The German Slip Stitch Selvedge Edge
The German Slip Stitch Selvedge is an edge stitch that gives a finished look to your fabric. This particular selvedge creates a smooth edge, similar to the edge of stockinette stitch.
The Two Color Plaited Basketweave Stitch
The Two Color Plaited Basketweave is a criss crossed colorwork pattern with a woven texture. Using a combination of slipped stitches and cabling techniques, this unique fabric ends up nice and tight.
The Rick Rib Stitch
The Rick Rib is a classic lace openwork stitch. It creates a mesh lattice with a beautiful diagonal criss-cross pattern. It's light and delicate, extremely stretchy, and reversible.
The Woven Cable Stitch
The Woven Cable Stitch pattern creates a tight, dense fabric with a woven basketweave look. The effect is created by combining 2/2 Right and Left Crosses on offset rows. This makes the pattern appear to weave in and out for a very pleasant effect.
The Caterpillar Stitch
The caterpillar stitch is a simple knit and purl pattern that creates a fabric with short diagonal lines. This subtle texture looks like little caterpillars working their way across the fabric.
How to Use a Lifeline
A lifeline is a piece of waste yarn that allows you to rip back your stitches when you make a mistake. Since it can be difficult to rip out stitches when making mistakes in lace knitting, a lifeline will allow you to start at the beginning of a repeat, rather …
The Wave Stitch
The wave stitch is a reversible lace pattern consisting of rows of garter stitch that rise and fall like waves. This effect is achieved by using extended drop stitches at varying lengths. By offsetting these stitches on alternating rows, the wave like pattern is created. It's a beautiful design that's …
The Woven Circles Stitch
The woven circles stitch is an all-over cable pattern. By placing winding cable columns next to each other strategically, the appearance of small circles is created. This gives the fabric a nice geometric design with lots of texture.
The Knotted Boxes Stitch
The knotted boxes is a heavily textured knitting fabric. It creates the illusion of smooth vertical stripes woven with bumpy horizontal rows. To some it may look like small offset knots, making a pattern of checkered boxes. Either way, this all-over pattern works great on large pieces of fabric, where …
How to Wind a Center Pull Ball of Yarn (By Hand)
Knitting from a center pull ball keeps your yarn from rolling everywhere as you work. This tutorial will show you how to wind one yourself.
