Category Archives: Knitting tips

Tutorial: loose CO on 2 needles

My favorite elastic cast on is to simply cast on holding 2 needles together (or [...]

Tutorial: 3-needle BO

The 3-Needle Bind Off is a finishing technique for joining two pieces of knitting that [...]

Icelandic BO: garðaafelling

Called garðaafelling (garter bind off) in Icelandic, this bind off has been known in Iceland [...]

Tutorial: How to install a zipper on a lopi sweater

After steeking a lopi sweater to make a cardigan, we usually finish the edges with [...]

Crocheted edge to hide the steek of a lopi sweater

Here is a tutorial on how to crochet around the edges of a lopi sweater [...]

Tutorial: Ladder back Jacquard

When working in stranded knitting with very long floats at the back of the work [...]