The three-needle cast off (or bind off for US readers) is a brilliantly simple but neat technique. My favourite sort! You take two sets of live stitches and you join them. There's no messing around with sewing, and as long as you start with the same number of stitches in each of your sets, the knitted fabric will be perfectly lined up with no bunching or uneven-ness that seems to be a by-product of my late-night lack of sewing skills!
Read moreI can barely believe that it's over. We had been thinking about EYF, and planning for it for not far off a year, so it feels mighty strange that it is now in our rear view mirror. But what a wonderful time we had!
Read moreChapter 3 of Something New to Learn About Cables features tutorials for advanced cable techniques such as axis cables and knot cables. Knot cables feature in Lucy Hague's Pleione cowl and Pleione Blanket patterns that accompany the chapter.
Read moreChapter 2 of Something New To Learn About Cables features tutorials on what to do when something goes wrong with your cable. The accompanying patterns are the Otrera Mittens and Mitts by Jen Arnall-Culliford.
Read moreChapter 1 of Something New To Learn About Cables covers basic cable techniques and is supported by the Areto Hat by Rachel Coopey.
Read moreWe are proud to announce the launch of Something New To Learn About Cables, the second book we have published.
Read moreHave you chosen your pattern? Found some yarn? Swatched? It must be time to kick off the final Year of Techniques knitalong, and this is a great one! I know SO many knitters who are fabulously accomplished, and yet haven't tried cutting a steek in their knitting. There's a fundamental feeling that taking your scissors to something you've spent so long knitting must be a bad idea, but honestly, with the right yarn (and this is KEY), it's a piece of cake.
Read moreHave you ever wondered what exactly a technical editor does? Are you interested to know how we came up with the idea for A Year of Techniques? Or perhaps you would like to know how Jim and I came to be working together? These are just some of the questions we answered in our interview for Fruity Knitting which was released yesterday. We were absolutely delighted to be approached by Andrea and Andrew to do an interview on their fantastic podcast – they have such a professional approach and it is really well executed.
Read moreI'm popping in today, as I've been making great progress on my knitting projects. I've cast off a heap of things in the last few weeks, which means that I'm all set to be casting on for my Oorik tank top, bang on schedule, next week. I'm hoping that a few of you will be joining us in the final official monthly knitalong* for A Year of Techniques. Sobs. I can't believe we're there already!
Read moreJanuary is the AYoT month for mastering the colour dominance in your Fair Isle projects. The video tutorial for the month has been released on Mason-Dixon Knitting (and will shortly be added to our Year of Techniques video tutorial page). The tutorial walks you through three different ways of holding your yarn for Fair Isle projects, all of which will ensure that you keep your yarn dominance consistent. This helps your projects to look neater, and makes sure that your yarns don't tangle as you work.
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