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Introduction This stitch is kind of a brioche stitch and goes by different names. The Honeycomb stitch is the commonly used name. It’s a stitch that results in 2 layers. This gives depth and warmth, but also gives it gives it a drapiness that makes it very comfortable to wear. The back side of the stitch looks a lot like a garter stitch.  There are actually 2 ways to create this stitch. One way is using wraps, the other way is inserting your needle in a row lower than the usual row, the so called knit one below stitch. The wrap version has my preference,Read More →

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You can use this page to skip to the page where the knit stitch is explained. Click on the links next to the pictures to go to the page. Honeycomb or Hexagon stitch The version with the wraps: click here The knit-1-below version: click hereRead More →

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Hi everyone. In the coming period I will be busy to bring my YouTube video’s, which I made years ago, to everyone’s attention. In this case it is the most simple way to cast on. Maybe it sounds a bit weird, but there are better ways to cast on when starting a new piece. Yeah, nice entrance, isn’t it 🙂 But, ok, you could use it if you would like to and it is very simple actually. You can better use this for casting on extra stitches at the end of a row when you have to increase, or for buttonholes. I do have theRead More →

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On these pages you can find some general information about knitting. 2 Methods of knitting Materials: needles Materials: helpful things ” slug=”Knitting-tools” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”10000″]Read More →

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 This is an overview of several techniques to cast on. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”10000″]Read More →

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What else can you use for knitting? Of course: needles, scissors, measuring tape, pins, and so on and so on. I am not going to give a treatise about these. But I will tell you about the stuff further in this article that can be easy to use. Stitch holders These are the kinds I sometimes use. On the left the well known stitch holders used for knitting cables. But did you know the ones on the right? These are also very handy. These are stitchholders also, but used to put stitches on for a while for later use. Crochet Needles Crochet needles??? Yes, crochetRead More →

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What do you need for knitting? Knitting needles! Plain old knitting needles Knitting needles come in all kind of sorts and sizes for different purposes. These are the old needles I worked with in the past. I am sure they are still used a lot, and there is nothing wrong with them, but I don’t use them anymore. I used them by locking the backsides under my arms, but I discovered I have more possibilities with circular needles. But you will read about these further in this article. Double pointed needles: These needles are used for working in the round. I will use the shortRead More →

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The tubular cast on is a way of casting on stitches you can use for a 1-1 ribbing. A 1-1 ribbing is a ribbing that’s knitted by alternately knitting a knit-stitch and a purl-stitch. This cast on provides a tube which you can use to put a cord or elastic through. On top of that it provides a very nice rounded edge and is very stretchy. Take care you just have to cast on half of the stitches you finally need. And that you knit stockinette stitch. Use a thicker needle than the needle you will use in the end to finish your ribbing. TheRead More →

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The provisional cast on is a cast on that uses a temporary thread. The stitches that stay on this temporary thread can be used later to continue to work on. You can use them to cast off in a specific way, or you can use them to continue knitting with on the other part of the piece. It is possible to use the thread of a circular needle instead of yarn. When I made this video I didn’t own circular needles of better quality. Nowadays I use Addi-needles or other brands with much more flexible threads (see the description of materials). As you can seeRead More →

Long Tail Cast On

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The Long Tail Cast On is the most common used cast on. The edge is not very flexible, so I give some instructions on how to avoid an edge that’s too tight. Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.        Read More →