Thought everyone could use a chuckle! Note the hair styles.
Japanese Short Rows
Afraid to try short rows? There are several ways to do them and maybe this one will be the one that helps to get you to try them.
Five basic shawl shapes
This is a handy chart showing the different shapes of shawls.
The startling difference in gauge between knitters.
My mom, sister, and I at one time would all get the same gauge. We could pick up whatever knitting was there and it would work out o.k. Not so much any more.
The history of knitting
There are lots of articles about the history of knitting and here’s another one.
89 Year old woman knits a replica of her town
The attention to detail is amazing. Would be fun to see in person.
Choosing Colors
Combining colors can be a challenge. Using a color wheel can help.
Icelandic bind off
This is an easy VERY stretchy bind off. I have not tried it yet, but I think it would be good for binding of the toe up sock. I has a ridge like a I cord.
Russian Grafting
This can be used instead of the Kitchener stitch when you want to graft two pieces of fabric together. You can also do this with a straight piece of fabric folded in half. It has a decorative stitch on the outside and perfectly flat on the inside. Could be used to close the toe of a sock.
Micro Knitting
You won’t believe your eyes ! This woman is absolutely amazing. The knitting is done with .01 wire and silk thread. Take time to scroll through this site.
https://www.altheacrome.com/micro-knits
How to make felted slippers
Love all the things this lady makes, slippers in particular.
What is gauge?
Another article regrading gauge and how to see what your gauge is.
file:///D:/What%20is%20guage.pdf
Does gauge matter in knitting?
Yes it does! This was an interesting experiment.
How to remove purl dash lines
A helpful tip when changing yarn colors:
Invisible bind off
Scroll about half way down this page. Lots of other interesting articles as well.
Instructions for invisible bind off.
Interlock bind off
Putting an I Cord up the middle of a sweater.
This looks interesting. I think I would try it on a kids sweater or maybe up the middle of a scarf, just to try it out.
Wool vs Merino Wool
5 quick ways to join a new yarn in crochet
I am a very novice crocheter and but these looked easy enough.
file:///C:/Users/User-1/Desktop/knitting/how%20to%20items/5%20quick%20and%20easy%20ways%20to%20join%20new%20yarn%20in%20crochet.html
How to change the gauge of a pattern
This certainly would be a big help when you have a pattern you like and the yarn you want to use don’t match.
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Centre Knitters Guild 