Tag: short rows
Combining Methods
Greetings from Arizona! I’m here with a quick report from the midst of my current WIP, which is also one of my languishing UFOs. It’s the Strandwanderer Scarf by Lea Viktoria. I’m making it in Holiday Yarns hand dyed Flock Sock yarn in a color called Fathom. The design puts the colors to work in […]
Finishing Success!
Here it is! The Mythos! Finishing it took me a little while longer than I thought to get it completely done, but I love it. I started this probably 3 years ago and it is worth the wait. I’ve been wearing it a lot. It’s perfect for indoor air conditioning as well as the transition […]
A Simple Knitting Hack for Shoulder Seams
Do you find patterns that call for stair-step bind-offs difficult to seam neatly? Have you ever heard another knitter talking about short row shoulders and had no idea what they meant? Would you like a simple method for neater shoulder seams? Then read on! Many sweater patterns (possibly most) call for some sort of shaping at the […]
WIP: Mid-travels
Deciding what to work on as my airplane knitting when I travel somehow is often a challenge for me. I am not quite sure why, but it has definitely been the case the past several trips. Unfortunately for this trip what I have been mostly working on is getting better. Luckily, I have made some […]
Sundry Saturday: Catching up
I’ve had lots of ideas for posts flutter through my mind in the last couple of weeks, but not a one has made it to the cloud for your reading pleasure. What can I say? I’m hibernating. See you in the spring. I wish. I’ve had a steady stream of photo orders to process, teaching […]
Sundry Saturday: My Short Row Tweak (by Kellie)
Dear Reluctant Penguin,Thanks for the inquiry about that technique. I have been looking all week and can’t find the exact thing anywhere. I found the basics of it in Montse Stanley’s magnum opus Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, described on page 101 as the “Catch” method of Avoiding Holes. I’ve found several blog posts that feature […]
Tech Tuesday: Another Post about Short Rows (by Kellie)
In preparing for an upcoming class, I pulled out a pattern that I wrote probably 7 or 8 years ago. I read through and saw that this pattern, for a tiny Christmas stocking that introduces the Short Row Toe, includes an uncommon technique for working said short rows. At the time I hadn’t seen it […]
Fine Finishing: The Last Stop
The last stop of my Fall Teaching Tour is in Tucson, AZ at Kiwi Knitting. I met Lynne a number of years ago during my first visit to Tucson to teach for their guild. Although the first day of classes were held at a public meeting place, the second day of classes were held at […]
Tech Tuesday: I Heart Short Rows
Short rows are rows of knitting that are, you guessed it, shorter than the other rows around them and add length and shape to the knitted fabric in just one area instead of across the entire width of the piece. They are accomplished with the instruction to TURN at surprising places. If you follow instructions […]
