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...
Tips, tricks, hints and hacks for the knitter in search of a better way.
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...
Welcome to the color party! Today is all about adding extra colors to your knitting. The beautiful Rosy Mittens from Field Guide No. 23 Glow use a joyous five colors...
We’re delighted to welcome Carson Demers to MDK. In his many years of teaching and through his invaluable book, Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting, Carson has devoted his skills as...
In discussions of stranded colorwork, the topic of color dominance always comes up. There were lots of questions about it in the comments on my last article. It’s all about...
What has it got in its nasty little pocketses? I can’t think about pockets without hearing the voice of Gollum talking to himself in The Hobbit. Clearly, being read to...
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,...
I have a confession to make: I don’t do it the way they tell you you’re supposed to. This is true for lots of things, but today I’m talking about...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....