Category Archives: technique

Technique Talk: Assia Brill & Distitch

Posted on February 15, 2020 by knittingthestash

Hello fiber folk! Over the past few months, I’ve been fortunate enough to strike up a correspondence with Assia Brill, the brilliant woman behind Distitch: A New Knitting Concept. The book is brand new and when I saw it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Assia Brill, community, design, designer, Distitch, interview, knitting, knitting stitch, technique, techniques | 7 Comments

Episode 61: I Grafted the Whole Thing Twice!

Posted on August 18, 2019 by knittingthestash

Hello fiber folk! I’m so excited to have an episode full of modifications . . . oh the grafting! You have to hear this story of woe and triumph! Plus, I have an FO: the Rumo by Alice Caetano, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Beiroa Yarn, episode, Felicia Lo, fix, hand dyed yarn, knitting, knitting modification, knitting podcast, modifications, Panda, Rumo Sweater, School of SweetGeorgia, seamed sweater, sleeve cap, Song and Dance, Susan B. Anderson, sweater, sweater design, sweater surgery, Sweet Georgia, SweetGeorgia, technique, techniques, tricks and tips, Uncategorized, variegated yarn, video, yarn | 4 Comments

Episode 49: Books, KALs, and Nerdyness

Posted on January 14, 2019 by knittingthestash

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 49! I’ll admit to getting a little bit nerdy in this one: We’re talking about stitch dictionaries and charts, Lithuanian knitting, book reviews, and modification KALs for 2019. It’s pretty packed in here . … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, books, Bruton Hoody, community, episode, giveaway, Jen Arnall-Culliford, KAL, knitters, knitting, knitting podcast, Master Hand Knitter, podcast, sweater, sweater design, technique, techniques, video | Leave a comment

Designer Dialogues: Kephren Pritchett

Posted on February 17, 2018 by knittingthestash

I have a real treat for you today! While looking up a knitting technique recently, I stumbled upon Kephren Pritchett’s website: Kephren Knitting Studio and, well, stayed a while. I loved what I was seeing: beautiful patterns, excellent tutorials, and … Continue reading →

Posted in blogspot, community, design, designer, found, giveaway, interview, knitting, pattern, tech editing, technique | 7 Comments

My First Steek! (EEK!)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by knittingthestash

I am hard at work on the Ebba Pullover by Diana Walla. Steeking tutorials can be found at Diana’s website and on Craftsy in Beth Whiteside’s “Cut Your Knitting” class. Thanks to Spencer for all of his work filming and editing … Continue reading →

Posted in Ebba Pullover, knitting, steek, sweater, technique, Uncategorized, video | 6 Comments

Riot of Color: Sampled

Posted on January 26, 2017 by knittingthestash

You all might remember my riot of color–the overdyed Fat Cat Knits SW Merino fiber that I was pondering on the bobbin. My guild-mates suggested a mach-up with some solid color; I was originally planning a fractal; and the color … Continue reading →

Posted in color, fiber, learning, sampling, spinning, technique, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Washing a CVM Fleece

Posted on December 22, 2016 by knittingthestash

I thought my fleece washing days were over–or at least on hold. We don’t really have the capacity for the task (or so I thought): no utility sink; the problem of *hot enough* water. But Jennifer Rose Guyer gifted me a … Continue reading →

Posted in community, CVM, fiber, fleece, humor, raw fleece, technique, unexpected | 3 Comments

Stornoway Throw: Border Wrap and Turn

Posted on December 1, 2016 by knittingthestash

If you are making the Stornoway Throw by Anita Grahn, you are in for a real treat. The body is easy to memorize and the cables are fairly intuitive (with the exception of the Left and Right cable corners, which … Continue reading →

Posted in blanket, cables, community, help!, instruction, knitting, Stornoway Throw, technique, wrap and turn | 192 Comments

Combed! For the very first time . . .

Posted on October 27, 2016 by knittingthestash

My wonderful guild-mate, Cathe, lent me her combs for the week and I got right to work! How could I resist? It’s been a long road to combs, though. When I first started spinning and took up fiber prep, I thought … Continue reading →

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Video Tutorial: Bracelet Plying a 3-Ply Yarn

Posted on October 20, 2016 by knittingthestash

**Help me celebrate the knittingthestash YouTube channel launch: visit the blogpost OR the channel and enter to win an awesome one-of-a-kind handspun skein of yarn!  All you have to do is leave a comment in either place! The drawing will be this … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-ply, Andean ply, bracelet ply, instruction, spinning, technique, tricks and tips, video | 2 Comments