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Tradewind Knitwear Designs |
| Applied Edges |
Knitting-up stitches using a dpn
Applying an I-cord edge Comparison of methods Going around an exterior bend Going around an interior bend Applying a Garter edge (A) Knitting from right needle to left Applying a Garter edge (B) |
| Buttonhole Essentials |
Regular v. one-row holes
One-row self-reinforcing Eyelet Enlarged eyelet For a 2 x 2 rib (purl side) For a 2 x 2 rib (knit side) |
| I-Cord Basics |
Slipping or sliding?
Why is I-cord circular? Range of sizes (2 - 5 stitch) Laddering-up larger tubes I-cord perfect graft |
| Cords, Braids and Bobbles |
Tube stitch
Screw-thread I-cord Ribbed I-cord Purl I-cord (with beads) I-cord edged Garter stitch Twisted cord Bi-coloured I-cord Bi-coloured braid Balanced bobble: the increase Working right to left Bobble: balanced decrease Purl-faced bobble |
| Presenting the Picot Family |
Picot cast-on
Varying picot lengths At the beginning of rows Mid-row (Lambstails) Bind-off |
| Twists, Kinks and Bias |
Winding a skein
Reconditioning wool: Spritz Reconditioning wool: Washing Reconditioning wool: Steam Knitting kinky! Releasing twist Balanced / unbalanced yarns S and Z twists Testing for unbalanced yarn Biasing in a one-ply yarn Kinky needles Turbo needles Felting a bag |
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