tire of techniques. I learn new things all the time, so thanks for doing this. It'll definitely be useful.

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  3. I have only just started knitting - even my mother finds that "rather surprising" :) But so far, so good. So I, for one, am looking forward to reading your tips and techniques

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  4. I'll read it and thanks!

    Question for you. My grandma was recently in hospice, she was quite the knitter. One day a donated blanket was brought in for her, thank you anonymous person, it was a puzzle to her and to my aunt. They spent hours trying to figure out how it was built. It was diagonal on the front but straight on the reverse. I didn't see it, so I can't give a better description really. It drove them nuts but gave them some random topic to discuss. Any idea on what the stitch might have been.

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  5. Hi Julia,

    It's really hard to say without a photo or a more detailed description. It could have been knitted with increases and decreases to give the appearance of diagonal construction (like a shawl). But that would probably make it look diagonal on the wrong side, too. I wish I could see it!

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