Knitting

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Basic skills §

Cast-on §

• Long Tail Cast-On
• German Twisted Cast-On
• Elastic Crocheted Cast-on
• Chinese Waitress Cast-On: similar to above but no twist
• Crochet-chain Cast-On: the edge resembles the Cable Cast-On
• Backwards Loop Cast-On
• Magic Ring Cast-On
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On
• Turkish Cast-On
• Italian Tubular Cast-On for 2x2: the best CO for sweater neckline
• Italian Tubular Cast-On for 1x1
• Provisional Cast-On
• Tubular-chain Cast-On
• Tubular-chain Cast-On for 2x2
• Cast-on for 2x2 (VeryPink method)
• Cable Cast-On
• Two-Colour Decorative Cast-On
• Two-Colour Italian Cast-On
• Picot Cast-On
• Knitted Cast-On
• I-Cord Cast-On
• Figure 8 Cast-On

Bind-off §

• Bind off in pattern
• Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off: I use it most often in sock cuff
• Tubular Bind off
• Italian bind-off for 1x1 rib
• Italian bind-off for 2x2 rib
• Chinese Waitress Bind-Off/Double Chain Bind-Off
• Crocheted Bind-Off
• Jeny’s Interlock Bind-off
• Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Sewn Bind-Off
• Icelandic Bind-Off: my favourite
• I-Cord Bind-Off
• Kitchener Stitch
• Lori’s Twisty Bind Off
• Picot Bind-Off
• Three Needle Bind-Off: often use in seams when joining shoulders in sweater
• Two Color Decorative Bind-Off
• Russian Bind-Off/Elastic Bind-Off
• Suspended Bind-Off

Increase §

• M1. How I remember the direction between M1L/M1R:
  • M1L: the yarn looks left leaning when putting the bar to the left needle; then knit through the back loop
  • M1R: the yarn looks right leaning when putting the bar to the left needle; then knit through the front loop

KFB and SKL §

• Knit front back(kfb) Left leaning. Often used decoratively or at the end of rows because it’s more visible
• Slip knit lift (SKL) Right leaning. Slip one knitwise, slip it back to the left needle, then knit the stitch. Lift the loop one row below, and knit through the backloop

Decrease §

Left leaning decrease §

Check https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/the-best-left-leaning-decrease-in-knitting/

• k2tog tbl
• ssk
• sspk
• ssk & tbl
• k2tog left
• skpy: slip, knit, pass over, yank
• ssp
• p2tog

Right leaning decrease §

• k2tog
• p2tog tbl
• skp:slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
• krpr: knit-return-pass-return

Seaming §

• Shoulder seam: 3 needles bind-off
• Alternative mattress stitch: (1) Faster! Flatter! Mattress Stitch Seam for Knitters by Diana Sullivan - YouTube
• Slip stitch crocheted seam

Knitting chart §

Knitting symbols https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/knit-chart-symbols

How to read Japanese pattern §

https://www.tezukuritown.com/doc/nihonvogue_ravelry/dl_Japanesecharts.pdf Japanese pattern tutorials – dancingbarefoot

This is how Japanese knitting patterns are written. They’re very minimal and rely (almost) solely on schematics. Here are a few resources to get you started. https://ktslowcloset.com/2015/09/28/cowichan-via-japan-how-to-read-a-japanese-knitting-pattern/ https://clearwaterknits.com/japanese-pattern-charts/ http://tata-tatao.to/knit/graphchart/e-index.html https://knitty.com/ISSUEss14/FEATss14EK.php

Tunisian crochet §

• Best tutorial book: Tunisian Crochet Workshop - Michelle Robinson