Articles Index

Shibori Felting

Shibori is a felting technique borrowed from the world of textiles in which items are attached to the knitting before felting to make areas of different texture or that remain unfelted.

Combination Knitting

Combination knitting is a specific method of knitting that involves a purl method that's like the continental style and knit stitches worked through the back loops.

Raglan

The raglan is a common shape in knitting, giving a sweater or top a sporty look. This is a knitting term that comes from the name of a British Lord who commanded troops in the Crimean War.

Cardigan

The cardigan is a common garment in knitting, but it actually has a relatively short history. Learn more about where the cardigan came from and how it got its name.

Kitchen Cotton

Kitchen cotton is a generic term for a specific kind of yarn used in many knitting projects for the home.

Roving

Roving is a pretty common term in the spinning world, but it also has a meaning for knitters who never intend to spin their own yarn.

Little Checks

Little Checks is an ancient knitting stitch pattern that is made of knit blocks on a background of purl stitches. This stitch looks great on both sides, making it a great choice for afghans and scarves.

Bamboo Stitch

Bamboo stitch is an interesting but relatively easy knitting stitch that involves slipping a yarn over over two knit stitches, making an interesting texture.

EZ

"EZ" might mean "easy" to some people, but to knitters it means something different when you see it on websites and message boards. Learn what EZ means to knitters.

Trinity Stitch

Trinity Stitch, also sometimes called cluster or bramble stitch, is a cool textured pattern that requires knitting, purling and knitting again all in the same stitch. Once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun.

Slip Stitch Honeycomb Stitch

Slip stitch honeycomb, also known as loop stitch, is an easy pattern using slipped stitches to make texture on the other side of the work that looks like a honeycomb of diagonal lines.

Self-Striping Yarn

Working with self-striping yarn is an easy way to get a colorful piece of knit fabric with almost no effort on your part.

Knit 2 Together Through the Back Loop (K2Tog TBL)

Knit 2 together through the back loop isn't as common as a knit 2 together decrease, but you will see it from time to time.

Lace Knitting

Lace knitting is a very popular genre of knitting, but what exactly does lace knitting mean? Also, is there really a difference between the terms "lace knitting" and "knit lace"?

Diamond Brocade

Diamond Brocade is a very popular knitting stitch pattern that involves raised purl diamond shapes on a field of stockinette. There are many variations to this easy and pretty stitch.

Garter Stitch Eyelet Lace

This simple knitting stitch pattern makes a row of lacy eyelets in between rows of garter stitch. The only things you need to know to make this work are how to knit, yarn over and knit two together.

Feather Faggoting

Feather faggoting is an easy lace knitting pattern that makes a nice open fabric after blocking.

Worsted Yarn

In the knitting and spinning worlds, worsted has a lot of different meanings. Let's clear up some of the confusion surrounding the term worsted.

Woolen Yarn

When it comes to spinning yarn, woolen preparation has nothing to do with whether the fiber comes from a sheep. Learn more about the woolen spinning method.

Plied Yarn

Most knitting yarn is plied, which means that more than one individual strand of yarn is combined into the final yarn.

Singles Yarn

A single or singles yarn is a special type of yarn often produced by handspinners. Learn more aobut what a single is and why it isn't called by a different name.

Twisted Rib

Twisted Rib is an easy knitting stitch that gives ribbing just a little more texture and interest, good for projects that are all or mostly ribbed.

Corrugated Rib

Corrugated rib is an easy two-color ribbing in which the knit stitches are worked in one color and the purls in another.

Open Chain Rib

Open chain rib is an easy knitting stitch that looks almost like a cable withe eyelet holes. The texture would be great for a scarf or throw.

Seed Stitch Checks

Seed Stitch Check is an easy knitting stitch pattern that alternates blocks of Stockinette Stitch with blocks of Seed Stitch. It provides great texture that would look good on a sweater, scarf or afghan, though it is not reversible.