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How to Knit the Diagonal to the Right Stitch + Video
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to knit a Diagonal to the Right stitch, ideal for an extensive range of garments, such as blankies, cowls, sweaters, bags, cushions, and many more! You can explore more designs like this in the Textured Stitch Patterns collection. Moreover, the Diagonal to the Right pattern creates a textured reversible fabric that doesn’t curl, so it’s also great for scarves. It’s easy and fun to knit; similar to the “Little Boxes“, a stitch we learned some time ago. Grab your needles and some yarn, and let’s get busy 🙂 Abbreviations CO: Cast on st: Stitch K: Knit P: Purl WS: Wrong side RS: Right side…
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How to Knit the Slip Stitch Rib + Video
An elegant variant of the well known Rib stitch, the Slip Stitch Rib is perfect for scarves, cowls, bags, blankets, and many other projects. Also, it looks pretty on both sides, so it’s a reversible knitting pattern. What I like the most are the embossed vertical stripes, which give a slim look to the silhouette, in case you are thinking about knitting a pullover, sweater or tank top… And the so called wrong-side looks similar to the classic 1×1 Rib stitch. Moreover, it’s pretty easy to knit: it’s a two-row repeat pattern and there just a couple of steps to memorize. Ok… it’s knitting time! Grab your needles and some…
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Little Boxes: A reversible stitch, ideal for knitting scarves and cowls
Today we are going to learn how to knit an easy and beautiful stitch pattern called Little Boxes. Textured and flat (it doesn’t curl because of the frequent combination of purls and knits in one row), looks nice on both sides of the fabric, which makes it ideal for knitting scarves and cowls. The Little Boxes stitch can also be used for men, women and children’s garments, and it’s very easy to knit, especially for beginners. Ok, no more words…it’s time to knit! Abbreviations CO: Cast on sts: Stitches k: Knit p: Purl How to knit Little Boxes stitch pattern CO multiples of 3 +…
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Learn How to Knit Quickly – Lesson 8: 2×2 Rib stitch
Such as the 1×1 Rib stitch that we learned last week, the 2×2 Rib stitch forms vertical stripes: One column of knits (they look like a series of “v”’s), next to another column of purls (a vertical stripe of little bumps). It is reversible, as it always lies flat To knit the 2×2 Ribbing, we have to alternate 2 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches every time (always knitting the knits and purling the purls), meaning, we knit what we see: when you see the bump, you purl; when you see the “v”, you knit. and to get the pattern in one row only, so that you can repeat it…
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Learn How to Knit Quickly – Lesson 7: Seed stitch
Seed stitch In this tutorial we are going to learn how to knit the Seed stitch (also known as the Moss stitch, but there is a difference: The Moss stitch has 2 rows; the Seed stitch has only 1 row). We will learn the Moss stitch in another lesson of the Learn How to Knit Quickly series. The demonstration covers both: English and Continental knitting styles. The Seed stitch is very cute, ideal for baby garments, blankets and sweater edges, but I love it so much, that I use it for cowls, scarves, hats…you name it. The good news are that if you know how to knit and how to…
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Learn How to Knit Quickly-Lesson 6: 1×1 Rib stitch
1×1 Rib stitch The 1×1 Rib is a very stretchy stitch, reversible, ideal for knitting hems, cuffs, necklines, hats, but also men’s scarves and anything that should be elastic: leg warmers, mittens, etc. It’s the easiest stitch of the ribbing family: To make the 1×1 Rib stitch you just need to alternate knits and purls. The difference between the Seed stitch (wait to learn the Seed stitch on the next lesson) and the 1×1 Rib stitch, is that you knit the knits, and purl the purls. The trick to knit the same row all the time, is to cast on an even number of stitches, so you don’t need to…
