Category Archives: techniques
Colour Charting in Excel: the Mac OS X 2011 Version
I’m planning a Fair Isle sweater, and can’t quite figure out which patterns or colours I want to use. Marnie Maclean has a great post about Using Excel to design colorwork, but when I tried to follow it with the … Continue reading
Care of Knits
This is the final part of a series that begins with Blocking Notes (Intro). Caring for handknits involves a few simple rules. One of the most important is to never hang a hand-knitted garment. It will stretch, and may not … Continue reading
More Blocking
Part of a series that begins with Blocking Notes (Intro). Yarn Considerations In general reading the ball band is a good idea, both for general care instructions, and to know what the yarn is made of. If in doubt, test … Continue reading
Blocking for Seaming and After Washing
Part of a series that begins with Blocking Notes (Intro). Blocking Prior to Seaming There are conflicting opinions about weaving in tails prior to or after blocking. In theory it’s a good idea to weave in the yarn tails that … Continue reading
Blocking Techniques
Part of a series that begins with Blocking Notes (Intro). Blocking always involves water; the three major types of blocking differ in how much water you use and how it is applied to the knitted articles. Which method you choose … Continue reading
