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This scarf puts the A into STE(A)M. Designed by a math illiterate, science loving nerd. This scarf brings you closer to the sun and summer, it shines energy to your universe and mesmerizes and hypnotizes your opponents! Don’t look too long straight at it or you might get sucked through the portal. Yarn Freia Handpaints …
How often do we wish to comfort someone who experienced loss or distress? I love making large shawls to gift as a “hug” for comfort. In need of such a comfort shawl, I designed this pattern. This triangular shawl offers the option to mix and match sections, so you can create a cozy shawl unique …
These socks were inspired by the stitch pattern that looks like the winged maple seeds, called Samara, and I then searched for the perfect yarn to use to highlight the stitches. The yarn used was specially dyed with this design in mind. Tutorials Judy’s Magic Cast On Cable Without a Cable Needle Decrease Bind Off …
Shawls with short rows and lace, a cabled baby set of a cardigan and hat, a quick cowl in 2 colors and a set of matching mitts and scarf with a pretty lace pattern!
The kea is one of the world’s most intelligent birds, and the only alpine parrot. In its native New Zealand, its penchant for mischief is legendary – stealing the sandwiches of unsuspecting tourists, laying waste to parked cars and even preying on snowbound sheep. Their curiosity has not always been so appreciated and that is …
The best things about autumn are leaves that change their color, and having a walk through them on a day with clear, blue skies. The colors of both come together in this shawl to create a cornucopia, shaped with short Rs, from which a bounty of leaves spills. Picots along the inner edge and eyelets …
A narrow, triangular shawl featuring short rows, knit on the bias, using 2 hanks of sock weight yarn. Works well with a solid and a variegated yarn. Tutorials Choosing Colors German Short Rows Size 81” long x 15” deep [205 cm x 38 cm] Yarn Color A: Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk (85% Merino, 15% Silk; …
Let us help you! Our eBooks give you suggestions, tips, techniques, patterns and more! SockStar Volume 2: Heels If you’re wondering about all the different heel turns and when to use them – this eBook is for you! We review a variety of heel turns, tell you what type of fit they’re good for and …
This hat combines short rows, garter stitch wedges, and alternating colors for a fun knit! Inspired by other patterns with similar construction—but sweater patterns using this method for yoke shaping—the Stoneleigh hat is the little sister of the Loch Raven, Assateague, and Baton Rouge sweaters. Choose your favorite two colors of sock yarn for this …
Expand your knitting with yet another method of working short rows with the Shadow Wrap Method. It’s another way to work short rows without a wrap and turn. Even if you love one particular method, it’s good to know other options because sometimes one method looks better in a yarn than another. Materials Some knitting Two …
One of the things I really like about knitting is that there is next to never, only one way of performing a technique. Take short rows for example. Ask several different knitters and you will find several different ways of adding fabric to your work without adding overall length. (Particularly useful if you want to …
Hybrid Flamenco reminds me of the movements and colors of Flamenco dancers. Its winding shape is obtained by joining (that’s why “Hybrid”) two shawl constructions: the semicircular shape and the triangular one. The unusual construction of this shawl, together with its simple texture, makes it a versatile accessory easy and interesting to knit. Size Finished size …
Pattern is written for smallest size, with larger sizes in parenthesis. If one number is given, it applies to all sizes. A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches on the needle. Only the sleeves are worked in the round. How to Carry Yarn Up the Side Magic Knot To Fit …
Some years ago, I designed several cabled slip-stitch sock patterns for Mystery Knit-a-Long held in an Estonian craft forum and fell in love ever since. I picked two shades of green to knit up the new design and soon I noticed that the colors and the pattern reminded me of spruce shoots. Hence I named …
A lot of you are new to knotions – welcome! And even for those of you have have been around for a while, a little reminder never hurt. We have some excellent articles on short rows that you might want to check out: What short rows do (and why you might use them) – start here …
The instructions will work for both top-down and bottom-up sweaters, but the wedge will either be smaller on top or on the bottom depending on which direction you’re knitting. This won’t impact how the short rows work. How many short rows should I do? You may have heard of the convention of knitting a certain …
There are several ways to do short rows and I’ve probably tried most of them—wrap and turn, Japanese, yarn over, make 1—and the one that I prefer has changed over the years. For the past several though, I’ve been a wrap and turn girl. Why? It just seems to be the simplest method for me …
I confess—the first version of this design (the purple one) was inspired almost entirely by my plan of wrapping myself in the yarn, without breaking the bank. Since it’s pricy, a full-size scarf was out, but a cowl seemed doable. Short rows break up any pooling (an issue if you pick a more multi-colored colorway), …
