Use pen/pencil to respond to a word, expression or emotion In design we work extensively from images – be they your own sketches, prints or drawings, images from the internet or from a magazine, photos or an interpretation of a …
Lines and mark making in print and paint The expresssion of lines in knitting may occur in a number of ways: It may be the choice of pattern stitches like cables, travelling stitches or ribs but it may also be …
Shape into form Of course, shape doesn’t stop at two dimensions, particularly in knitting! As we are both making our own fabric and fashioning it into its eventual form with our knitted fabric, we have at our disposal a vast …
Introduction We have now learned how to start and finish our knitting, the two essential knitting stitches and what to do when we run out of yarn. Next, we’ll be looking at increasing. Apart from the obvious purpose of increasing …
Objective Your objective for this first assignment is to demonstrate: The use of two different casting on techniques The knit stitch Casting off Sample One Produce a knitted garter stitch square using the long-tail cast on. You can use any …
And… relax! You should now have some colourful pages to take away that feeling of trepidation that often comes with a new sketchbook. Since you are now on a roll, let’s keep up the momentum with some more playful experiments. …
Introduction As an alternative to joining in a new yarn with a temporary knot, if you find yourself running out of yarn in the middle of a row, you can also use the ‘overlapping’ method. This method is quick and …
Introduction It may feel like you’ve only just started but our next lesson (and lesson 3) will be showing you how to join in a new yarn. Objective: You’ll be making a sample swatch, showing two places to rejoin a …
Introduction Now you can make a knitted fabric, the next step is to start introducing some new stitches and techniques. The purl stitch is our next stitch. It is straightforward to work and can be combined with just the knit …
Introduction Now you’ve made your first knitted fabric we can learn how to finish off the work. In this lesson we’ll be learning how to do just that by ‘casting off’. You’ll need to have knitted your first square as …