Category Archives: techniques

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

Indie Interview: Jen Arnall-Culliford

Posted on January 19, 2019 by knittingthestash

Hello yarn folk! Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Jen Arnall-Culliford, who is an amazing designer, editor, and writer! She is the brilliant mind behind the Year of Techniques, a set of patterns and linked tutorials that can … Continue reading →

Posted in knitting, interview, yarn, giveaway, community, year-long, techniques, tech editing, Bruton Hoody, Jen Arnall-Culliford, Year of Techniques | 1 Comment

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

Stretchy Bind offs: A Comparison

Posted on April 9, 2018 by knittingthestash

I recently completed a test-knit that called for a stretchy bind off at the bottom hem. [More on this test knit once it’s released–I can’t wait to share it with you!!] This was a top-down sweater with cables and the … Continue reading →

Posted in bind off, cables, knitting, knitwear repair, LB Handknits, stretchy bind off, Sunny Every Day, techniques, test-knit, tips, tricks and tips | 13 Comments

The Better Sweater Series #3 Body, Swatch, and Sweater Measurement

Posted on March 17, 2018 by knittingthestash

Episode #3 in this series focuses on issues of measurement for bodies, swatches, and sweaters! We’ll chat about how to measure your body, what swatches can tell us, and how to read the knitting of a sweater for clues about … Continue reading →

Posted in Better Sweater, episode, gauge, inspiration, instruction, knitting podcast, podcast, seamed sweater, swatch, sweater, sweater math, techniques, tricks and tips, video | Leave a comment

How To: Spinning a Gradient Yarn

Posted on October 4, 2017 by knittingthestash

Howdy fiber folk! It’s Spinzilla . . . so no podcast this weekend (I am devoting every minute I can spare to time with my Ladybug–and family, of course!) But, *for* Spinzilla, I spun a gradient yarn, so, I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in color, custom yarn, gradient, gradient spin, gradient yarn, handspun, instruction, spinning, techniques, tricks and tips, unicorns, video, yarn | 4 Comments

Socks . . . Against the Machine?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by knittingthestash

While hanging out with some lovely spinning and knitting friends this week, up came the subject of handknit vs machine knit socks. Debbie has been working with Beth to repair and bring life to the guild’s sock knitting machine and when … Continue reading →

Posted in big questions, community, knitting machine, socks, techniques | 13 Comments

Operation Combination

Posted on August 20, 2016 by knittingthestash

I have made my selection and spun my first 4oz of fiber . . . operation combination is underway! Here is a wee image essay: the first two images are my two braids; the third is both braids laid out … Continue reading →

Posted in fiber, homespun, learning, spinning, techniques, unicorns | 2 Comments

Self-Striping Socks

Posted on September 22, 2015 by knittingthestash

After finishing the blanket (pictures to come!), I find myself drawn to the smaller projects: mittens, hats, and, of course, some socks. You know, something that will be finished before 5 months or a year goes by . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in knitting, Regia, self-striping, socks, Susan B. Anderson, techniques | 6 Comments