How to Purl Two Stitches Together – p2tog
Instructions on how to purl 2 stitches together.
lace
lace knitting techniques and tips
Shape of Lace : part two : how to create a simple lace chart
After making some initial decisions about colour, shape and concept it’s time to start choosing stitch patterns for your shawl.
Shape of Lace : part one
This is the first of several posts to guide you as you develop a design from inception through to completion. Join me, and lets go on a design adventure together!
Pinhole Cast-on
The pinhole cast-on is an elegant way to start a piece of knitting from the centre. It is used to begin circular and square shawls, blankets, top-down hats, and other similar items.
Garter Tab Cast-On: How to start a triangular shawl
Many triangular shawls – including our own designs – begin at the center back, with a small number of stitches, and then grow in ever-lengthening rows, which form 2 triangles, separated by a center stitch.
How to add beads to your knitting
There are several ways to incorporate beads into your knitting, but this tutorial illustrates how to place beads using a tiny crochet hook. This is a neat and tidy method which results in beads which sit upright over a single stitch.