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Stitches & Designs
Knitting Cables
The simple technique of cabling (crossing one group of stitches over another) lends itself to many interpretations in knitting. It's easy to do, you can make all kinds of interesting and imaginative cable [more…]
Stitches & Designs
Reading Stitch Patterns for Knitting
Once you know how to knit and purl, you can combine these stitches in a seemingly endless variety of textured stitch patterns, not to be confused with garment or project patterns. [more…]
Understanding Patterns & Techniques
Understand Knitting Abbreviations and Knitting Terms
To knit from patterns, you need to know knitting abbreviations and knitting terms. As you work with knitting patterns, you'll get to know the most common abbreviations — for example, RS [more…]
Needles & Yarn
Choosing Yarn for Your Knitting Project
Yarns, garment shapes, and stitch patterns must work together for your knitting project to be successful. If you plan to knit a scarf or a blanket, go ahead and let the yarn you fall in love with dictate [more…]
Understanding Patterns & Techniques
Tips for Knitting to the Right Gauge
You know what gauge is and why matching a pattern's recommended gauge is important. But what are you supposed to do about it? Read on to come to grips with getting the correct gauge. [more…]
