In this video for very visual learners, I demonstrate the 3 Needle Bind-Off in slow motion. This BO is used to simultaneously seam two pieces together while binding off.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Woman’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed 3NBO video here.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The needles are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo.
“It’s pi. The geometry of a circle hinging on the mysterious relationship of the circumference of a circle to its radius”, the words of my knitting hero Elizabeth Zimmermann. In this video, I demonstrate how to knit a flat circle.
Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Pi Shawl on Ravelry.
Instructions for working a Pi Circle:
Note: I use KFB increases below, you can substitute any other one-stitch increase.
Cast-on 8 stitches and join in-the-round on double pointed needles.
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: KFB all stitches (16 stitches)
Rounds 3-4: Knit (2 rounds)
Round 5: KFB all stitches (32 stitches)
Rounds 6-9 Knit (4 rounds)
Round 10: KFB all stitches (64 stitches)
Rounds 11-18: Knit (8 rounds)
Round 19: KFB all stitches (128 stitches)
Rounds 20-35: Knit (16 rounds)
Continue in this manner, increasing every stitch in the increase rounds, and doubling the number of plain knit rounds between increase rounds. Switch to longer circular needles as needed. Bind-off using a normal bind-off and a larger sized needle on what would be a plain knit round (not an increase round!).
The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial.
The yarn I use in my finished Pi Circle is Roots & Rain Monsoon Sock.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The DPNs I use for demonstration are Knitter’s Pride Ginger.
In this video for very visual learners, I demonstrate Judy’s Magic Cast-On in slow motion. This CO is commonly used in toe-up sock patterns.
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed JMCO video here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran. The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger from an interchangeable set.
Knitting shapes is one of the very cool things we get to do with knitting. In this video, I demonstrate knitting a square from the center – a shape that can be used to make any size square, from dishcloth to afghan.
Instructions:
Cast-On 8 stitches using the pinhole CO, divide between 3 or 4 double-pointed needles. Knit around all stitches. (See the pinhole cast-on here.)
Row 1: KFB (knit front/back) all stitches
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: *KFB, K2, KFB*, repeat around
Row 4: Knit (if you are on 3 needles, separate stitches on to 4 needles here)
Row 5: *KFB, K to last stitch on needle, KFB*, repeat on other 3 needles
Row 6: Knit
Repeat Rows 5 and 6 to desired size, bind-off normally.
The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial.
The yarn I used for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger Double-Pointed Needles.
Wraps and Turns (w&t) are a way of shaping our knitting. In this video I demonstrate traditional w&t and picking up wraps in slow-motion.
My regular speed wrap & turn video can be found here.
My regular speed picking up wraps video can be found here.
A playlist of all of my slow-motion videos can be found here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Women’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial:
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky. The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger from an interchangeable set.
This cast-on is a way to create stitches when you’re starting at the center of a piece, and knitting out. (You’ll need this cast-on for next week’s new sock tutorial!)
The circular swatch I knit uses the Pi Circle technique, video coming soon!
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed Pinhole Cast-On video here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Women’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.
Another provisional cast-on for your knitting quiver – using two circular needles to begin a piece with live stitches on both sides.
The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial.
The needles I’m using are Knitter’s Pride Zings from an interchangeable set.
The yarn I’m using is Paintbox Wool Mix Aran.
My nail polish is Gelish “It’s a Lily”.
“Tinking” is the word we use for “unknitting”, or unraveling stitches one at-a-time. In this video, I demonstrate tinking in slow-motion, both knit and purl stitches.
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed tinking videos here and here.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The scarf on the mannequin (not my design) can be found here.
Weaving in ends can be tricky enough, without multiple colors going on, right? In this video, I demonstrate how to weave in ends when you’re working with narrow stripes.
The yarn used in the sample is Paintbox Wool Mix Chunky.
As part of my slow-motion series for very visual learners, I demonstrate weaving in ends.
You can see all of my weaving ends videos here (there are so many!).
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed weaving in ends video here.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The scarf on the mannequin (not my design) can be found here.
