Subscriber Series: Community Knitting

A cast on rag is very useful when you need to cast on stitches. It can be used in place of scrap yarn in any situation, but it is especially useful when casting on stitches in the middle of a piece. This tutorial covers 3 types of cast on rags, including crochet as well as suggestions for
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When knitting in stockinette, both hand and machine, a knitter needs to deal with the rolling edges. It’s the nature of the knitted stitches to curl. When knitting a garment, these edges are worked into seams or a finished technique is applied, like a band. Here are 6 techniques
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Combine machine knitting, hand knitting and sewing to create warm, unique felted mittens.

This is a good project for community knitting or as a quick and easy introduction to felting yardage

When knitting in stockinette, both hand and machine, a knitter needs to deal with the rolling edges. It’s the nature of the knitted stitches to curl. When knitting a garment, these edges are worked into seams or a finished technique is applied, like a band. Here’s a technique that
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Using the Mile-a-Minute technique you can quickly chain together a number of hats, quickly finish them, have fun with embellishment.

Any gauge machine can be used. The technique makes knitting quick and the Knit it Now pattern eliminates doing the math.

Attaching I-cord to the edge of a knitted piece adds a nice finishing touch. There are unlimited variations to this technique here are 3 for you to try. The first is plain knitted I-cord. The second adds a few extra rows and is a variation of the 'worm trim' that you may know.
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Ready for a challenge? Knitting a shaped crown requires you transfer a lot of stitches. But you only do the transfers for 2” and a garter bar makes the process go quickly. This technique can be used for a beanie style hat or a slouchy beret. Check the
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A quick and easy basic cast on. A need-to-know for every machine knitter.

I-cord (or slip cord) can be used in many ways to embellish your knitting. It can be used as shoulder straps for girls dresses, belts and decorative ties … the list is endless! Machine knitters can quickly make I-cord and it is an essential technique for beginners to learn.

There are times when sewing knitted pieces by hand just isn’t practical.

Here’s a quick and easy method that can be used for blankets, kids wear or any time that you want to quickly join 2 pieces of knitting.

This decorative seam is very useful in joining 2 pieces of knitting. You must plan ahead and set up your knitting to be able to use this technique. It’s a quick and easy method that can be used for blankets, kids wear or any time that you want to quickly join 2 pieces of knitting.
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When knitting in stockinette, both hand and machine, a knitter needs to deal with the rolling edges. It’s the nature of the knitted stitches to curl. When knitting a garment, these edges are worked into seams or a finished technique is applied, like a band. Here’s a technique that
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A quick and easy method to start knitting. Useful for swatches and scrap and ravel cast on. Your machine must have weaving brushes.