We’ve been thinking about beginning knitting more than usual here around Arnall-Culliford H-Q, as we’ve celebrated the arrival of Skill Set and Field Guide No. 18: Beginnings and watched our retail manager, Lou, start her own knitting journey. Knitting, like any hobby or specialised pursuit, has its own lingo. Phrases that, once we’ve been knitting awhile, we gloss over without a thought, and that would rarely be explained by a knitting pattern. Phrases like “join, being careful not to twist".
Read moreKnitting Know-How: Understanding a Pattern With Multiple Sizes
When you think about it, knitting patterns are really an impressive bit of technology, in the broadest sense of the word. The best patterns manage to succinctly convey all the information you need to successfully turn a bit of yarn into a fully realised knitted object. And, very often, they include instructions for making that item in various sizes. Today, we’ve got a quick crash course in reading knitting patterns written for multiple sizes.
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