Knitting Gems 1
Satisfy your thirst for greater breadth to your knitting knowledge! The Gems series covers a range of invaluable techniques to expand your knitting expertise to new and exciting areas.
1 - Introduction
Fine Print
Knitting Glossary
2 - Applied Edges
2-1. Knitting-up stitches using a dpn
2-2. Apply an I-cord edge
2-3. Giant stitch demonstration of various methods of attachment
2-4. Going around an exterior bend (unattached rows)
2-5. Going around an interior bend (rows attached to multiple stitches)
2-6. Detail of Equilateral Vest
2-7. Applying a Garter stitch edge
2-8. Knitting from right needle to left
2-9. Applying a Garter stitch edge (continued)
2-10. Detail of Andean Vest
3 - Buttonhole Essentials
3-1. Comparison of regular and one-row holes
3-2. One-row self-reinforcing
3-3. Eyelet
3-4. For a 2x2 rib (completed on purl side)
3-5. For a 2x2 rib (completed on knit side)
3-6. Detail of Button-Me Hat
4 - I-Cord Basics
4-1. Slipping or sliding_
4-2. Why is I-cord circular_
4-3. Range of sizes (2, 3, 4 and 5 stitch)
4-4. Detail of Andean Vest
4-5. Laddering-up larger tubes
4-6. I-cord perfect graft
5 - More Cords, Braids and Bobbles (Part 1)
5-1. Tube stitch
5 - More Cords, Braids and Bobbles (Part 2)
5-2. Screw-thread I-cord
5-3. Ribbed I-cord
5-4. Purl I-cord (with and without beads)
5-5. I-cord edged Garter stitch
5-6. Twisted cord
5-7. Detail of twisted cord on small bag
5-8. Bi-coloured I-cord
5-9. Bi-coloured braid
5-10. Diagrams of bi-coloured braid
5-11. Balanced bobble_ the increase
5-12. Working right to left
5-13. Bobble_ balanced decrease
5-14. Purl-faced bobble
6 - Presenting the Picot Family
6-1. Picot cast-on
6-2. Varying picot lengths
6-3. At the beginning of rows
6-4. Detail of Sea Lettuce Scarf
6-5. Mid-row (Lambstails)
6-6. Bind-off
7 - Twists, Kinks and Bias
7-1. Winding a skein
7-2. Reconditioning wool_ Steam
7-3. Reconditioning wool_ Spritz
7-4. Reconditioning wool_ Washing
7-5. Knitting kinky!
7-6. Releasing twist
7-7. Balanced and unbalanced yarns
7-8. S and Z twists
7-9. Testing for unbalanced yarn
7-10. Biasing in a one-ply yarn
7-11. Kinky needles
7-12. Felting a bag