Knitting Comfortably: A Chair Is a Tool
Would you attempt to run a marathon wearing snowshoes? Of course not. You’d research shoes designed for long distance running, that perform well on the terrain of the course, that...
Genius Tips
Clever tricks and aha moments.
Ask Patty: Dropped Cast-on Stitch!
Dear Patty, I’m desperate! I did a long tail cast on for 308 stitches (308!). I was almost done with the first round (which is always tight) and I dropped...
Ask Patty: You Are Not Alone
Dear Patty, I get so defensive and angry at my friends and family for treating my knitting like it is some kind of bizarre quirk. I’m in my late twenties,...
Using Colorwork Charts
I see a lot of knitters on Instagram enjoying their Field Guide No. 23: Glow projects—all those glorious colorwork designs! To those of who haven’t yet cast on, does working...
Building a Better Dickie
Dear Kay, Sometimes all you gotta do is size up, and it changes everything. Bigger needles, bigger dickie. Those of you following my dickie adventures may recall last week, I...
First Knitter: Setesdal Hat
After knitting the five color photo sample for Field Guide No. 23: Glow, I wanted to see the bones of the color work more clearly by knitting a Setesdal Hat...
Ask Patty: Jogless Stranded Colorwork
I’m strongly considering changing the name of my column to “Ask Patty How to Do that Thing Without a Jog.” We’ve covered: cast on, bind off, two-row stripe, single-row stripe,...
Hot Tip: Use a Yarn Marker to Count Rows
Dear Ann, The other day I posted a photo on Instagram of the latest in my series of Sophie Scarf projects, and the internet went wild. Wild, I tell you....
Grace Notes Pullover: Tips and Tricks
Dear Kay, Really, I will never tire of the moment when a new sweater comes off the blocking board and onto me. What a swell feeling, trying on something that...
Little Lessons: Knitting Léttlopi at Loose Gauge
Are you joining Léttlopi KAL 2023? Awesome! It’s time to get swatching. No groaning over there! Swatching is going to give you the opportunity to get to know your yarn...
Cuatro Wrap: Those Long Grafted Seams
Dear Ann, Ann . . . I missed you, and the whole MDK team, so so much during our holiday week off. In 10 days, a person can accumulate a...
Ask Patty: Jogless Latvian Braid
Knitters love working in the round. But as discussed in so many columns, working in the round is really working in a spiral, and that comes with a few challenges....