Gauge 101
Knitting Gauge Tutorial I believe gauge is the most important knitting concept because it is the sole principal that determines whether a knitted item will be the right size when it is finished. For an afghan, you have a bit of leeway in that a slightly smaller or slightly larger afghan is still acceptable. For...
Yarn 101
The means of measuring yarn size seems to be a common source of confusion among knitters. Interestingly enough, it's one of the first things that must be mastered by weavers in order to get a warp on the loom. About Yarn I'm not going to bother repeating a lot of yarn facts because I believe...
Machine Knitting: Setting The Tension Dial
How do I determine the right setting on the tension dial? Your knitting machine manual probably includes a chart or two to use as a guide when setting the dial on the tension mast. But if your manual is like mine, those guidelines are based on the size the yarn and do not take the...
Knitting: Hiding Yarn Ends
I remember learning this on one of the mailing lists, but don't remember who posted it or where they learned it -- if you know who you are, please tell me and I'll give credit where credit it due. I do know that after trying this method, it has become my one and only way...
Machine Knitting: Double E-Wrap
Getting ready to double e-wrap Position the unthreaded carriage to the right end of the needle bed. Pull the required number of needles to HP and open all latches. Bond users should hang the hem with weights before continuing. Place a clothes pin on the end of the yarn and use your left hand to...
Machine Knitting: Backstitch Bind-off
This method produces a stretchy bind-off that looks very similar to an e-wrap cast-on. These instructions are written for right-handed knitters. If you hand sew with your left hand, you'll probably want to reverse them so it feels more natural. Getting ready End knitting with COR and unthread carriage.Cut yarn leaving a tail that's 3...
Design: Fibonacci Stripes
A certain man put a pair of rabbits in a place surrounded on all sides by a wall. How many pairs of rabbits can be produced from that pair in a year if it is supposed that every month each pair begets a new pair which from the second month on becomes productive?Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci,...