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Check out the brkfyof increase method, where a knit into the front, yarn over, and front is worked into a brioche knit stitch to increase the stitch count from 1 stitches to 3 stitches. This video demonstrates how to incorporate the stitches into brioche on the next row. Let muscle memory take over on this one, it happens rather naturally.
Work a wrap and turn on your brioche stitches! This fun technique combines short row knitting with single color brioche. If you might have guessed this year of KNIT (knitworthy ‘n intriguing techniques) features a lot of wraps and turns… I may have a secret addiction. Give it a try on brioche, and you might just discover why ;-)!
Grafting Stockinette and Reverse Stockinette on a #keepwncwarm project. The designer had several options for the bind off method, but this was by far my favorite. Some of you’ve asked that I make my Instagram reels available on YouTube. Since I wasn’t constrained by the 90 second limit, this tutorial includes a lot more information, like transition from one type of stitch to another. Happy knitting! Find: Dana at Blue Daffodil Crafts https://www.instagram.com/bluedaffodilcrafts/ Tessa Cat Hat https://payhip.com/BlueDaffodilCrafts Jessica at Snickerdoodleknits https://www.instagram.com/snickerdoodleknits/ Join the Keep Western NC Warm event with #keepWNCwarm on IG
I freely admit this is not where I wanted to be at this point of the year with this design, but it’s where I find myself. A lot of my work happens in the “little grey cells” sorting out things before I ever approach the computer or knitting needles. And well, they can be temperamental. So after Turning Points came out and I had a week off, I opened up the Meanwhile in Maine design ready to dive into the schematics and get it off to TE. Then it happened… on the first line block of schematic numbers. Wait, that’s not right?!? How do I have 2” and 4” positive ease on the last 2 sizes????? What WAS I thinking …
Concurrent with picking up a “no flip” method of knitting, a love of wrap and turns quickly developed. If you’re not turning your work, the “end” can easily happen anywhere along the row! Dubbed “Short Row Swings” because of the back and forth swinging motion, a bit of anticipation and exhilaration appears just like when you swing on the swing and it transitions from forward to backward and back again. In Turning Points, you’ll be crafting beautiful shawls as your stitches swing back and forth and only sometimes hit the actual end of the row. Check out the video below for a right side and wrong side demonstration of the wrap and turn with Stockinette. Watch through to the end …
My new favorite beading tool is definitely dental threader floss! Check out this video for how to add beads to a 2-st I-cord using this readily available tool hack. Two little inside tricks:
If you’re familiar with the central double decrease (cdd), then the central quadruple decrease (cqd) will be easy to conquer. This decrease kicks the cdd up a notch by decreasing 4 stitches rather than just 2 stitches. A little trick ensures the central stitch stays on top! If you’re working Peacock Ridge, you’ll come across the cqd on the wrong side. Here’s a video showing how:
Like the Garter Tab CO, the I-cord Tab CO begins with a length of I-cord from which stitches are picked up along three sides. This becomes the base for a top down shawl with a no-finishing-required I-cord running along the top. The pattern shown comes out soon in Turning Points, my 2nd book!
You all know how I love my knitting tricks and hacks. Today’s feature is for making brioche easier! It’s the simple trick of double stranding. I’ve used this trick in several patterns already, but today’s video shows you how to use it in the cast on. For our “KNIT” year, I’m using it with the knitted cast on method 😉. Hehe, and ya, I did chuckle because knitting got me “burping” on the Internet (not actually, but try saying “brp” without a u and without spelling it out). The design featured will come out later this year. Until then, give double stranding a try in Terran, Aspen Travels, Color Cascade, or Slingshot. Happy knitting!
If you saw the Stitch in Focus: Applied I-cord blog and want to see it in action, check out the video demonstration here: I think as far as tidying up Garter stitch goes this is my new favorite technique! What I love most is how all the rough edges get hidden inside the I-cord. Ready to give it a try? Check out Downtown Burnsville eBook. Happy knitting!