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Dog Days Replays: Ask Patty
Knitting expert Patty Lyons is the reigning queen of News You Can Use. In her monthly Ask Patty column, Patty dispenses so much good advice it can be hard to keep track of it all.
Here are three Ask Patties from 2020 that bear repeating, and saving to your MDK account if you didn’t save them the first time.
How to Tidy Up That Bind-Off
I’ve been knitting for [mumble mumble] years, and I never knew about this simple fix for the huge loop I sometimes get at the end of a bind-off. Now I do it Patty’s way, every time, and it makes me very happy.
Does Your Gauge Change, or Do Swatches Lie?
I thought I knew how to swatch. I didn’t. And it wasn’t my fault—I was taught to do it wrong. This article just might change the way you swatch.
Matching Bind-Offs and Cast-Ons
Just when you think you’ve nailed this knitting thing, somebody (Patty) goes and raises the bar. File this one under Things I Never Even Thought Were Possible.
Patty in Your Pocket
All these could come in handy. Here’s how to save an article in your MDK account with one click. (Be sure you’re signed in, and the “save it” flag will appear for you.)
Light bulb moments, indeed. Patty, as always.
That tutorial on tidying up the bind off was the tip I didn’t know I had been waiting for. I’ve always been annoyed by that wonky final bound off stitch, but never went so far as to imagine there might be A Solution. Yay!
Dear Patty, Thank you so much for this article. Shortly after I first read it I needed to bind off. I used your futzy method 5, which I don’t mind at all, and it is wonderful!
I also showed it to a friend, who I am teaching to knit, as she was about to bind off her first project so she doesn’t have to fuss with the standard last stitch.
I have read all of your posts and I really appreciate how you help us. You are a genius!!