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So here's a page of various Fiber Arts Resources, collated from around the internet.
Note on Videos: Not all videos posted have closed-captioning available. I will note such in the description. If you wish a transcript of videos that do not have closed-captioning, please contact me and I will get that to you.
Symbols, Abbreviations and Definitions:
Knitting Styles:
Tools:
Alternating Skeins:
Edgings and Borders:
Fringe:
Latvian Braids and Other Braids:
Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
Slip Knot:
Stitch Patterns and Tutorials
Note on Videos: Not all videos posted have closed-captioning available. I will note such in the description. If you wish a transcript of videos that do not have closed-captioning, please contact me and I will get that to you.
Symbols, Abbreviations and Definitions:
- List of US Crochet Symbols and Abbreviations from mycrochetpattern.com. This inforgraphic shows most of the major symbols and abbreviations for US crochet patterns
- Vogue Knitting's list of abbreviations and definitions. This has many common (and some uncommon) knitting and crochet terms, abbreviations, and definitions.
- Adobe Colour Wheel: this is a free online colour wheel from Adobe that is a great resource for creating colour schemes, or seeing how colours play together.
- How to Choose Colours to Make your Project Shine: From Aroha Knits, this is the blog post that first introduced me to the Adobe Colour Wheel above. The other resource she talks about is Design Seeds, which I'm much less familiar with.
- Ombres and Gradients, 5 ways to make your own, from Knitting WIP by Barbara Spencer Hawk. This blog post is all about using your own yarn stash to make gradient sets, and how to do that.
- Ombres and Gradients, How to make a 5 colour Gradient: also from Knitting WIP by Barbara Spencer Hawk. This blog post from her series on Ombres and Gradient focuses on the specifics of how to create a 5 colour gradient set.
- Knotions Technique Database: This is a database of techniques and tutorials published by Knotions Magazine. If you're looking for a tutorial on a specific stitch, cast on or other technique, there's a good chance you'll find it here.
- 6 Tips for Comfortable Knitting, from LoveKnitting. This blog post talks about stretches, posture, and how different types of needles can help with hand health, as well as things like Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- How to read your Knitting, from The Fringe Association. How to see the difference between knit stitches and purl stitches, and why it's such a helpful skill to have!
- How to Repair Holes in your Knitting, from Sheep Among Wolves. 3 major ways to fix holes in your knitting, and a discussion of which methods are better when.
Knitting Styles:
- 8 different ways to knit, from Interweave: A discussion on various knitting styles, and what their benefits and drawbacks are.
- The Mysteries of Knitting, from TechKnitter. A wonderful analysis of why Stocking Stitch curls, but Garter and Seed Stitch don't.
- What Knitting Is: From TechKnitter. A fascinating blog post on the actual construction of knitted fabric.
- The What and Why of Ribbing, from Rigatoni Knits: A wonderful blog post on experimenting with ribbing, and why ribbing works the way it does.
- How to improvise a top down sweater, from Fringe Association: This discusses how a top-down raglan sweater is created, and why specific techniques and shaping are used.
- Top Down Raglan Sweater Generator, from knittingfool.com: This uses a percentage system to calculate the construction of a top-down Raglan Sweater Generator. It will do most of the math for you, but I would still suggest you have a sweater under your belt before really delving into this tool.
- Contiguous Set In Sweater Sleeves, from Suzie Myers. Contiguous sweater sleeves are a method of creating sleeves in top down sweaters that don't have to be sewn in. Please note, that this tutorial does require a pretty solid grasp of sweater construction, and the instructions suggest that it would be helpful if you've knit a top-down raglan sweater before.
- How to Knit Seamless Set-In Sleeves, from By Gum, By Golly. This tutorial walks you through how to pick up stitches and use short rows to create seamless set-in sleeves. Please note that this tutorial does expect you to have a good grasp of sweater construction.
- How to knit a circle or polygon, from Kit Dunsmore's Blog: This pattern tutorial discusses exactly what it sounds like -- how to knit a circle or a polygon, from the centre out, and have it lay flat.
- Before you say "I can't Knit or Crochet", ask Yourself these 4 Questions. A guest post by me, written for Underground Crafter. It's all about how to make knitting or crocheting more accessible to you!
- Advice for a New Knitter, from KnitEqualsJoy: It's a really good overview for new fiber artists of advice, and I specifically like point #2: There Are No Knitting Police.
- Ravelry Guide: The Basics of Ravelry, from Knit's All Folks: This is a great blog post that really does cover the very basics of Ravelry very well. One of the great things about Ravelry is that there are many different ways to use it, so please, don't be intimidated by all the options!
- 10 Things I'd Tell my New Knitter Self, from Creatiknit: Another great blog post with advice for new fiber artists. There's a photo and text blog post as well as an embedded video with automatic captions.
- Mistakes I still make after 10 years of Knitting. From Sheep among Wolves comes a great read about the mistakes that even the experienced knitters among us can make, and a reminder that we were all beginners once!
- Knitting Lingo Everyone Should Know, Part 1: From Work.Play.Knit comes a blog post that helps demystify knitting lingo and acronyms!
- Sizing Table for Knitting Needles and Crochet Hooks, from Turn of the Century. This has got to be one of the most detailed sizing tables I’ve ever seen for crochet hooks and knitting needles.
- Crochet Hook Size Guide from Purple Kitty. This Crochet Hook Conversion Chart has both Metric, American, and Canadian/UK hook sizes.
- Hook Size and Yarn Weight guide from All Free Crochet. As always, these are not set in stone, but they do provide a good guide to what hook/yarn type to expect, depending on the type of object you're making.
- The Knitulator, by Eskimimi Makes. This is a very useful tool where you can tell it how many stitches you have, and how many you want, and it will give you two different ways of increasing, using either M1 or KFB.
- Knitting Conversions and Calculators, from KnittingFiend: This set of calculators has increases/decreases, bust darts, yardage calculators, and more, and has been intensely useful to me over the years!
- 8 Ways to Organize that Messy Yarn Stash, from Creatiknit. Pretty much exactly what it sounds like -- tips on how to organize and store your yarn stash!
- Yarn Organization for Colour Knitting, from TechKnitter. This blog post is all about various ways to organize your yarn for two (or more) colour knitting.
- Photographing your Knitting: By Conrad Hoffman: here's a a direct PDF link to an article all about photography, lighting, and more.
- Three-Part Photography Tutorial from Eskimimi Makes: A discussion of good photography without having to spend oodles of money on a camera or equipment.
- Photography for Knitters, from Pixie Purls. This particular blog series specicfically talks about photography for fiber artists.
- How to count rows in Garter and Stocking Stitch, from Blissfully Crafted: A visual guide on how to count rows in Garter and Stocking Stitch.
- Keeping Track of Rows, from Ysolda: A quick trick using scrap yarn to help keep track and count rows in your work!
- Keeping Track of Rows in your Cable Knits, from Interweave. This post has a visual introduction to row counting in stocking and reverse stocking stitch, then talks about how how to count rows in cables, including several tips and tricks so as not to loose your place.
- Counting Cable Rows. This video tutorial with automatic captions from Marly Bird's Youtube Channel shows you how to know when you're on a cable row, and how to count cable rows.
- Keeping Track of Cable Rows, from Mason-Dixon Knitting. This video with automatic captions shows a technique to help you count cable rows.
- Craft Yarn Council Size Guidelines. Many publications will use these guidelines for their sizes, so if you're looking to design a pattern, these are a really good baseline.
- Size Guidelines from Glamour-4-You: This image-based blog post has size guidelines for all sorts of sizes and garments, including size guidelines for blankets!
- Hat Size Guide from KnitPicks. This chart has hat size guidlines ranging from tiny preemie, to adult large.
- Hand Size Guide from Fiber Dreams: which has a host of information on hand sizes (including kids sizes) complied from around the web.
- Gloves Sizes from The Glove Website: most of the information here is geared towards sewers, not knitters, but the measurement data is just as valid.
- Sock Size Chart from Knitting Anyway: A table showing sock sizes for Men, Women and Children.
- Sock Knitting 101 -- How a Sock is Supposed to Fit: from Interweave. This is a great article on how to get perfectly fitting socks (and why it's important!
- The Finer Points of Garment Fitting and Blocking, from VeryPink Knits. This captioned Youtube Video discusses how to get a sweater that fits you as you would specifically desire. It talks about modifying length, and how you can modify garment size via blocking.
- Patterns that are available as use for teaching knitting classes: There are two links, one is to a Ravelry Bundle that I'm curating, and the other is to the same set of patterns linked on my Pinterest Board. While these patterns (including my own) do allow for their use as teaching aides, please note that this -does not- mean that you can simply copy the pattern and give them out to your students. Each student should purchase their own copy.
- Needle Material and Tension, from Knit Darling: Yes, needle material has an effect on the tension of your garments. Here's what was found out.
- When Row Gauge Matters and how to Address It, from Knotions Magazine. Row gauge is usually sacrificed to make stitch gauge work (which is arguably more important), but we can’t forget about row gauge, and this blog post shows why!
- The Startling Differences in Gauge Between Knitters from Yarnsub. This is about just how much various knitters gauge can vary, and why it’s so important to swatch! (I’d assume the same applies true to crochet, as well, but that is an assumption!)
- Why you should Wet-Block your Swatch; from Yarnsub. This is about how knitted garments usually grow when washed, and that growth needs to be taken into account in your initial gauge swatch (or your object will be too big after washing!)
- Good Tension between Knit and Purl Stitches, from verypink Knits. This captioned Youtube video shows a wonderful trick to keep your tension even between knit and purl stitches.
Tools:
- Casein Knitting Needles from FibersDen: These needles are made from the protein found in milk, and are supposed to help knitters who suffer from arthritis. I haven't tried them myself, but I've had lots of other wonderful purchases from FibersDen; so if anyone gets the chance to try these out, I'd love some feedback on them!
- DIY Sock Blockers from Eskimimi Knits: How to make your own sock blockers (and, optionally, how to size them for different feet!)
- How to make your own Beaded Stitch Markers, from Yarn Amor: Here’s a photo and text tutorial from Yarn Amor on Tumblr on how to make your own beaded stitch markers using basic jewelry supplies.
- How to make Knitting Stitch Markers, from Marly Bird. This Youtube video with automatic CC shows how to make dangling beaded stitch markers!
- How to make Removable Stitch Markers, from Marly Bird: This Youtube video shows how to make your own opening (lobster claw) stitch markers! Video does not have CC.
- 12 Yarn Ball Types, from Interweave: This article talks about 11 different ways yarn can be wound and stored, plus the dreaded tangle that is hankenskein! It also talks about knitting considerations for the various styles of yarn put-ups.
- Yarn Weight Guide, from LoveKnitting: This talks about the various weights of yarn and how they're classified around the world, to help find equivalencies when working with yarns of different origins.
- How to figure out Yarn Weight, from LoveKnitting. This guide shows how to figure out the yarn weight of those 'mystery' skeins in your stash.
- Yarn Substitution Database from Yarnsub. This is exactly what it sounds like. Type in the name of a yarn, and it will find similar yarns within the database!
- How to Substitute Yarn, from By Number 19. This is a great post discussing how to substitute yarn in knitting or crochet! It’s a great discussion about weight, texture, and fiber content; and how they impact the finished object.
- Yarn Substitution Guide, from Knotions: This guide talks about the various things to look for when substituting yarns for a pattern, and is a really good guide if you want to substitute a different fiber or different type of yarn.
- Here's an Infographic from Over the Rainbow that shows the various types of hand-dyed yarns, and what some of the dyeing terminology means.
Alternating Skeins:
- Alternating Skeins: The Necessary Evil, from The Fiber Hound. This blog post is all about alternating skeins, and why it's so important.
- How and Why to Block Handknits, from TechKnitter: This mostly text tutorial will walk you through the wet-blocking process, including advice and cautions.
- How to block acrylic, from right here at Sarah Dawn's Designs! This is how I personally block my acrylic (and mixed fiber) knits.
- How to Block Acrylic: From Bead Knitter, this is an older post that discusses how (and why) to block acrylic.
- How to Block Knits: Wet Blocking and Steam Blocking. From Interweave, this is a great discussion on how to wet-block and steam block knits.
- Blocking -- How Far Can You Stretch It? From YarnSub, this blog post is a great investigation into blocking, specifically looking at much blocking can actually grow an item, and if that change will be permanent.
- Blocking Tutorial, from Knitty Magazine. This photo tutorial shows the importance of blocking your knits! With a few different ways of blocking demonstrated, it's a great look through if you're new to blocking.
- Brioche Stitch Tutorial from Knotions Magazine. This photo and text tutorial walks you nicely through basic Brioche.
- From Cocoknits comes a wonderful tutorial on buttonholes, focusing on how to keep 2 stitch buttonholes from gaping when not buttoned up! Tutorial has written instructions and an embedded Youtube Video with captions.
- Basic Cable Tutorial from KnitPicks: Here's a basic photo and text tutorial on how to cable with a cable needle.
- How to Knit 4 Stitch Right Cable, from Marly Bird's Youtube Channel. This video with automatic captions shows how to knit a right-leaning cable.
- Cables without a Cable Needle: From FairyTaleKnits, here's a text and photo tutorial on how to cable without using a cable needle.
- How to Cable without a Cable Needle, from Marly Bird's Youtube Channel. This video with automatic captions shows how to create cables without using a cable needle
- Two Stitch Cable Cross (without a Cable Needle). This captioned video from Kelbourne Woolens shows how to do a two-stitch cable cross without a cable needle.
- How to fix (or at least disguise) cables that got Crossed the Wrong Way. From the Yarn Harlot, this blog post gives two methods of fixing cables. One is laddering down, the other is darning over.
- Long Tail Cast On Tutorial, from Wool and the Gang: A video and text tutorial for the Long Tail Cast on. The video has no audio, so there are no captions needed.
- Never Run Out of Yarn -- Long Tail Cast On: From Knotions Magazine, this tutorial is about how to use two yarns to cast on the long tail cast on -- so you never run out of yarn.
- No More Estimating Yarn for A Long-Tail Cast on, from Cocoknits. Another tutorial showing how to use two yarns for the long tail cast on.
- Backwards Loop Cast On Tutorial from LoveKnitting: A photo and text tutorial for the backwards loop cast on method.
- Casting On Picot Style, from Loveknitting: A photo and text tutorial for a picot-style cast on.
- Pinhole Cast On Tutorial from TinCanKnits: Also known as the Emily Ocker cast on, this is a great way to cast on if you're knitting from the centre out.
- Tab Cast on Tutorial from Knotions Magazine: This photo-tutorial will walk you through the tab cast on that's commonly used for shawls.
- Garter Tab Cast On from wildniskristalle: A photo and text tutorial on the Garter Tab Cast On. This tutorial also tells you how to determine the number of stitches to cast on if the pattern isn't explicit, or you're modifying the pattern.
- Cast on for Intarsia, from Yarnsub: Here's a tutorial for a cast on method specific for intarsia, so you have a cast on that properly lines up with your colourwork! There's also a linked Youtube Video with automatic CC.
- Chinese Waitress Cast On from Knotions Magazine. I confess, I'd never seen this cast-on before I saw the tutorial in Knotions. This super-stretchy cast on would be well-suited for cuff-down socks and the bottom of sweaters.
- Cast On Tip: Counting when Casting on a Lot of Stitches. From Knotions Magazine, here's a tip about using stitch markers to help keep your stitch counts accurate when casting on!
- Cast on for Left Handed Knitters. From AllFreeKnitting's Youtube channel comes this video with automatic captions, showing the long-tail cast on reversed for left-handed knitters!
- How to Cast On Knit Stitches Using A Crochet Hook. This captioned video from All Crafts Channel shows how to cast on stitches for knitting using a crochet hook!.
- Crochet Cast on (Knit): From PleasantSeas, this video with automatic captions also shows how to cast on stitches for knitting using a crochet hook!
- How to Bind off For Beginners, from NewStitchADay.com. This video with automatic captions shows the basic knit stitch cast off.
- Picot Cast Off, from LoveKnitting: A photo and text tutorial for a picot cast off. It also discusses altering it for an even number of stitches; and where is best to use a picot cast off.
- Three Needle Bind off, from Techknitter: A photo tutorial showing the Three-Needle Bind off, as well as where to use it!
- From Red Heart Yarns,
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- A blog tutorial on Darning from Colette Sewing patterns, using images from the 'Make Do and Mend' material published by the UK government during World War II.
- Darn It All Darning Tutorial, by Kate Gilbert for Twist Collective. This is a photo and text darning tutorial for 4 different methods of darning socks (though the techniques could easily be adapted to darning sweaters and such!)
- Double Sided Knitting Tutorial, from JoannesWeb's Youtube Channel. This video tutorial with automatic captions shows very clearly how to do two-colour double knitting!
- Double Sided Knitting Tutorial from theYarnLoop: This photo and text video tutorial is a great guide to the principles of double-knitting, including instructions on how to cast off in double-knitting.
- How to Cast on for Double Knitting: From theYarnLoop. This photo and text tutorial takes you through the cast-on process for double-knitting with a few different methods.
Edgings and Borders:
- Chain Selvedge/Slipped Stitch Selvedge from TechKnitter: This blog post from TechKnitter's archive is a short but effective tutorial on the slipped stitch selvedge. It works as an edging on it's own, or as an easy edge to pick up stitches from.
- Sideways Edge Cast On Technique, from Interweave: This text and photo tutorial shows the Sideways Edge Cast On Technique, used for creating edging borders for shawls and more. With this technique, you don't have to pick up 300+ stitches from an edging on a lace-edged shawl.
- Knitted On Border -- Turning the Corner. From La Visch Designs, this photo-tutorial show you how to get the border of a work to lay flat along the corner of your work.
- Entrelac for Dummies: From the website of the "Dummies" book set, this really is a good tutorial for those new to Entrelac. It shows both Entrelac in the round, and flat, and talks about how to decrease in Entrelac, as well.
- Entrelac Tutorial from Sapphires-n-Purls: There are two tutorials, one for Entrelac knit Flat, and one for Entrelac in the Round. The tutorials are text via Scribd, as well as Youtube Videos with automated captions. If you're having trouble with accessing the Scribd links, they're here: https://www.scribd.com/document/98741953/Entrelac-Tutorial; and here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/130088798/Entrelac-in-the-Round-Tutorial
- K3tog, YO, K3tog/3 into 3/Star Stitch Video Tutorial. This stitch has a couple of different names, but this tutorial from Sapphires-n-Purls Youtube channel gives a really good view of how it works. Video has automatic closed captions.
- Fair Isle Tutorial from TinCanKnits: This is a photo and text blog post showing a detailed Fair-Isle tutorial. It's based on one of TinCanKnits free patterns, the Clayoquot Hat. You will need the hat pattern to complete the full tutorial, but it is a free download linked from the blog post. Note that the Clayoquot hat pattern is charted only, there are no written instructions for the Fair Isle sections.
Colour Dominance: From Ysolda Teague: This blog post talks about the dominance of one colour over another in Fair Isle, and why it happens. It also gives images of sample swatches to see the difference that colour dominance can make. - Colour Dominance Tutorial from Knotions Magazine: This tutorial is short, but it's a solid discussion on what colour dominance is and how it works.
- How to hold Yarn when Stranded Knitting, from the CraftGossip Knitting Site. This is a brief text tutorial and embedded Youtube video with automatic closed captions, that talks about how to hold two colours of yarn for stranded knitting (both English and Continental!)
- Taming Long Floats with the STUART method, from Techknitter. Here's a fascinating method of trapping long floats on the wrong side of stranded colourwork, shown in a photo and text tutorial.
- Fair Isle in the Round, from KnitFreedom: This Youtube Video with automatic captions talks about how to avoid some of the tension issues that come up when working Fair Isle in the round.
- Carrying Yarn up the Side of your Work. This Youtube Video from Knit Purl Hunter shows how to carry unused yarn up the side of your work. It will work for both flat and circular knitting. Video has automatic captions.
- 7 steps for perfecting your knitting, from BlissfullyCrafted. This 7-step guide takes you through what you can do to take your knitting to 'amazing!'
Fringe:
- How to Make Fringe, from Knitting Tips By Judy's Youtube Channel. I particularly like her idea of keeping different sizes of cardboard templates to make different lengths of fringe. Video has automatic captions.
- An I-Chord tutorial from Purl Soho: This photo and text tutorial shows the basics of how to make an I-Chord.
- Attached I-Chord tutorial from Purl Soho: This photo and text tutorial shows how to create an attached I-Chord as an edging.
- Applied I Chord tutorial from Knotions Magazine: This photo and text tutorial shows how to create and apply a contrast colour (or same colour) I-chord as a finishing technique.
- I-Chord Edge tutorial (also known as the Slipped-Stitch Edge), from Knotions Magazine. This shows how to create an I-chord edge while working your knitted object.
- How to Crochet an I-Chord, from Red Heart. This photo and text tutorial is about how to use a crochet hook to create an I-chord. (I didn't know that you -could- create an I-Chord using a crochet hook, but now that I think about it, it makes sense!)
- M1 Tutorial from YarnSub. A wonderful photo and text tutorial on M1R/M1L, and on the M1P as well.
- M1 Tutorial from LeethalKnits. Here is a tutorial on the various M1 increases. This shows both left-and right leaning M1, and left and right leaning M1P.
- SSK (slip, slip, knit) tutorial from The Spruce. A brief photo and text tutorial on how to do the SSK decrease.
- How to SSK, from CreatiKnit: A brief but effective photo and text tutorial showing the SSK decrease.
- SSK with the "Hungry Stitch" from Cat Bordhi: A Youtube video with automated captions that talks about how to tighten up SSK stitches.
- Beautiful SSK Tutorial from Muddy Sheep: A variant on the SSK stitch where you work the stitch in the next row through the back loop to neaten it up.
- Knit Front Slip Back Tutorial from Yarnsub: This photo and text tutorial introduces the KFSB stitch, a variant of KFB that does not create the small bar across the front of the knitting. There's also an embedded video tutorial with automatic captions.
- M1T Tutorial from NewStitchADay.com: The tutorial video has auto-generated closed captions, and there’s also a basic text description of the increase, and photos showing how the increase looks worked up.
- Central Double Increase, from Christine Guest Designs: This is a photo and text tutorial for a very interesting and new-to-me Central Double Increase stitch.
- Tree Increase (multi-stitch increase): from Christine Guest Designs: Here's a photo and text tutorial on the Tree Increase, which is a good alternative to knitting into the front and back of stitches for a multi-stitch increase.
- Decrease 5 Video Tutorial from The Knitting Vortex: This Youtube Video with automatic CC demonstrates exactly how to do the Decrease 5 stitch.
- Increase and Decrease Quick Reference Infographic, from CraftGossip's Knitting Site: This visual inforgraphic shows 3 increases (m1, kfb, and YO), and 3 decreases (K2tog, ssk, and cdd), and the properties of each.
- How to Increase and Decrease in Seed Stitch (Moss Stitch), from TechKnitter. This photo and text blog post shows you how to increase and decrease in Seed Stitch with minimal disruption to the textured pattern.
- Magic Loop Video Tutorial, from Knit Picks. This Youtube Video with automatic CC shows how to do the Magic Loop method of knitting in the round.
- Traveling Loop Video Tutorial from KnitFreedom. This Youtube Video with automatic CC shows the traveling loop method (a close relative of the Magic Loop method) of knitting in the round.
- 6 Ways of Joining in the Round, from FairyTaleKnits: This picture and text blog post is exactly what it sounds like, 6 different ways to join your knitting in the round. I have to admit, I just usually knit it, so it's nice to see other options.
- 3-in-1 Cast on by TechKnitter: A photo and text tutorial for an alternate method to joining your stitches in the round.
- From CreateKnit, here's a great photo and text tutorial on how to join in a new ball of yarn. The two strands can make it a bit thicker for a moment, but usually it doesn't show in the finished fabric.
- Three Methods of Joining yarn in the Middle of A Row; from TechKnitter. This photo and text blog post is all about how to join in yarn. And I've been doing #2 for ages (it's what I usually do), and I can say that even using silk lace, that join is nearly invisible if done properly. I try and do it on a return row in lace knitting (a purl row, if there is one); and it almost never shows.
- Compendium of Yarn Joins, from YarnSub: It's a searchable database of a number of different methods of joining in yarn, as well as what each method is good for!
- 6 Ways to Join in a New Ball of Yarn, from Loveknitting: A text list of 6 ways to join new balls of yarn. I've been doing option #1 for ages, and don't usually notice too much extra bulk.
- Weaver's Knot Image Tutorial, from Jim Escalante's Blog Archives. This is an image of how to do a weaver's knot. It’s not something I would do with my ends, personally, but I know some fiber artists swear by weaver’s knots, so I’m hoping it will be a useful resource!
Latvian Braids and Other Braids:
- Latvian Braid Tutorial, from Knotions Magazine. A short photo tutorial takes you through both left- and right-leaning Latvian Braids.
- While not a true Latvian Braid, here's Techknitter's 'Fake Latvian Braid' photo and text tutorial. This shows how to create the look of Latvian Braids using crochet slip stitch.
- How to knit a Braided Edge, from Garnstudio DROPS Design's Youtube Channel. This video is a really interesting tutorial (video only, no audio), on how to knit a braided edge.
- From the folks at Red Heart Yarns comes a wonderful Introduction to Loom Knitting! It's a set of tutorials so you can jump right in!
Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
- From Knit Picks, here's a photo and text tutorial on Kitchener Stitch. Quite nicely, this one has a note at the end on how to do grafting with garter stitch as well!
- Kitchener Stitch tutorial from Knitty Magazine: This is the tutorial I learned to Kitchener Stitch from. It has both detailed photos and text, as well as a note on how to graft in garter stitch.
- Techknitter did an entire guide to Grafting; and Part 3 of the guide focuses on how to graft ribbing. This photo and text tutorial shows two ways to graft 1 by 1 ribbing, without ending up with a 1/2 stitch offset.
- How to Kitchener Stitch without a Tapestry Needle, from TechKnitter. Pretty much as described, this photo and text tutorial will show you how to Kitchener stitch without needing a tapestry or sewing needle!
- Basic Knooking Video Tutorial, from Sapphire-n-Purls Youtube Channel. While she herself is not completely comfortable with the knook, the video, however, does demonstrate the basics of knooking, and is a great example of this alternate method of knitting. Video has automatic CC.
- 7 tools and 9 techniques for Lace Knitting, from Wildniskristalle. There are some really solid suggestions for lace knitting in this post, and they will save you a lot of time and tears.
- Mattress Stitch Tutorial from Knit Picks. A photo and text tutorial that describes mattress stitch quite well. There's also an embedded Youtube video (with automatic captions).
- Mattress Stitch Tutorial from MillaMia: A photo and text tutorial that shows specifics of mattress stitch, including how to do it in garter stitch!
- Mattress Stitch Video Tutorial, from Knitty (Facebook Video). This isn't really mattress stitch as knitters know it -- but this is a wonderful method of joining two crochet motifs together, and it's sometimes called mattress stitch in Crochet. According to the comments, Vogue Knitting has called it Edge-to-Edge, and others call it Vertical Grafting. I placed it under mattress stitch in this guide, but if any one has a better suggestion on where to place this link, let me know! Video is on Facebook and does not have closed captioning.
- Here's a tutorial video from Ann Kingstone on How to use a Nostepinne. Video has automatic CC.
- Picking up stitches from a cast-off edge, by TechKnitter: This photo and text tutorial discusses how to pick up stitches from a cast off edge.
- Picking up stitches from a vertical edge, by Techknitter: This photo and text tutorial is the second half to the one above, and it talks about how to pick up stitches from a vertical edge, for things like button bands.
- "Pick up and Knit" vs. "Pick Up" from the Yarn Harlot: The two directions are different, and this blog post from the Yarn Harlot highlights the difference between them, how do to them, and when is better for each one.
- Pick up and Knit Video Tutorial from veryPinkKnits. This captioned video is a wonderful demonstration and tutorial on how to Pick up and Knit.
- Pick up and Purl Video Tutorial from veryPink Knits. This is the description of Pick up and Purl that stuck for me, so it's only fitting that I post it here. Video has automatic closed-captions.
- Picking up Stitches for a Second Fabric Layer, from TechKnitter: This method is a "beautiful" way of picking up stitches on the inside of a garment, to make a facing, or a lining.
- Picking Up Stitches, from PurlSoho. This collection of videos (all with automatic captions), shows 4 different ways to pick up stitches. It shows how to pick up and knit on both horizontal and vertical edges, as well as garter stitch -- and, it has a video showing pick up and purl, as well!
- How to Knit a Pocket on the Inside, from DROPS Design's Youtube Channel. This Youtube Video without audio shows how to knit an inside pocket using a stitch holder or scrap yarn.
- Purl Soho's No Purl Ribbed Scarf shows how to mimic K1, P1, ribbing by using slipped stitches instead. Pattern is fully written.
- Ribbing Tutorial from Knit Picks. This a photo tutorial set on a couple of different kinds of ribbing. It also briefly talks about how the structure of ribbing actually works.
- Corrugated (2 Colour) Ribbing, from TechKnitter. This article talks about Corrugated Ribbing and how it behaves differently from regular knit/purl ribbing -- and what that means for knitted objects!
- Seaming Tutorial, from Vogue Knitting: here’s a detailed photo and text tutorial on seaming knits! It has many different types of seaming, when to use them and what they’re suited for. It also has a whole bunch of general seaming advice.
- How a Bath Towel can Improve your Seaming, from NobleKnits Blog. More of a seaming 'hack' then a true tutorial, this blog post is about how to use a rolled up bath towel to create a surface so you can seam your knitting on your lap!
- How to Invisibly Seam Granny Squares, from Lion Brand Yarn. This Youtube video with Automatic captions will show you how to sew together crochet granny squares with an invisible seam. Though the video shows granny squares, this could easily be adapted to other crocheted items!
- Short Row Tutorial from Interweave. This photo and text tutorial shows four different methods of doing short rows: Wrap and Turn; Yarn Over, Japanese, and the Catch Method. It's a really good primer to how short rows 'work.'
- Wrap and Turn Short Row Tutorial, from Knotions Magazine. This photo-tutorial shows you how to do wrap-and-turn short rows on both the knit and purl side of stocking stitch, as well as a mention for Garter Stitch.
- Wrap and Turn Short Row Tutorial from The Knitting Vortex: This method of short rows is probably the most traditional (I see it most often), and this tutorial explains it very well!
- German Short Row Tutorial from Asa Tricosa. This photo and text tutorial is a great tutorial how to do German Short Rows (or, as they're called in German, "Doppelmasch")!
- German Short Row Tutorial from the Knitting Vortex: This photo and text tutorial is a continuation of The Knitting Vortex's series on various short-row techniques, and it is a solid comparison to the wrap-and-turn technique.
- Yarn Over Short Row Tutorial from The Knitting Vortex: This is another tutorial in The Knitting Vortex's series on short-row techniques, specifically on Yarn Over Short Rows.
- Japanese Short Row Tutorial from The Knitting Vortex. Another great photo and text tutorial; this one on the Japanese Short Row method.
- Shadow Wrap Short Rows from CocoKnits. A photo and text tutorial on the Shadow Wrap Short Row method.
- Shadow Wrap Short Row Tutorial from The Knitting Vortex: Another in her series on Short Rows, this photo and text tutorial shows how to do the Shadow Wrap Short Row technique.
- Here's a tutorial from Knotions Magazine on how to add short rows to a sweater. It's a quite thorough photo and text blog post, though it does require some math to do.
- Short Rows Tutorial in 6 parts, from MariKnits: This photo tutorial goes through 6 different discussions on what short rows are, how to use them, and different short-row techniques.
- Double Short Rows, from YarnSub: This post shows how to use double short rows to create different effects, and how to do double short rows using a variety of different short row techniques.
Slip Knot:
- Here's a video tutorial from Marly Bird (via Facebook) on how to make a slip knot. Video does not have captions.
- Socks Two-At-A-Time on double pointed Needles, from Interweave: The details of the online tutorial are in an image captured from a 1918 newspaper; and there's a more detailed tutorial available in the Jan/Feb 2009 edition of Piecework Magazine.
- Short Rows for Sock Heels and Toes from Eskimimi Makes. This text-and-photo tutorial talks about how to use short-rows to create sock heels and toes, for both toe up and cuff down socks.
- On Picking Up Gusset Stitches and Avoiding a Hole: It’s an old post from 2010, but still just as valid as ever! From Kate Atherley's blog comes a genius way to avoid that annoying hole between gusset and instep when you’re picking up stitches for the heel of a sock!
- 4 Ways to Knit a Sock Heel, from LoveKnitting.com. So here's 4 different sock heels, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. While it doesn't have tutorials for each method, it's a great little discussion about the construction of sock heels!
- How to Steek Tutorial, from The Twisted Yarn. If you're not sure about steeking, then this photo and text tutorial is actually incredibly helpful for de-mystifying steeking.
Stitch Patterns and Tutorials
- Knitting Stitch Pattern Database, from KnittingStitchPatterns.com. This has a big number of stitch patterns, some charted, some written. Some of them are available on my Pinterest Board, but there are more in the database proper.
- How to Convert Knitting Patterns for Working in the Round, from Interweave: This article discusses how to convert stitch patterns from a stitch dictionary to use them for working in the round.
- Knot Stitch Tutorial from The Weekly Stitch. This tutorial has written instructions and video for the Knot Stitch. Embedded Video has automatic CC.
- Bubble Stitch Tutorial, from Knotions Magazine: I'd never seen this stitch before finding a detailed tutorial for it in Knotions. It looks similar, but not identical to, slipped stitch mosaic knitting.
- Crochet Star Stitch Tutorial from Lilia Craftparty: This photo tutorial shows how to do a Crochet Star Stitch.
- Diagonal Basketweave Knitting Stitch Tutorial, from How Did You Make This? This is a photo tutorial on the Diagonal Basketweave Knitting pattern. Tutorial is written instructions for the pattern, plus photographs.
- Triangular Shawl with Twisted Trim Cable Edging. From PatternDuchess comes a really interesting tutorial for a basic triangular shawl, but with a cabled edging, rather then a garter-stitch or I-chord edge.
- Herringbone Stitch Tutorial. From Knotions Magazine, here's a tutorial on the Herringbone Stitch, which also includes a couple of great tips on how to make working this stitch pattern easier.
- How to Knit Jogless Stripes in the Round, from Alina at The Gift of Knitting: This tutorial discusses how to knit jogless textured stripes in the round, by knitting into the stitch below at the beginning of each round.
- How and Why to Swatch in the Round, from TechKnitter. How (and why) swatching in the round is so important, and how to do it on two straight needles!
- Why Swatches Lie: I Knew That. This blog post from the Yarn Harlot talks about swatching, why swatches can often be inaccurate, and what to do with the fact that they may not be representative of the finished object.
- Thrums? What do you need to Know? From the Yarn Harlot's archives comes a wonderful post on Thrummed Mittens (and theoretically anything else). Since this is an archived post, the pattern links are no longer valid, but you can find the Wool Tyme Thrummed Mittens Pattern via Ravelry. And the post itself is a wonderful resource on how, exactly, to thrum, and what you'll need.
- Thrummed Mittens Video Tutorial, from Very Pink Knits. This Youtube Video with captions is a basic introduction to swatching. It's useful for her Thrummed Mittens tutorial (next entry); and isn't linked to a specific pattern.
- Thrummed Mittens Pattern Tutorial, from VeryPink Knits. This Youtube Video with captions walks you through VeryPink Knits Thrummed Mitten pattern. (The pattern is $6 from her website), but even without the pattern, the video is still valuable.
- How to make a Twisted Cord, from TheSpruce.com: a photo and text tutorial on how to make twisted cord. I use twisted cord often in my own patterns, and it's a personal favorite of mine.
- Knit Through Back Loop Tutorial from Knotions Magazine: A photo tutorial on how to knit through the back loop, and how it impacts the knitted fabric.
- Purling through the Back Loop Video Tutorial. This captioned video from WEBS shows how to purl through the back loop for both 'purl through the back loop' and 'purl two together through the back loop.
- Weaving in Ends, from Ysolda Teague: This photo tutorial talks about how to weave in ends, and some tips and tricks to avoid bulk on the right side of the work.
- Whip Stitch Tutorial, from TheSpruce.com: This photo tutorial shows how to Whip Stitch. It's shown with two crochet granny squares, but you can also whip stitch knitting, as well.
- Afterthought Yarn Over, from Knit Purl Hunter: This Youtube Video shows how to add a missing yarn over in lace, if you've forgotten to do one. Video has automatic captions.
- Zipper Tutorial by Tanis Fiber Arts: Here's a photo and text tutorial that walks you through how to hand-sew a zipper into your knitwear.
- Installing Zippers: from Frog Knitting: This is a photo and text tutorial in Swedish and English (scroll down for the English), that shows you how to install a zipper without concerns that it will pucker or not match up.
- Zippers in Knitwear the No-Sewing Way, from TechKnitter. Here's how to install a zipper without sewing, thanks to a latch hook!
- Easy Zipper Install: From SplitYarn's blog archives, here's a post on how to sew in a zipper on a sweater, using blocking wires to help!