I love a big cosy triangular shawl! And I love designing in green. So perhaps it's no surprise that I designs a big cosy green triangular shawl for Something New to Learn About Lace...
Read moreVideo: Working Yarn Overs
Today we are kicking off our series of how-to videos that accompany Something New to Learn About Lace. The first video takes you through working a yarn over – which is the basis of most lace patterning. The video starts with working a yarn over between two knits, and then between two purls, before moving on to working yarn overs between and knit and a purl, and finally between a purl and a knit.
Read moreNissolia shawl by Martina Behm
Knitting-designer-genius comes in different guises. Martina Behm's Nissolia shawl, that I'm revealing today, embodies her signature simple but clever approach. Martina is definitely a knitting-designer-genius.
Read moreAphaca Scarf and Blanket by Donna Smith
Would you like a light scarf to wear on a summer evening? The weather is warm, but the sun has gone down and a little something around your shoulders just makes all the difference. Or perhaps you're looking for your next knitting project, and fancy trying your hand at lace? Donna Smith's Aphaca scarf is the first pattern in our new book, Something New to Learn About Lace.
Read moreAnnouncing Something New to Learn About Lace
Our new book, Something New to Learn About Lace goes on sale for pre-orders today! Something New to Learn About Lace is the second book in our Something New to Learn series – small books to help you to grow your knitting skills, accompanied by detailed photo tutorials, video tutorials online, as well as beautiful knitting patterns.
Read moreVideo: Fixing Mistakes in Cables
A mis-crossed cable isn't the end of the world
Fixing mis-crossed cables isn't as tricky as you might think. Here's one way f doing it.
Read moreVideo: Keeping Track of Cable Rows
How to keep track of whether you need to work a cable or not.
Read moreCables KAL Progress
The cables KAL is go!
Read moreVideos: Opening and Closing Knot Cables
Pleione Cowl by Lucy Hague; Photo ©Jesse Wild
Three videos in one post: learn how to work a 1-into-5 increase and 5-into-1 decrease for making knot cables and also how to fix mistakes in stocking stitch.
Read moreVideo: Two-stitch cable shortcuts
My Sumburgh hat design for the Shetland Wool Week Annual 2017 features lots and lots of two-stitch cables. Image © Jesse Wild.
I have a confession to make...
There are some techniques in knitting that I know are possible, but don't use often enough to remember off by heart how to do them. Sometimes those techniques are easily found on my ample knitting bookshelves, and other times I shrug and get on with the project knowing full well that there's a better way to do it, but lacking the time to hunt down the instructions. Two-stitch cable shortcuts fall into this category. I'm sure there's a tutorial out there somewhere, but I knew when we started to work on Something New to Learn About Cables, that I wanted to include a full set of instructions for the four most basic types: 1/1 LC, 1/1 RC, 1/1 LPC and 1/1 RPC.
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