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Knitting tips and techniques
… Tutorial by Misocrafty
Toe Up Heel Flap Sock Formula by Forward Motion
Better-fitting Toe-up Heel Flap Tutorial by Miriam of MimKnits. Tutorial for a toe-up, gusset and flap heel for high insteps.
Garter Stitch Heel (pdf) by Lucy Neatby
Nike’s varied short row heel with gusset extension
Sherman Heel by Mary Sherman Lycan 9/3/99. This is a pattern for a complete toe-up sock. Mary explains how to do her “Sherman heel” in the pattern. This produces a mitered heel (a cup-shape with a diagonal …
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Definitions of attributes used on pattern pages in the pattern database
… collar that opens in the middle and has pointed ends. Sometimes fastens with buttons.
short (short-sleeve): a sleeve that ends above the elbow.
short row heel (short-row-heel): A heel worked flat using short-rows to taper to the tip
short row toe (short-row-toe): a toe worked flat using short-rows to taper to the tip
short rows (short-rows): A technique where partial rows are worked back and forth, adding a curve, bulge, or shaping to an otherwise flat piece.
shoulder fastening …
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Raglan von oben v Ausschnitt
… sphere - Kugel star - Stern
〉〉 Sock Techniques - Socken-Techniken
Heel - Ferse
Dutch heel - Hufeisenferse
afterthought heel - nachträglich gestrickte Ferse
heel flap - Käppchenferse
other heel - andere Ferse
short row - verkürzte Reihen
Toe - Zehen
other - andere
short row - mit verkürzten Reihen
star - Sternspitze
wide - weit
no shaping - keine Formgebung seamed - mit Naht, aus einzelnen Teilen gestrickt und zusammen genäht shaped arches - Bogensocken starting in middle …
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Attributes
… ribbing illusion/shadow mosaic other stranded stripes/colorwork
Construction Techniques
bias bottom up buttonholes double knitting entrelac felted/fulled freeform gusset icord kitchener/grafting modular moebius motifs one-piece provisional cast-on seamed seamless selvedge short rows sideways steeks three needle bind off thrums top down twined knitting worked flat worked in the round
Crochet Techniques
broomstick crochet bruges crochet bullion / roll stitch clones knot cro-hook / croknit cro …
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Thursday Tip: Helpful Project Notes
… you and other Ravelers who might view your projects. Here are some specific types of notes that Ravelers tend to find useful, both for their own records and when researching patterns and yarns:
Pattern modifications: did you add or subtract length, add short-rows or shaping, decide that the shawl should really be beaded, or make any other clever tweaks to the pattern? Did you find a particular method of joining yarn, casting on/binding off, making a center ring, or seaming worked perfectly with …
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February Lady Sweater : Modifications, Tips, and Ideas
… s M1 increases with KFB (knit in front and back of the stitch). Many knitters find the KFB increase easier to do, and prefer the way it blends into garter stitch. On the eyelet increase row, eliminate the eyelets by replacing YOs with KFB or M1 increases.
Raise the back of the neck: Add a couple of short rows to raise the back of the neck and lower the front. (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s indispensable Knitting Without Tears explains how to do this on a sweater knit in the round.)
Customize the neck …
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October Ravelry craft-along round-up
… 9 videos to help the knitter at each step of the pattern.
LiliaCraftParty is hosting the Autumn Fades Shawl KAL starting October 18. Autumn Fades Shawl is a deliciously cozy knitting piece you’ll wear all season long. Learn how to make short rows, easy mosaics knitting and i-cord border. It's perfect to start fall season and keep wearing during the cold season.
Lilli Skog Designs is hosting the Pumpkin Knitalong, where participants are knitting together to make any paid for pumpkin pattern on …
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Glossary: Ravelry and Knit and Crochet Lingo/jargon and Acronyms
… Time (to complete it). Happy Modification = Accidentally not following the pattern, getting the same stitch count and beautiful fabric without frogging. Many will follow and all will be happy with the results.HBD = Horizontal bust darts, a.k.a. short-row bust darts. HK = Hazel Knits yarn company. HO = Half-finished object. HOTH = Hot Off The Hook (a newly finished crochet project). HOTN = Hot Off The Needles (a newly finished knitting project). HSY = Haven’t started yet (pronounced “hussy”).
IC …
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Community Eye Candy: Recent Handspun Projects
… the great things people are making with their handspun for inspiration. I wanted to share some of them with you today!
First off, some great projects to keep your neck and shoulders warm.
Top row (left to right): millicurie’s Short Attention Span, Sarapomegranate’s pebbleweave, muriel’s Handspun Katriel
Bottom row (left to right): MollysMakes’ Nan’s Falkland Shawl, Moonwise’s Granny Fletcher’s Shawl, clq-jill’s rainbow Romi’s KAL 2015
Next up, a few garments made from handspun.
Earth and Sky …
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This Week in Ravelry Issue #86
… JACOB sheep this month, and lots of news and events from Ravelry for those in...
Ask Auntie BubboPants
Holy crap! We are back!
Ask a Knitter
In which Rox demonstrates the short row technique she currently has a crush on.
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Baby Surprise Jacket, pattern by Elizabeth Zimmermann. The Baby Surprise Jacket Group has compiled this wiki and offers help within the discussion area for your projects!
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Pick up stitches and knit down in either garter stitch or ribbing as you prefer.
Picot Cuff at Cast-on
Starting with a picot edge on the ends only at cast-on: GrandmaKnits’ Picot Cuff Modification.
Or knit those sleeve extensions first
Cast on 36 stitches, knit 10 rows (5 garter ridges) increase to 45 sts, continue in garter until you are one row short of the 15th garter ridge, cut yarn and place stitches on a holder.
Repeat for next cuff except this time, finish the final wrong side …
