Core Skills
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4:20A Stretchy Bind Off for Top-Down Shawls
Working the bind off on your top-down shawl is an important step to have a shawl that you love to wear. If the bind off is too tight, you won’t be able to properly block the piece, and the bottom of it may even curl when you wear it. In this video, Jen Lucas takes…
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6:38Beyond the Yarn Over: Interesting Increases
Knowing how to increase your stitch count in knitting is an important skill. There are so many increases to learn, and in this video, Corrina Ferguson will demonstrate a few of the more interesting increases that you can incorporate into your knitting projects. DOUBLE INCREASES A double increase is worked by taking one stitch and…
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3:27Bind Off in Pattern
Occasionally, you might come across a knitting pattern that contains the instructions to “bind off in pattern.” In this video, Mary Beth Temple explains what this instruction means and how to work it. For many knitting projects, a knitwise bind off or a purlwise bind off can be used to finish the knitting. As Mary…
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2:58Chart Reading Basics
Reading a chart doesn’t have to be difficult. In this video, Michele Lee Bernstein explains chart reading basics and shares several different kinds of charts. Michele begins by noting that all charts have a key that will explain what the symbols mean. Different designers will use different symbols, but the key will always tell you…
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5:22Choose the Right Bind Off for Your Knitting Project
With so many bind off methods to choose from, it can sometimes be hard to decide which one is right for you and your knitting project. In this video, Jill Wright compares several different bind off methods to help you choose which one you would like use when you’re completing your next project. Jill begins…
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6:52Choose the Right Cast On For Your Knitting Project
With so many cast on methods to choose from, it can sometimes be difficult to decide which one is right for you and your knitting project. In this video, Jill Wright compares several different cast on methods to help you choose which you would like to use when your beginning your next project. Jill begins…
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7:22Comparing Short Row Methods: Which One Should I Use?
Knitting short rows in your projects doesn’t have to be daunting. There are many ways that you can work short rows and in this video knitting expert Mary Beth Temple compares five common short row methods so you can choose the best one for you and your project. Mary Beth has swatches for five knitted…
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5:27Crochet Loop Bind Off
The crochet loop bind off is a beautifully decorative bind off method that’s the perfect edging for projects like top-down shawls and baby items. In this video, Corrina Ferguson demonstrates how to work this bind off. Corrina begins by showing a small swatch with the Crochet Loop Bind Off. The swatch has 21 stitches before…
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5:09Decorative I-Cord Bind Off
When it comes time to complete a knitting project, the last thing to do is the bind off. There are many ways to bind off your knitting – from simple, functional bind offs to ones that are delicate and decorative. In this video, knitting expert Michele Lee Bernstein demonstrates a bind off that is both…
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