Free Patterns. Cool Things (before we get to the patterns, if I put it last you might miss it) Beading made easy a tutorial on how to add beads with a crochet hook to your knitting from FluffyKnitterDebFleegle's Blog has info on how to alter your crochet hook to assist when knitting with beads.
Knitting store locator from Mapmuse I always try to use this before I set out to travel anywhere, we always need more yarn. MimKnits Has info on lace knitting design, knitting with beads, knitting math etc... How to buy enough yarn from wool festival.com, out shopping without a pattern? Put this chart in your purse and you can get a rough idea of how much to buy Now for the pattern links... Austermann Fashion & Style A online knitting mag, lots of good info. Bernat.com Collection of knitted items, wide range of patterns and skill level, must register. Carewear.org Pattern for premies, Baby knit patterns, also crochet. Flickr.com Free knitting and crochet patterns, yes I didn't know they were they either.
Short-Row Bust Darts. For about half of the “Magnificent 7 Guinea Pigs” group, one of the big fit issues was how to fit a sweater for a generous bust without it becoming a gunny sack.
OK, I have basically no background in the generous bust department. But we’ve all been giving it our best shot, and successfully, too! Here’s one more of our guinea pigs, and here’s how nicely her sweater fits: How’s that for a work of art? How’s that for no extra big wad of fabric under the arm, huh?? Here’s the short-row bust dart section that saves the day! We did have some trouble deciding just how big to make the bust darts, and where to place them.
The vertical length of this section depends on your cup size. My opinion as of right now is this: Thumbs up on where the short rows should start (about 2 inches below the underarm shaping, +/- an inch).Thumbs up on how long the bust dart should be: starting an inch from the side seam, and ending an inch from the bust point.
SWTC, Inc. - Therapi. Tubular bind off with kitchener stitch. Ok, here it goes.
Go get some needles and a bit of yarn and have at it. Work and inch of 1x1 ribbing (K1, P1) so you can bind it off.Go ahead, I'll wait.Ok, now. We need to set up the bind off by knitting 4 rows, so ensure you have enough yarn left. Set up rows:Sarting with a right side row Knit the first stitch. Now bring your yarn to the front of your work as if to purl. Slip the purl stitch as if to purl. Now move your yarn to the back and knit the next stitch. Continue across the row and finish the row by slipping the last purl stitch. You can now repeat these steps for 3 more rows, ending with a ws side row. Ok, that was the set up part...is eveyone ok? Tranfering the stitches on to two needles:The knitting should be in your left hand and the needles in your right.
Continue slipping as if to purl. Once all your stitches are transfered on to the spare needles, it will look like this. You are now ready for kitchener stitch. Do the following two steps until you have no stitches left.1.