Sentences with phrase «jogless garter stitch»

Anyway, I was looking for just the right project - something that I could carry around easily when leaving the booth to visit another stage, something that wouldn't require pen and paper to keep track of, something I could be interrupted from without messing it up, and yet, something that wouldn't bore me to tears (no garter stitch this weekend, as much as I sometimes do love it).

This is my second pattern of Melissa's - the first was my garter stitch cardi - and I love them both so much.

You can learn how to seam, count rows and stitches and — probably most important for newer knitters — how to pick up a dropped stitch in garter stitch.

Remember that even though garter stitch is considered the most basic of all knitting stitches, there are some interesting things to learn about it.

Check out more great garter stitch knitting patterns that are perfect for beginners and people who love quick and easy projects of all sorts.

If you're looking elsewhere for sweater knitting patterns, look for projects in garter stitch, Stockinette or other easy stitch patterns.

Eileen Casey's basic baby sweater, for example, is a great first sweater because it's all Garter Stitch and there's hardly any shaping at all.

Many new knitters start with a Garter Stitch scarf, but you could also knit a washcloth, hot pad or anything else in this simple stitch to get your needles wet.

That's the ways it's done in the gorgeous Colorblock Bias Blanket from Purl Soho, which is one giant bias Garter Stitch Square worked in different colors.

Add a little fun to your exploration of Garter Stitch (and a little color to your table) with these simple three - color coasters.

The Garter Stitch scarf is a classic first project, but here also are some other ideas for knitting with Garter Stitch.

Garter stitch is the most basic knitting stitch out there.

A step up from Garter Stitch for easy baby blankets would be using a stitch pattern that includes knits and purls.

Garter Stitch is usually the first stitch you learn when learning how to knit, and it's possible to make pretty projects with it before you even learn how to purl.

The basic Garter Stitch Scarf is the quintessential first knitting project, and with good reason.

The bias method of knitting is an easy way to give Garter Stitch squares a different look.

Yet another look for basically the same Garter Stitch scarf is this fuzzy design, accomplished by combining a smooth cashmere blend yarn with a novelty yarn.

Liat Gat has a video on her website that shows you how to work Garter Stitch in the round, doing a wrap and turn at the beginning of each round, where the wrap looks like another stitch and makes it look completely fluid and seamless without purling a stitch.

Working Garter Stitch in a bumpy yarn like this one brings even more texture to the party.

About the seam, you could pick up and knit the wrap when you get to it, but since this is garter stitch, the wraps should be pretty much invisible.

Another easy way to make Garter Stitch more interesting is to throw in stripes, as in this super warm baby blanket.

The reason this works is because knit and purl are opposites; the purl ridge gives you the bumpy texture you see in Garter Stitch.

If you want to fancy up Garter Stitch just slightly, throw in a regular (or irregular, if that's your style) row of eyelets.

Another great baby project that uses Garter Stitch is the Garter Stitch Bib.

Garter Stitch in the round is a little different from flat knitting because you have to knit a round and then purl a round to get it to come out right.

Kathryn Ivy describes how she knits jogless Garter Stitch by moving the end of the round so you can't see a line where the round ended because it's always moving.

It also involves purling the slip - stitch rounds because that's how you make Garter Stitch in the round, but that makes the slipping even easier because the yarn is already at the front of the work.

Just like you can get jogs in stripes or designs when you are knitting colorwork in the round, so too does Garter Stitch jog, making it obvious where the round ends.

Here, again, you just need basic increasing (yarn overs) and decreasing (knit 2 together) skills to bring a whole new dimension to basic Garter Stitch.

If you're using a stitch pattern other than Garter Stitch, you may find it easier to work the increase and the decrease on the same row, as I did with my Bias Knit Scarf, which is worked in Stockinette Stitch.

This one has an easy Stockinette Stitch body and Garter Stitch ears, along with a face that's worked after the knitting is done in duplicate stitch.

Just make sure you knit your gauge swatch in the pattern you want to use, that you cast on the proper number of stitches to make the pattern work and that you understand that many stitch patterns take more yarn to work than plain old garter stitch.

You'll be going back and forth all the way around the tube, knitting, and therefore creating the effect of garter stitch, but without having to purl.

This recipe assumes you want a Garter Stitch blanket, but the same rules apply for using other knitting stitches.

So here's how to cheat and use wrapping - and - turning to turn every round garter stitch project into knitting - only:

The bumpy texture of garter stitch means that you can use just about any increase or decrease method you like and it will virtually disappear into the surrounding stitches.

The garter stitch is the most basic knitting stitch pattern because it only involves the... MORE knit stitch.

Look no further than this great reference to (possibly) everything you need to know about garter stitch knitting.

The pattern is knit with a simple Garter Stitch on a bias and you can adapt it to fit any size or use you have for a simple and comfy blanket.

The finished fabric has a great texture and is a little more interesting than plain Garter Stitch.

This blanket is knit on a bias in Garter Stitch, which means that you're actually working on a diagonal rather than knitting a straight square or rectangle.

If you're completely new to knitting, you don't need to learn that much to be able to knit garter stitch.

Also, check out the Pinterest board Glorious Garter Stitch for more ideas for using this versatile stitch.

This simple garter stitch bib introduces knitters to I - cord which can be both a fun and tricky skill to learn.

Remembering to knit a round and purl a round in garter stitch in the round can be tricky if you're used to the mindlessness of flat garter knitting, but you'll get the hang of it.

This page collects free garter stitch knitting patterns for your enjoyment.

If you repeat this stitch over and over every stitch of every row, you'll have Garter Stitch, the most basic knitting stitch.

When you first learn to knit, the first stitch you learn is the garter stitch, knitting every stitch of every row.

Knitting garter stitch flat means you can knit every stitch of every row, but things are different when working in the round because you're working the right side of the fabric every round.

Sewing up a seam in garter stitch isn't any more difficult than mattress stitch on stockinette, but you do have to approach it somewhat differently.