Category Archives: Bit-size Tutorials

Step-by-Step Cable Without a Cable Needle

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jackiees

Forego the cable needle and just re-position the stitches using your knitting needles. I love the look of cables, but am not too fond of fiddling with a cable needle. It interrupts my flow of knitting and takes me out … Continue reading →

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Step-by-step Right Slanting Triple Decrease

Posted on June 13, 2014 by jackiees

Welcome back for the continuation of the photo tutorial series on the two triple decreases used in the Elegantly Simple feather and fan Shetland lace stitch pattern used in this month’s KAL projects. Like the 3\ left slanting triple decrease, the /3 right slanting triple … Continue reading →

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Elegantly Simple Left Slanting Triple Decrease

Posted on June 10, 2014 by jackiees

There are 2 techniques in this month’s Elegantly Simple KAL that you might not have used before: the 3\ left slanting triple decrease the /3 right slanting triple decrease These decreases produce beautifully embossed, sculpted lines in the Elegantly Simple … Continue reading →

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Elegantly Simple Feather and Fan Shetland Lace

Posted on June 8, 2014 by jackiees

— elegant results with bit-sized steps in simple knitting — Our June KAL features a beautiful stitch pattern from the Shetland lace family of feather and fan stitches. Stitch patterns in this family are characterized by a series of yarn … Continue reading →

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Counting beads needed for a project

Posted on May 13, 2014 by jackiees

Peggy L asked: “Do you have an approximate count of beads required for the separate parts of the purse? Since I’m stringing them by hand, it would be nice to know!“ Lorna’s Light is one of the earliest patterns I wrote … Continue reading →

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Tea Dyeing

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jackiees

Tea dyeing is an easy way to give common white thread a lovely vintage look. Dyeing can be done either before knitting or afterwards. The advantage of dyeing the completed item is that you will be dyeing the exact amount … Continue reading →

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Petit Scallop Edging

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jackiees

Tea-time Serviette features a dainty lace Petit Scallop edging that can either be started with a beaded cast on (shown right in the below photo), or left plain without beads (shown right). Petit Scallop Edging is a bit unusual from … Continue reading →

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