Bagatell :: Helpful Things

Techniques with Theresa

Fall '05 :: In which getting the yarn on the needle is half the fun. (Part 2 of 2)

Summer '05 :: in which getting the yarn on the needle is half the fun. (Part 1 of 2)

Spring '05 :: In which getting picked up is what everybody wants - picking up stitches along a curved edge. (Part 2 of 2)

Winter '04 :: In which getting picked up is what everybody wants - picking up stitches along a straight edge. (Part 1 of 2)

Fall '04 :: Where to stick those loose ends - weaving yarn ends in three different types of stitches

Summer '04 :: Pulling it together invisibly - kitchener stitch grafting on stockingette stitch

Spring '04 :: Get cozy with the mattress - invisible vertical seaming on stockingette and garter stitch

Winter '03 :: Frog Pond Edition - ripping out your knitting without losing your head

Fall '03 :: Round and round - complete guide to circulars

Summer '03 :: Double pointed needles - friend or foe?

Spring '03 :: Getting bigger and littler - guide to increasing and decreasing

Winter '02 :: When Good Stitches Go Bad - recognizing and correcting errors

Tutorials

Continental Purl :: Three different ways to purl holding the yarn in your left hand.

Purling Norwegian style :: As taught to me by an actual Norwegian.

Kitchener stitch :: Grafting two sets of live stitches together for a seamless join.

Swedish Twined Knitting :: A special technique (a.k.a. tvåändsstickning) involving knitting with two strands of yarn.

Magic Scarf bind off :: How to bind off a scarf so that it grows in length.

Recycling yarn for reuse :: How to get yarn that's been unraveled ready for knitting again.

Emily Ocker's circular cast on :: Method for starting a circular piece of knitting at the center.

Cabling without a cable needle :: How to make a cable without using a cable needle.

Translating Norwegian knitting patterns to English (work in progress)