Apps:
Binding off:
Cables:
Grafting:
How to knit:
Interpreting Patterns In A Foreign Language:
- KnitMinder - keeps multiple projects, counters, notes, yarn stash, needle stash
- KnitEvenly - helps figure out those pesky increases/decreases for you
- touchAndGo - helps do the math for sleeves, buttons, necklines, etc.
Binding off:
- Binding off: Smoothing off "stair steps"
- K1P1 invisible bind-off - reminds me of the kitchener stitch, but done with 2 needles instead of 3
- Tubular bind off with kitchener stitch - great for hems, cuffs and top up socks!
Cables:
- Making Cables without a cable needle
- Purple Sage Designs - great links for cable patterns, stitches, methods, etc.
- Visiknit - cable graph generator
- Figure 8 cast on - video
- Invisible cast on - especially useful for lace work
- Provisional cast on - chain
- Blank online chart maker - make your chart, save and print
- Blank printable chart maker - this chart print out with your specific guage so your chart isn't distorted.
- Chart Gen - knitting chart generator
- Convert a picture to a knitting chart - Knitpro
- Visiknit - cable graph generator
- Darn socks - how to darn in stockinette stitch
- No strings - I can't stand to have "strings" hanging around the inside of my colorwork - this method takes care of that
- Steeking
- How to Calculate Finished Felting Size - Fyberduck
Grafting:
How to knit:
- Continental method knitting / purling
- Continental method variation knitting / purling
- English method knitting / purling
- Norwegian method of continental purling - I prefer this method
Interpreting Patterns In A Foreign Language:
- Finnish Knitting Terms
- French Knitting Dictionary
- German to English Knitting Dictionary
- German Knitting Abbreviations
- German Knitting Symbols
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Row Counter - love this one, has a quick, easy clicker, and a lock so you don't accidentally lose your number
- Improvised stitch/row markers - Okay, so their not really stitch markers, but if you're in a pinch.... They stay round, but are flexible when you need them to be. Don't get the little kid multi colored ones - they're too thick...
- Sleeve seams - for sewing sleeves on - I prefer the invisible vertical to horizontal seaming method (halfway down the page)
- Kitchener stitch - for invisible shoulder seams, tops of mittens, etc.
- Mattress stitch - for invisible side seams
- Bust darts - Connie Hester
- Bust darts - The Knitty Professors
- Short rows - Fleegle - no holes, no wrapping
- Short rows with wraps - Knitting Help - used to insert extra rows invisibly in the middle of your knitting - located at the bottom of their page
- Stitch Gallery - Bernat
- Stitch Index - Knitting Fool - search stitch patterns by stitch count, row count, categories or thumbnail pictures
- How to make an accurate swatch - The Knitty
- Knitting abbreviatons - did you ever need to know what ssk or wyif meant? Here's an index - many have videos
- The Knitty - how to hide all those nasty loose ends
- DBNY - "Discontinued Brand Name Yarn"
- Garnstudio - thousands of beautiful free patterns, many of these are already included in the Ravelry database, but this site is definitely worth mentioning
- Knit Picks - a retail site for patterns, books, yarn, needles, etc.
- Knitting Pattern Central - loads of free patterns
- Knitty - lots of nice free patterns, loads of helpful instructions in the Techniques with Theresa.
- Ravelry - thousands of free patterns, quick answers to pattern questions, do research on yarns, track your projects, yarn stash and needles
- Webs - a retail site for patterns, books, needles - great yarn prices
- Recycling - getting useable yarn from a used sweater, dress, etc.
- Substituting yarns - how to change your pattern for worsted weight instead of fingering weight, etc.
- Winding a cylindrical center pull ball - how to wind a center pull ball with a flat top and bottom
- Winding a round center pull ball - how to wind a round center pull ball
2 comments:
Nice blog. I found your site from your post on Ravelry.
Looks like a GREAT collection! Look forward to watching it grow. I too found you from Ravelry. Thanks for your effort.
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