To bind off in the round on DPNs (double point needles), you can use the same “Standard Bind Off” that you learned when knitting flat pieces. Just as before, you will chain the stitches in your last row (round) together.…
Switching Needle Sizes on DPNs
Sometimes you will need to switch needle sizes while working with double point needles (DPNs). This is usually done to adjust the tension in your knitting. Switching your needle sizes between sections of knitting can help you ensure different patterns…
Knit in the Round on “DPNs” (Double Point Needles)
You can create a tube of knit fabric with double point needles (DPNs). This is done by casting your stitches onto three or four needles, then joining the ends of the cast on. Working around these needles in continual spirals…
Switch Needle Sizes on Flat Knits
You will occasionally find a knitting pattern that asks you to switch needle sizes when you already have live stiches on the needles. Designers usually include this instruction when they want you to change your stitch size and knitting tension.…
The Magic Knot – Joining a New Ball of Yarn
As you knit, you will often find yourself coming to the end of a ball of yarn without your project being finished. This will be especially true with larger knitted pieces, like scarves and blankets. When your ball of yarn…
Slipped Stitches Scarf
The Slipped Stitches Scarf Free Knitting Pattern I don’t usually share my knitting patterns until I have tried them a few times myself. This time, I am so excited I just can’t wait that long. So, I am releasing the…
sl1kw – Slipping Stitches to Add Texture to Knitting
In an earlier lesson you learned how to slip stitches purlwise at the edges of your work. Recall that slipping purlwise does not twist the stitch, but simply moves it from needle to needle. Slipping a stitch purlwise with the…
ktbl – Knit Thru the Back Loop to Twist Knit Stitches
Occasionally, patterns will ask you to “knit through the back loop” (ktbl) or “purl through the back loop” (ptbl) of your stitch. This is one way to twist your stitches to add texture to the pattern. Working into the back…
sl1pw – Slip Stitches to Neaten the Edges of Knitting
Slipping a stitch means moving a live stitch from the right needle to the left needle without working into it. You have already learned that this can be a mistake you need to correct. But, sometimes, a pattern will ask…
Frog
If you find a mistake that is too far back to easily correct, you can “frog” or unravel your knitting to reach and fix the mistake or to completely start your project over. What is Frogging? Unraveling worked yarn is…