Little Barn Studio

1 - Ship Shape Shoulders

1-1. Introduction

1-2. Short rows by Japanese and wrapped methods

1-3. Grafting over a bound-off edge

1-4. Three-needle bind-off for garter stitch

1-5. Short-rows within intarsia

1-6. Three-needle bind-off in intarsia

1-7. Afterthought shoulder shaping

1-8. Examples

Fine Print

Knitting Glossary

2 - Fitted Sleeve Heads

2-1. Setting in a fitted sleeve head - example

2-2. Phony knitting

2-3. Setting in a fitted sleeve head

2-4. Crossing the shoulder line

2-5. Other uses of phony knitting

3 - Double Layer Stocking Stitch Bands

3-1. Why use double bands

3-2. Knit-up ratios (Diagram)

3-3. Equalizing the numbers (Diagram)

3-4. Knit-up ratios for garter stitch edges (Diagram)

3-5. Example

3-6. Sampling the bands

3-7. Knitting-up the bands

3-8. Equalizing the two sides (Diagram)

3-9. Equalizing the two sides

3-10. What is special about the corner stitches_ (Diagram)

3-11. Looking at the corner stitches

3-12. Working a right-side row and RSI (Right front)

3-13. The second right-side row (Right front)

3-14. The third right-side row (Right front)

3-15. Turning rows

3-16. Reversing the shapings and k2t (Right front)

3-17. Matching the second side

3-18. Buttonhole placement

3-19. Example

3-20. Bind-off details

3-21. Finishing the band - catch stitching

3-22. Finishing the band - grafting

3-24. Reversing the shapings and ssk (Left front)

3-23. Working a right-side row and LSI (Left front)

3-25. Closing the lower band edges

4 - Neck and Arm Bands

4-1. Neckband (Diagram)

4-2. Knitting up neckband stitches

4-3. Remedy for a missing stitch

4-4. Neck with fully fashioned shapings

4-5. Armband modifications (Diagram)

5 - River John Needle Company

6 - Thanks to The Loop