Classroom: Circles on the Machine
Introduction
Tools for creating circles
Knitting Techniques
Inspiration
Course: Knitting in Circles
Think 'outside the box'
As machine knitters, we spend a lot of time knitting rectangles and squares. Knitting circles opens up a world of design possibilities.
Consider shawls, hats, blankets, pillows, home dec. Knit circles alone, or combined with rectangles to create unusual designs no matter what you are knitting!
Consider shawls, hats, blankets, pillows, home dec. Knit circles alone, or combined with rectangles to create unusual designs no matter what you are knitting!
Knit a circle in one piece (pinwheel):
Knit separate wedges:
- Cast on 1/2 the width with an open cast on
- Knit wedges using short row shaping
- Scrap off
- Invisibly seam the cast on and bind off edge
Knit separate wedges:
- Cast on each wedge and DECREASE to a point
- Create 6-8 wedges to form your circle
- Use "sew-as-you-go" to join the sections if you prefer
- Start at the point and INCREASE to the edge
- Create 6-8 wedges to form your circle
- Use "sew-as-you-go" to join the sections if you prefer