Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 3 February 03, 2025 Sketch it to scale and double check the measurements After making a rough draft of my sweater plan, it's time to draw each piece to scale and do a little arithmetic to make sure everything will fit together. This part takes some time to work through, but I Knitter's Notebook
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 2 January 29, 2025 Measure and sketch to make a rough draft of your design In the last step, I took a critical look at my template sweater and made a list of characteristics and construction concerns. Now it's time to draft an actual plan I can follow as I knit. I Knitter's Notebook
Knitting Swatch Labels January 20, 2025 Many knitters don't enjoy swatching, but you'll never regret keeping detailed notes that you can refer to later. All the necessary information about your swatch will be at your finger tips and it may even save you from swatching the same thing again later on. The Knitter's Notebook
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 1 January 13, 2025 Make a list of template characteristics and construction concerns I've chosen the sweater I'll be using as a template for my patternless, from-scratch sweater project. Before I can start knitting, or even choose my yarn and needles, I am going to take some time to carefully Knitter's Notebook
Bon Voyage Shawl January 02, 2025 This versatile, generously sized, rectangle shawl pattern can be worn multiple ways and is large enough to be used as a personal travel blanket. The Bon Voyage Shawl Pattern is worked using a deceptively simple knitting technique known as entrelac to create, what looks like, interlaced rectangles. When the pattern Pattern Directory
Reverse Knitting January 02, 2025 Knitting from left to right allows you to knit without turning your work over. Styles and Methods