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EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 It’s the first day of Advent and the Christmas season has begun. The first Christmas parties will soon be happening. Not everyone likes to turn up in an uggly Christmas sweater or has a whole Christmas outfit ready. But maybe you do want to dress a little Christmassy or…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 2024 is still young, so I guess you all still remember the Building Block Blanket KnitAlong from last year. What I missed to tell was, that I had the honor to design one of the squares for the Blanket. I designed the letter “G” block! At the time I…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 During my journey in exploring all kind of machine knit techniques, I came across tuck stitch, again. I already read a bit about it and also started some hand knitting using tuck stitch. But the real facination only hit me now when I worked some blockes for my Building…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 In knitting, it can be handy to know how many stitches and rows will cover a centimeter. Especially when knitting fitted garments this is crucial to make sure the garment will fit later. I have to admit, that I am often lazy and just follow the instructions of a…
EN | DE | NL 🇬🇧 The yo-yo heel (also known as jo-jo or boomerang heel) is a technique to work sock heels using short rows. Since it is the least bulky heel this is definitely my favorite sock heel variant. Also nice, the heel is symmetric and can be used in top-down as well…
🇬🇧 I do not know where and when the origin of the braid star is located. It reminds me very much of a simple variant of the Japanese Kumihimo. The Japanese word Kumihimo stands for braided cord, and that is exactly what can be made with the braid star. To start braiding a cord, you…
Klick for English | Deutsch | Nederlands 🇬🇧 A lucet fork is a tool that was used for making cords. It probably dates back to the time of the Vikings and the Middle Ages. During that time, cords were used on clothing or to hang items from a belt. Today, the lucet fork is still…
🇬🇧 i-cord (edge) With a small number of stitches, you can knit a chic cord. To do this, cast on a small number of stitches. Usually 3 stitches are used. Knit these stitches . The trick for the i-Cord is, that the work is not turned after knitting the stitches. The stitches are slipped back…
🇬🇧 For St. Nicholas Day, which is celebrated here in the Netherlands as the day when Sinterklaas brings the bulk of the gifts, I got a used knitting machine! And of course, I had to try it out immediately. It is a Brother KH 881. The Brother KH 881 is a punch card machine that…
🇬🇧 The following videos show how to work knit and purl stitches. It is shown how to hold the yarn and where to position the thread. The resulting fabric, in particular the position of the purl bumps is shown, which is crucial for the structure of the knitted fabric (garter and stockinette). At the end…
