In this post, you can find the detailed instructions on how to knit a bear paw hat. This is a rather difficult pattern with intarsia knitting, so I would advise you not to attempt it until you are very confident in your knitting skills. This pattern requires intarsia knitting skills. If you are not familiar […]
Cable Hat Pattern
In this post you can find the instructions for a great hat with a cable pattern. To find out more about cable knitting and various cable knitting patterns, check out this post. The Basics Yarn: Double knitting weightNeedles: 5 mm (US size 8)Tension: 24sts and 26 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) over pattern. Check […]
Textured Coaster and Place Mat Knitting Patterns
In this post, you can find an overview of three great and simple textured knitting patterns for coasters and place mats. These are a checkerboard pattern, a zigzag pattern and a mock cable pattern. You can find the knitting instructions for the place mats after the coasters on this article. Materials: Any double knit yarn, […]
Cable Knitting
Cables are a feature of Aran garments. They are formed by twisting knit stitches around each other as you knit them. They tend to be created from knit stitches on a background of reverse stocking stitch (stockinette) as that makes the cable stitches stand out from the background. Many effects and patterns can be created […]
Stitch Library
Included below is a small sample of different stitch designs. These are some of the most common and my favorite stitch designs that are possible with simple knit and purl stitches. I suggest you practice the designs here and then experiment or check out one of the excellent books available with many, many more stitch […]
Knitting Decorative Holes – Lace Knitting
Lace knitting produces delicate fabrics with decorative holes. The all over patterns are always a combination of holes and decreases to create different effects. The holes are always created with a yarn over paired with a decrease. The yarn over gives an extra stitch so the decrease is necessary to keep the work straight. To […]