5 garter stitch lace patterns
Garter stitch lace patterns are knitting patterns where the front is worked in a lace pattern and the return row is all knit stitches. Also known as…
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How to knit a baby sweater
Today I'm showing you how to knit a baby sweater. It's a raglan sleeve jumper with an easy textured pattern. Simple to knit, but the raglan part…
How to add beads to your knitting (with a crochet hook)
Today's tutorial is how to add beads to your knitting with a crochet hook (for beginners). Beads are a fantastic way to add interest and texture to…
Tutorial on how to knit (organ) pleats
Today I'm here to show you how to knit pleats (also known as ruffles). And not those boxed ones nor the horizontal rolled ones, but the vertical…
How to knit pleats for maximum effect
Today I have a tutorial for you on how to knit pleats. And not those easy ones that look like boxed pleats and that require no extra skill or any interesting technique like in this post here: https://patternduchess.com/how-to-knit-simple-basic-pleats-for-edging/, but a little bit different horizontal rolled pleats.
Variegated yarn – only for Stockinette stitch?
Terrifying variegated yarn A variegated yarn is one yarn among many I shied away from years. Splashes of multiple colors and seemingly complicated techniques freaked me out.…
Joining new yarn in lace knitting
Usually, I don’t recommend you to complicate things by learning multiple ways of doing something, but joining a new yarn without the knot may come handy. When…
How to learn lace knitting
If you have been thinking about learning lace knitting then you are in a right place. Lace knitting is not harder than any other knitting technique. You…
Weaving in yarn ends
Step 1: Untwist the yarn tail... Step 2: ...and split the yarn end into two thinner strands. Step 3: Thread one strand on a small sharp…
Wrap stitch knitting instructions
Wrapping a stitch is most commonly known as a part of knitting short rows, but did you know that you can wrap stitches to get an awesome textured…