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How to Knit an Easy Lace Stitch (4-row-repeat)
In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn a four-row repeat easy lace stitch: Quick to memorize (only 3 steps that will be repeated all the time), and easier than the last one we practiced. It’s a great pattern for knitting a wide range of projects, including: Summer tops, cardigans, sweaters, scarves, wraps… and maybe a vest? And I’d love you to give it a try, since we’ll need it for our next project 😉 Ok, grab your needles, and let’s get started! Abbreviations CO: Cast on RS: Right side of the work K: Knit P: Purl yo: Yarn over sl1: Slip one stitch as if to knit (pass one stitch knitwise onto…
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How to knit the Stockinette stitch without purling
In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to knit the Stockinette stitch without purling: The trick is to knit every stitch on every row when knitting the Stocking stitch. This knitting trick will help you whether you need to knit faster or even if you aren’t a big fan of purling ;), and it will look the same, both, on the right and wrong side of the work. It’s really easy, but you’ll need to repeat the second row a few times (3-4 times), until you get used to it, because we’ll be knitting backwards. One more thing before we start: Please note that when knitting the Stockinette stitch without purling,…
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How to knit an easy lace stitch pattern in four rows
Today you’ll learn how to knit an easy lace stitch pattern in four rows and a couple of steps that will be repeated time and time again. This lace stitch is great for knitting many kinds of Spring-Summer projects, such as tops, scarves, rectangular shawls, cardigans or sweaters. Similar to the Spring lace stitch that we learned sometime ago, but much quicker to memorize. Grab your needles and let’s get started! Abbreviations CO: Cast on RS: Right side of the work K: Knit P: Purl yo: Yarn over (bring the yarn forward) sl2: Slip two stitches, one by one, as if to knit (pass two stitches knitwise onto the right-hand…
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How to improve the tension on the edges in knitting
Today, I’m sharing with you some tips that will help you to improve the tension of the first and the last stitch, to avoid ugly sloppy edges. I’m adding this tutorial to my new playlist “Knitting Top Tips and Tricks” on my YouTube channel, so you can find them all in the same place 😉 This is what I always do to ensure perfect edges when knitting (all my secrets): Tip #1: Starting on the first row, don’t stretch the first stitch too much: When inserting the needle, don’t push it, knit the first using just the tip, so the first stitch isn’t overly stretched out. And knit the rest,…