Have you knit many projects where you hold two yarns together? Whether you’re exploring the wonderful world of marling with one of Ceceila Campochiaro’s patterns from MDK Field Guide No. 19: Marls or have jumped on the “put a strand of mohair with it” train, you may have noticed it’s relatively easy to miss out one or other of the yarns you’re knitting with while making a stitch.
Read moreFuss Free Seams with Mattress Stitch (Video Tutorial)
Hands up, who here avoids seaming like the plague? That used to be me, until I met a project to good to miss and faced my seaming fears with the help of a video by Jen! And you know what, I learned that not only is seaming not scary, it can be really satisfying!
Read moreVideo Tutorial: Changing Colours Marling
So, are we marling comfortably yet? In case you missed it, Modern Daily Knitting’s most recent Field Guide is All About The Marls, and oh, is it a lot of fun! And oh-so-doable, especially once you’ve cracked managing your yarns.
Read moreSet Yourself Up for Ribbing Success (Video Tutorial)
Hello and welcome to your December Confident Knitting tutorial! Today we’re sharing a really clever cast on that sets you up beautifully for the brim of Gudrun Johnston’s Stellar Hat, December’s Confident Knitting pattern. I have to say, I really love techniques like this. Low effort to learn, great for so many situations… but also, I’m willing to guess, a novel method for many of our readers. It’s a really fantastic cast on to have in your metaphorical back pocket: it’s the long-tail and German twisted cast on for rib!
Read moreNo End In Sight (Russian Join Video Tutorial)
Does anyone like to weave in ends? Some people must enjoy it … find it calming and meditative, a nice moment where you reflect on what your hands have created and officially finish off the project (well, until you block it). I would like to be the kind of knitter who could really find joy in weaving in ends. But I am not. I am the kind of knitter who will leave a finished object in a pile for weeks, just because I can’t face the ends. Or do a quick and poor job of securing my ends, threatening to ruin a perfectly nice hand knit in my impatience to be done. The Russian Join is a perfect solution to these problems.
Read moreMake It Modular! (Confident Knitting Video Tutorial)
Have you seen Emily K. Williams October Confident Knitting design yet? It’s the stunning Findhorn Wrap, an Anni Albers-inspired stole that makes use of textured rectangles of different colours to achieve it’s dramatic effect. And it’s all made possible by modular knitting!
Read moreThere's More Than One Way To Knit A Sweater
A few years ago, I came across an article suggesting some kinder replacements for common sayings that are, when you think about them, pretty violent. Things like killing two birds with one stone, or there being more than one way to skin a cat. The article proposed vegetable-based alternatives (“more than one way to peel a potato” is the one that stuck in my head). At the time I think I had a chuckle and moved on, but it obviously stuck with me, and I occasionally find myself almost drawing on one of those well-worn phrases then deciding that actually, it’s not quite fit for my purposes. Read on to see where this is going…
Read moreSeaming Diagonal Mitts Video Tutorial + Let's Dive Into Pretty Yarn
How do you feel about seaming? Do you approach it with gusto? Avoid it like the plague? Or perhaps you used to seam everything, but haven’t done any sewing up in quite some time? While there’s lots of fun to be had knitting things seamlessly, seaming is a really good skill to have in your back pocket. And today, I’m showing off the perfect project to dip your toes in the water if you want to give seaming a go … we’ve even got a video tutorial to show you how it’s done!
Read moreDebut Pullover + A Bottom-Up Sweater Knitting Video Tutorial
What did you knit over your summer holidays? When I wasn’t rejoicing in rainbow stripes, my needles were occupied with Karida Collins Debut Pullover, which I’m knitting up in Fyberspates Vivacious DK … + a video tutorial for joining sleeves and body.
Read moreAdding Horizontal Interest with Vikkel braids! (Video tutorial)
Are you ready for a nifty technique to add horizontal interest to your knitted fabric? Vikkel braids are this month’s technique for Confident Knitting, and they are a great way to frame other stitch patterns, or to give a horizontal detail to your fabric.
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