Burning Question: Stranding or Duplicate Stitch?
Junko Okamoto's Papa pullover features a dazzling doodle of colorwork. But how best to work it? We weigh the pros and cons.
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Junko Okamoto's Papa pullover features a dazzling doodle of colorwork. But how best to work it? We weigh the pros and cons.
Concise, smart, to the point: Jen Arnall-Culliford's tutorials are such a refreshing way to learn something new.
Is there anything more deliriously great than finishing up a knitted door sign? One possibility: gearing up for that next great thing to knit.
Overcome with the desire to knit words, a logo, a graphic? There is a simple solution.
The best designers will slip in a cool bit of cleverness. Three satisfying details discovered along the way.
The closer you look, the stranger it gets.
It's our favorite transformation: blocking a finished piece of lace knitting. Using blocking wires makes a huge difference.
Keep track of any pattern that repeats across a row—stitch markers will keep you on track, especially when knitting lace.
The absolute, essential technique for making lace: the yarn over. A world of beautiful knitting comes from understanding this single, simple maneuver.
Sometimes, you simply forget to make a yarn over. It's the most common error in lace knitting—and it's easy to fix. Seriously, a game changer.
Sometimes you just need to get back to the place where it was all working right. A lifeline lets you undo a messy patch of lace with confidence.