Something for very visual learners – slow motion knit stitch in three different styles of knitting.
You can see my regular speed knit stitch video here.
The playlist of all of my slo-mo videos (more coming!) is here.
The needles I use are Knitter’s Pride Platinas from an interchangeable set. The yarn is Valley Yarns Northfield in color Jade.
Something new for visual learners! In this video, my producer slows the long-tail cast-on way, way down – for a close-up and slow demonstration of the stitch.
The yarn I use in the video is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Crush. The needle is a Knitter’s Pride Bamboo double-pointed needle. (It isn’t necessary to use dpns for this cast-on.) My nail polish is ASP Gel Polish in “Pink Sweetness”.
In this video I demonstrate how to correct a dropped German Short Row stitch.
My video on working German Short Rows (and substituting them in when a pattern calls for traditional wraps & turns) can be found here.
The needles I’m using are Knitter’s Pride double-pointed needles. The yarn I’m using is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky.
My nail polish is Gelish “It’s a Lily”.
In this video, I demonstrate a technique that looks a lot like two-color brioche stitch, but is a bit easier to work. The written instructions are available as a FREE RAVELRY DOWNLOAD, and include directions for both flat and in-the-round.
Information about things you’ll see in this video
In the scarf example (flat), I used:
Addi Natura Bamboo Interchangeable needles
Uneek Worsted Superwash – urthyarns.com, color 4012
Berroco Vintage Chunky, color 6124
In the hat (in-the-round) sample I used:
Tulip Bamboo Interchangeable needles
Marigold Fibers yarns
My nail polish is Gelish “It’s a Lily”.
This technique can be used for hat cuffs, sleeve cuffs, and neckbands – any time you’re working from a cast-on row in-the-round.
The yarn I used for demonstration is from Marigold Fibers, and the hat pattern I’m using (but modifying with this cuff) is Branta.
My in-progress fair isle hat is Coronal, using Quince & Co. Chickadee yarn.
The needles I use for demonstration are Knitter’s Pride Zing, and Knitter’s Pride Royale.
My needle gauge ring is by Malojos.
My nail polish is Gelish “Black Cherry Berry”.
In this video I give you an overview of the new Addi FlexiFlips needles – both how to use them, and my opinion.
The sock I used for demonstration is my Loaded German Short Rows sock pattern.
The sock yarn I used in the demonstration is by Turtlepurl, colorway Tangled Love.
My needle gauge ring is by Malojos.
My nail polish is Gelish “Black Cherry Berry”.
In this video I demonstrate a simple technique for tidying-up the pesky last stitch in a bind-off.
The needles I use in the video are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo DPNs.
The yarn I use in the video is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky.
My nail polish is Gelish, “I Or-kid You Not”.
In this video, I demonstrate how to work Kitchener Stitch without a tapestry needle, using knitting needles only.
Here are the written instructions:
Setup A: Knit the stitch on the front needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on the needle
Setup B: Purl the stitch on the back needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on the needle
Work Setup A and B once, then follow these four steps:
1. Purl on the front needle, pull yarn through, pull that stitch off the needle
2. Knit on the front needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on
3. Knit on the back needle, pull yarn through, pull that stitch off the needle
4. Purl on the back needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on
(The chant I use after the Setup Stitches are: purl, off, knit / knit, off, purl)
The needles I’m using for demonstration are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo DPNs.
The yarn I’m using is Berroco Vintage Worsted.
My nail polish is Gelish, “I Or-kid You Not”.
In this video, I demonstrate how to bind-off purlwise (also called BOPW or BO P-wise).
The needles I use in this video are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo DPNs. (Note, I only use DPNs in this video because they are short and easy to use on camera, it is not necessary to use DPNs for this technique.)
The yarn I used is Berroco Vintage Worsted.
My nail polish is Gelish, “I Or-kid You Not”.
In this video I demonstrate a technique for working one-round stripes (think striped hat) with clean color changes.
THE MATH:
Take your total number of stitches, and divide that number by the number of colors you want to use in your stripes. In my sample, I have 72 stitches and 3 colors. 72 divided by 3 = 24, so I have 24 stitches between each of my markers. If the number of stripes you want to use don’t divide evenly into your stitch count (ex, 80 stitches and three colors), that’s okay. It isn’t vital that the stitches between the markers are the exact same number of stitches – getting close is fine. In the example I just gave, I would put 28/26/26 stitches in my segments.
For two-color helix stripes, the technique is basically the same, but you only need one stitch marker at the beginning of the round. Knit around with your first color, then knit your second round with your second color. At the marker, switch back to the first color without wrapping the two yarns (same as using three or more colors). Keep in mind that the first few rounds look wonky, but it all starts to look much better after you are several rounds in.
The yarn in my “bad” example is leftover from my Om Shawl.
The yarn in my “good” sample is Berroco Vintage Worsted.
The needles I use are all Knitter’s Pride 16″ circulars from interchangeable sets.
My nail polish is Gelish, “I Or-kid You Not”.
