techniques & in-depth tutorials
There are often several ways to accomplish a knitting task. We have created in-depth tutorials teaching all the techniques required in the Gramps Cardigan and the POP blanket patterns. Below is a list of helpful links covering basic to advanced techniques.
In-Depth Knitting Tutorials
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| Techniques Covered: reading a ball-band, knitting a gauge swatch, provisional cast-on, raglan sweater construction, short row shaping, picking up stitches, weaving in yarn ends, knit-on pockets - [TUTORIAL] | Techniques Covered: pinhole cast on, knitting in the round, short row shaping, stretchy bind off, slip stitch crochet chain, blocking - [TUTORIAL] | Techniques Covered: shawl design from concept to completion; shaping and structure, writing charts, adjusting and designing lace patterns and more - [TUTORIAL] |
Knitting Techniques
Casting on
- long-tail cast on (your basic 'standard' cast on): Knitting Help
- i-cord cast on: Whimsical Knitting Designs
- pinhole cast on (Emily Ocker Cast on): Tin Can Knits
- crochet chain provisional cast-on: Tin Can Knits
- provisional cast on: Knitting Help, Purlbee, Spud and Chloe
- backward loop cast on: Knitting Help
- garter tab cast on (to start a triangular shawl):Tin Can Knits
Binding Off
- loose bind-off options:
- firm bind-off options:
Shaping
- Make 1: Purlbee
- Make 1 Right and Left: Purlbee
- Short Row Shaping: Purlbee, Knitting Help
Seaming
- kitchener stitch: Knitty
- slip stitch crochet seam: Tin Can Knits
Colourwork
- fair-isle patterns: Knitting Help
- intarsia: Tin Can Knits
- slip-stitch patterns: Knitting Help
- duplicate stitch: Purlbee
Picking up stitches
- general: Knitting Help
- in the middle of a piece of knitting: Tin Can Knits
Other Techniques
- cables: Tin Can Knits
- blocking: Tin Can Knits
- i-cord: Knitting Help
- buttonholes: Knitting Help
- pompoms: Urban Yarns
- weaving in ends: Tin Can Knits