That just about sums it up, buttonholes have boiled up around here recently and I have no more excuses putting off their research for the TKGA Master Knitting Program. My assignment is to knit the…

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

Alternating Skeins Appropriate Needle Size Too Small/Too Large Choosing a needle size Bi-Colored Purls Avoiding Bind off Even Bind Off Binding off in the Round Ugly last stitch Ugly Last Stitch Redux Ugly Last Stitch, Yet AGAIN Too Tight Tubular Tubular Flat Tubular Redux Ending Tubular BO in the Round Blocking How to Block Ribbing and Cables Blocking Ribbing Redux Buttonholes Evenly Spacing Buttonholes Eyelet in K1P1 ribbing Eyelet Buttonholes in Seed Stitch Eyelet Variation 1 Eyelet Variation 2 Eyelet Variation 3 One-Row Horizontal Buttonholes Simple Yarnover Vertical Buttonholes Cast On At Beginning or End of Row BJ's Cast On Bumpy vs. Smooth Bumpy vs Smooth Redux Circular Knitting Cable Cast On Double Needle Judy's Magic Knitted Cast On Loose (good for lace) Cast On Long Tail Cast On, Ugly or Pretty Long Tails Cast On, How to Long Tail Variant, How to Provisional Cast On Part 1 Provisional Cast On Part 2 Provisional Cast On Part 3 Sloppy Edges Tubular Cast On Part 1 Tubular Cast On Part 2 Tubular Cast On Using Judy's Magic Cast On Choosing Yarn Yarn for Swatches and Projects Circular Knitting and socks Circular Knitting Math Counting Bound Off Stitches Double Decreases, Knit and Purl Counting Rows in Garter and Seed Stitch Decreases Blended and Full Fashioned Decreases Double Decreases K2tog and SSK Decreases KSP and SKP Decreases Left Slanting Decreases Mirroring Decreases Neater SSK Decreases Placing for Finishing Purlside Decreases Purlside Double Decreases Reading Decreases Right and Left Slanting Decreases S2K1P, S1K2P, CDD SSP, P2tog, P2tog tbl Smaller SSK decreases Twisted Decreases Twisted Decreases, Again When to work Double Bands Double Folded Hem Cast on Edge Technique Provisional Cast On Live Stitch Hem Drape Choosing a needle size Too Small/Too Large Duplicate Stitch Decorative Garter Stitch Ribbing Seed Stitch Stockinette Stitch Stockinette Stitch Duplicate Stitch Duplicate Stitch, Again Duplicate Stitch, YET AGAIN Weaving in CO and BO Tails Fabric Drape Fair Isle Flat Figure 8 Figure 8 Fingers in Gloves Finishing Beginning a seam Closing the Thumb on a Mitten Kitchener Stitch Kitchener Stitch without Tapestry needle Horizontal Edges Picking Up Stitches on a Curved Edge Picking Up Stitches on a Vertical Edge Seaming Horizontal/Bound Off edges Seaming Horizontal Edges to Vertical Edges Seaming Horizontal to Vertical Edges--Garter Stitch Seaming K1P1 Ribbing Seaming K2P2 Ribbing Seaming Garter Stitch Seaming Seed Stitch Seaming Stair Step Shoulders Seaming Stockinette Stitch Seaming Reverse Stockinette Stitch Seaming Selvedges Flat Three-needle bind off Fixing Mistakes Dropped Stitches--Garter Stitch Dropped Stitches--Stockinette Dropped Yarnovers Cables Fixing Dropped Selvedge Stitch--Stockinette Fixing Dropped Selvedge Stitch--Garter Putting Stitches Back on the Needle Split, Twisted and Slipped Stitches Stitch Orientation Too Many Stitches and Unwanted Holes Gauge Calculating Stitch and Row Gauge Counting Stitches and Rows Garter Stitch Making a Gauge Swatch Measuring Gauge Placing Markers to Measure Gauge Stockinette Stitch Grafting Grafting Garter Stitch Grafting K1P1 Ribbing In Pattern (Top of Two Pieces) In Stitch Patterns (Cast on Edge to Top) How I Knit Increases Avoiding Twisted Lifted Increases Bar Increases in Stockinette Bar Increases in Ribbing Better Bar Increases Double Increases Lifted Increases Left Slanting Lifted Increases Lifted Increases, the WRONG way Mirroring Bar Increases M1 Increases M1R Increases (Right Slanting) M1L Increases (Left Slanting) Open (M1o) for mitten Paired Lifted Increases Placing for Finishing Purlside Right and Left Slanting Lifted Increases Right and Left M1 Increases Right Slanting Lifted Increases Reading Increases When to work Yarnovers Intarsia Intarsia Part 1 Intarsia Part 2 Weaving in Yarn Tails Jogless Joins Jogless Join--Weaving in Yarn Tails Joining in the Round Knitting Backwards K2P2 to K1P1 Ribbing Ladders Ladders in Cables Ladders in ribbing Lifelines Master Hand Knitting Level 1 Notebook Measuring Gauge Gauge vs Finished Measurements Length Mirroring Increases Bar Increases in Stockinette Lifted Increases M1R Increases M1L Increases Multiples and Repeats Multiples and Repeats Picking Up Stitches Double Band Horizontal Edges Picking Up Stitches on a Cast On Edge Picking Up Stitches on a Curved Edge Picking Up Stitches on a Vertical Edge Horizontal Edge, Stitch patterns Picot Edge Reading Your Work Bound off stitches Cables Traveling Cables Decreases Decreases in Lace Reading Increases Smooth vs. Bumpy CO edge vs BO edge Lace Reversing All Shapings Revisiting Ribbing Row Markers Seams CO and BO Edges Figure 8 (Beginning a seam) Horizontal/Bound Off Edges Horizontal to Vertical Horizontal to Vertical--Garter K1P1 Ribbing K2P2 Ribbing Garter Stitch Kitchener Stitch Reverse Stockinette Stitch Seed Stitch Selvedge Stair Step Shoulders Stockinette Stitch Selvedge Treatments Slipping First Stitch Ugly Selvedge Stitches Short Rows German Short Rows Japanese Short Rows Wrap and Turn Yarnover Short Rows Stripes Carrying Yarn for Stripes Helix Knitting-One Color One-Row Stripes in Flat Knitting Spiral Stripes--Three Colors Stitch Anatomy Reverse Stockinette Stitch Garter Stitch Stranded Knitting Tension Do I have a tension problem? Cables Knit Stitches Next to Purls Problem at the Selvedges Recognizing Tension Issues Ribbing, Solution 1 Ribbing, Solution 2 Revisiting Ribbing Seed Stitch Stockinette Stitch Stockinette Stitch at Selvedges Thrums Thumb Gusset, Closing Twisted Stitches Avoiding Recognizing Stockinette and Garter Using a Tapestry Needle to Improve Increases/Decreases Weaving in Yarn Tails At Selvedges Cast On and Bind Off Tails Duplicate stitch Garter Stitch Reverse Stockinette Stitch Ribbing Seed Stitch Stockinette Stitch Stranded Work Stitch anatomy--Reverse Stockinette Waistbands Welts Winding Center-Pull Balls Yarnovers Yarnovers Yarnovers Redux (Sizes) Zippers

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

Nancy, our resident Knit Doctor, just completed The Knitting Guild Association Master Knitter Certification Level Three. We've asked her ...

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So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…

At the beginning of 2012, I decided that I wanted to test my knitting skills by enrolling in TKGA’s Masters Program for Hand Knitting. I recruited a friend to join me & in March we both …

Knitting Machines galore since one is never enough, photo tutorials, and knits gone wild

Knitting Machines galore since one is never enough, photo tutorials, and knits gone wild

So here is the swatch-by-swatch breakdown of what passed, what squeaked by, and what I needed to redo for my TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level I swatches. The feedback I describe below comes from th…