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2009

Avoiding "nipple in the middle:" some tricks to improve hat tops, glove fingertips and motif centersoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2009
Drawstrings and baby capsoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2009
Two bits of knitting theory: the "work-to-glory" ratio and "product-plus-process"original ↗
9 Nov 2009
Short rows: methodoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2009
Short rows: theoryoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2009
Purl decreases: p2tog, p2tbl, ssporiginal ↗
12 Oct 2009
Lining mittens, part 2: thumb on the frontoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2009
Lining mittens, part 1: thumb at the sideoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2009
Some ideas just make you say "WOW"original ↗
30 Sept 2009
Working in too-short ends: a classic dressmaker's trick, handy for knittersoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2009
Matching your cast-on to your bind-offoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2009
Knitting from the center: "Belly buttons" and the umbilical waste cord methodoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2009
Starting glove fingers, straps, belts and other tiny knitted tubes, with an aside on fruit fliesoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2009
I-cord tasselsoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2009
Jogless stripes redux, coming May 5, 2009original ↗
19 Apr 2009
Crossing stitches: one way to avoid a hole on a vertical opening in knitwearoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2009
Casting on additional stitches at the end of a row or over a gap by the loop cast-on method: a trick for beautiful fabricoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2009
Ordinary chain bind off, part 3: binding off circular knitsoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2009
Ordinary chain bind off, part 2b: binding off in the middle of a fabric--ending the bind offoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2009

2008

Ordinary chain bind off, part 2a: binding off in the middle of a fabric--starting the bind offoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2008
Ordinary chain bind off part 1: binding off along a straight edgeoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2008
A useful increase: knit into the front, knit into the back of the same stitchoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2008
"My finger hurts from pushing back the left needle tip"original ↗
19 Dec 2008
Knitting into the stitch beloworiginal ↗
11 Dec 2008
Provisional cast on--knitting up vs. knitting downoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2008
Goodbye until September...original ↗
9 Jul 2008
Matching 2 pieces of knitting without countingoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2008
Fully lining hats with polar fleeceoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2008
Knitters have to eat, too (no-mess muffins)original ↗
19 Jun 2008
Knitting helps scienceoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2008
How to make tasselsoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2008
How to make pom-pomsoriginal ↗
27 May 2008
The BEST way to attach lining fabric to knitting--the OVERCAST STITCH (part 5 of "hand sewing for hand knitters")original ↗
9 May 2008
Part 4 of hand sewing for hand knitters: THE BACK STITCHoriginal ↗
7 May 2008
Part 3--hand sewing for hand knitters--the running stitchoriginal ↗
3 May 2008
Part 2: handsewing for handknitters: starting off with a DOUBLED threadoriginal ↗
2 May 2008
Hand sewing for hand knitters: Starting offoriginal ↗
1 May 2008
How to line a hat, headband style, with Polar fleeceoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2008
Polar fleece: an excellent fabric to combine with hand knitsoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2008
QUICKtip: softening itchy wooloriginal ↗
7 Apr 2008
Resuming in Apriloriginal ↗
17 Mar 2008
Why block hand knits? Here's why (and how)!original ↗
13 Mar 2008
A truly flat hat top (and part 4 of "pocket hats")original ↗
9 Mar 2008
THANK YOU (and have some cake!)original ↗
4 Mar 2008
Jogless ribbing STRIPES with a trick to work your ends in as-you-go (also part 3 of "pocket hats")original ↗
3 Mar 2008
Color, texture and ribbing without the icky dots--a mystery of knitting, explainedoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2008
Easy-peasy reverse stockinette tubular edging (part 2 of "Pocket Hats")original ↗
16 Feb 2008
Part 1 of the 8-trick pocket hat: putting gauge in its placeoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2008
Length reassignment surgery: lengthening and shortening knitwearoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2008
Better bands and cuffs--the wrap-uporiginal ↗
23 Jan 2008
Tubular cast off (it's pretty)original ↗
15 Jan 2008
Provisional tail method of 1 x 1 tubular cast onoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2008

2007

Zig-zag bandsoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2007
Your steam iron: a mighty weapon in the fight against curling and flipping bands (and why bands want to flip in the first place)original ↗
25 Dec 2007
Sewing shut hems and facings (part 5 of better cuffs and bands).original ↗
23 Dec 2007
Negative ease and positive easeoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2007
Knitting shut hems and facings (part 4 of "knitting better bands")original ↗
9 Dec 2007
Hems and facings: part 3 of "better bands and cuffs"original ↗
22 Nov 2007
Why bands and cuffs are wonky, and what to do about it (part 2 of "knitting better bands")original ↗
14 Nov 2007
TECHknitting is one year oldoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2007
Opera & soap opera: how to knit better bands and cuffs, part 1original ↗
1 Nov 2007
Life on the edge--stitch patterns that can take it and not curl up (shown in pictures, knitting shorthand and diagrams)original ↗
29 Oct 2007
How to read knitting shorthand and decode knitting chartsoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2007
QUICKtip on conditioning knitting needles.original ↗
26 Oct 2007
COWYAK--a waste yarn method of provisional cast onoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2007
Fixing errors at the sides edges of your knittingoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2007
QUICKtip: improve long-tail cast on with a KNOToriginal ↗
13 Oct 2007
Left leaning decreases: the runners up--an uber-geek techno-weenie presentationoriginal ↗
9 Oct 2007
The crochet hook method of left-leaning decreases--part 4 of right and left decreasesoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2007
A new method for left-leaning decreases: SYTK (slip, yank, twist, knit) part 3 of the series "right and left decreases"original ↗
29 Sept 2007
Left decreases, the evil twinpart 2 of right and left leaning decreasesoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2007
Right decreases, the good twinpart 1 of right and left leaning decreasesoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2007
Gauge, again--a cautionary taleoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2007
Closed for the seasonoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2007
Part 3 of working ends in with a sewing needle: weaving ribbingoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2007
Part 2 of working in ends with a sewing needle: weavingoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2007
Part 1 of working in ends with a sewing needle: the skimming-in methodoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2007
Part 4--overview and summary of "working your tails in as you go" in multi-color knittingoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2007
A short, sad tale of tailsoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2007
The overcast method--part 3 of tails and joining in multi-color knittingoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2007
How it startsoriginal ↗
4 Jul 2007
BACK to the back joinoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2007
Not suitable for children?original ↗
30 Jun 2007
Working in ends on multicolor knitting--part 2: the back joinoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2007
Working in ends on multi-color knitting--part 1: Russian joinoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2007
Smelly woolies...continuedoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2007
QUICKtip: Buying silk yarn--beware the SMELLoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2007
QUICKtip: Keep your woolies smelling nice & prevent m*thsoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2007
Charting charts: a new way to keep track of knitting laceoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2007
Correcting errors in the rows below, part 3: adding an increaseoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2007
Correcting errors in the rows below, part 2: moving an increaseoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2007
Let's speed things up...original ↗
6 Jun 2007
Correcting errors in the rows below, part 1: moving a decreaseoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2007
QUICKtip: the best first stitch or: "how to avoid the slip knot"original ↗
3 Jun 2007
QUICKtip: check the web for errata BEFORE you cast onoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2007
QUICKtip: controlling extra-long cablesoriginal ↗
30 May 2007
QUICKtip: Knots can be your friendsoriginal ↗
29 May 2007
How to count rowsoriginal ↗
25 May 2007
A very nearly invisible increaseoriginal ↗
23 May 2007
QUICKTIP: 2 kinds of sewing needlesoriginal ↗
21 May 2007
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