Category:Knitting

• The day I brought my knitting to the boardroom by Alexandra Samuel at Experience Magazine
• In a knitting club, I found a cure for selfishness and cynicism by Kim Harris in The Globe and Mail

How to knit

• Abbreviations chart and legend key by Maker's Mercantile

Swatches

• Does your gauge change or do swatches lie? by Patty Lyons at Modern Daily Knitting

Joining yarn

• A folded join for yarn by Naomi Parkhurst

Pick up stitches

or written steps: Picking up stitches. This is picking up the stitches, then knitting.

The other technique is to pickup and knit stitches, which is what's described here: Techniques in Depth: How to pick up stitches

Kitchener stitch

One of the most popular ways of stitching things shut. Kitchener stitch by Purl Soho

Vertical Stripes

How to knit vertical stripes

Weaving in ends

Weaving in your ends by Purl Soho

Dropped stitches

How to Knit: Recovering a Dropped Stitch by Lion Brand Yarn

Blocking

Using Blocking Wires to Block a Lace Shawl on Interweave.com explains why blocking wires can help block faster and more accurately

Socks

Heel flap

Heel turn

Gusset

Best yarn for...

• Knitting sweaters

How to care for...

• How to care for knitted items

Supplies

• Glass cable needles