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If you've stuck to knitting in single colors, or maybe just ventured into stripes, here's some good news: You can achieve what appear to be complicated color patterns while using only one yarn at a time! Many knitters suffer from fear of Fair Isle because they are loathe to carry two colors at once. It seems complicated and unwieldy.
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How to Knit the Oblique Rib Stitch | New Stitch A Day
music in video is from demo 2008 by ( Latchxe9 Swing ) / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the oblique rib stitch. This simple rib pattern creates a diagonal broken rib and is great for large pieces of fabric like afghans and pillows, or scarves.
music in video is from demo 2008 by ( Latchxe9 Swing ) / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
How to Knit the Woven Cable Stitch | New Stitch A Day
Technickety: How to unvent a simple cable
I had a heap of messages asking where the cable for Jeff's glove came from. It's a fairly generic multi-strand cable; called a "Saxon Braid" (thanks, Purly White !). I see Wendy at wendyknits has used it for a sweater, and I'm sure it's to be found in stitch dictionaries. That said, being able to read an existing cable and knowing how to reconstruct it is a very useful skill. I'm not suggesting, of course, that the following be used in any way that takes credit away from a designer of a garment - rather, this is a reference for understanding how a simple cable works and how to write a chart.Dewdrop Cloth cast on 25 Multiple of 6 sts plus l row 1: (wrong side) k2, *p3, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2 instead of k3 row 2: p2, *k3, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2 instead of p3 row 3: k2, *p3, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2 instead of k3 row 4: k2, *yo,sl1-ssk-psso, yo, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2 instead of k3 row 5: p2, *k3, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2 instead of p3 row 6: k2, *p3, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2 instead of k3 row 7: p2, *k3, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2 instead of p3 row 8: k2 tog, *yo, k3, yo, sl1-ssk-psso; rep from *, end last rep ssk instead of sl1-ssk-psso repeat rows 1-8. To knit this pattern you can print this page (just the chart and the title will print out), or knit it right from the screen.
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