Triangle shawls are popular among knitters – with good reason. There are so many different ways to knit them! One popular method is the asymmetrical triangle shawl (and there’s actually two different ways to create them). Both methods for knitting an asymmetrical triangle shawl start with just a few stitches. Increases are used to create […]
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Triangle shawls can be knit in many different directions – top down, bottom up, and side to side (in so many different ways!). One of the simplest ways is to start at the bottom point by casting on just a few stitches and increasing along the edges – working from the bottom to the top.
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Triangle shawls are a popular knitting project. And, while the usual top-down triangle shawls are a first shawl project for many new knitters, a bottom-up triangle shawl knitting pattern can be fun and interesting as well. And, they are usually easier to knit (no special cast on techniques needed). You start by casting on just
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Vintage knitting patterns and books are popular with many knitters for a variety of reasons. They are popular with those who love to wear vintage clothing who often make their own clothes or knitters that are interested in understanding how older patterns were written or even knitters who like to collect free knitting patterns. Whatever
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If you want to practice your stranded knitting skills, knitting a blanket will give you plenty of time to do just that! These beautiful Fair Isle blanket knitting patterns are the perfect way to start practicing. We’ll take a quick look at these patterns in this article: Indian Nights Blanket Fair Isle Border Blanket Persian
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Triangle shawls are popular knitting patterns. They can be knit in so many different ways and can include many different stitch patterns and colors – the options are limitless. One method for knitting a triangle shawl is sideways from tip to tip. To knit a shawl using this method: While those are the very basic
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Sideways triangle shawl knitting patterns are very popular for a reason – they are easy to knit because they start with just a few stitches but there are so many ways to customize and create beautiful hand knit shawls. In this article we’ll look at two different construction methods that create sideways triangle shawls and
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Double increases aren’t as commonly used as basic single increases but they are useful and will come in handy, especially when you need to increase many stitches. They are most often found in lace stitch patterns, so if you enjoy knitting lace patterns, double increases are something you’ll want to be familiar with. Double increases
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Twisted stitches are decorative stitches that can be used in many ways – twisted and traveling cables, twisted ribs, or even twisted decreases worked in a sweater. When working patterns that use twisted stitches you may be required to work a decrease and a twisted decrease would be recommended to maintain the look of the
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