This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the knot ridges with twists stitch. This stitch uses two colors, slip stitches and a 3 stitch cable to create a lovely fabric with little bumps and twists. The knot ridges with twists s…
This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the cable and ladder stitch. This unique pattern is exactly what its name describes, a cable stitch separated by lace eyelets. The result is a beautiful fabric that can be manly or femi…
There are times in your knitting where you need to continue knitting on your piece in a different direction. Or perhaps you are adding a collar or button band to a sweater. In these situations you will do something referred to as “picking u…
The Eyelet Mock Cable Ribbing Stitch is a unique pattern that combines cabling, ribbing, and lace into one beautiful stitch. As this is a mock cable, no stitches are actually crossed. Instead the illusion of cabling is achieved through usin…
The rose garden cable stitch is a simple cable pattern consisting of a central column, framed by columns of twisted stockinette ribs. The result is a fabric that looks a bit like a rose garden. This stitch can be used as a panel, or worked
The diagonal brioche stitch creates a fabric with heavily textured diagonal ribs. This takes a traditional brioche fabric and creates a slanting version with a unique look. The fabric is still stretchy and maintains the fluffiness character…
The Crown Edging Stitch is a border pattern that is a unique take on the picot bind-off. It creates an edge with large chain like loops that form peaks similar to a crown. This edging works great as an add on to a blanket or sweater, or on
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. This is a great stitch pattern for lace shawls, scarves, a…
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. It’s an easy stitch to make and looks great on…
This technique is used to graft garter stitch edges together. The more traditional mattress stitch seam does not work as well for garter stitch knitting. This method of grafting edges together makes a seamless join, so it’s almost invisible…
The Brioche Stitch is a thick, lofty, ribbed knitting stitch pattern. Its loose knit gives brioche fabric an enormous amount of stretch, and its unique constructions makes for a super soft end product. Made using an interlocking technique,
The reverse garter selvedge is an edge stitch that gives a finished look to your fabric. It makes seaming easier or be a decorative element. This particular selvedge creates a bumpy ridged edge, similar to the edge of garter stitch. However…