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.2 bits of knitting theory: the "work to glory" ratio and "product plus process" (November 9, 2009)
.2 handy knitted increases, one slanting right, one slanting left (March 21, 2007)
.2 kinds of sewing needles, useful for knitters (May 21, 2007)
.2-stranded long-tail cast on (October 12, 2007)
.2 strands of yarn wound together, working up unevenly (March 5, 2011)
.3 decreases: Knit 2 together; slip, slip, knit; three stitch decrease (January 30, 2007)
.3-in-1 TECHjoin for joining circular knitting (January 26, 2007)
.3 needle bind off (December 27, 2011)


8-TRICK POCKET HAT...

A
ADDING...
.Afterthought reversible cable-ette border (April 27, 2016)

ALTERING KNITWEAR...
  • see "Garment Correction," below under "G"

.An explanation of sorts (November 5, 2006)techkncable

APRIL FOOL'S (divertissements) 
    .Knitting Crossword (by TECHknitter) April 1, 2021

ATTACHING...
AVOIDING...
."Art" yarns and long color repeat yarns--taming them with a ball winder (part 1 of ball winder series) (January 17, 2011)
.Article and video on jogless stripes (February 27, 2011)

B
.Baby caps and drawstrings (November 17, 2009)

BACK JOIN...
.Backwards and forward loop cast-on (December 4, 2006)
.Backwards loop cast on in the middle or at the end of a row: a trick for tidy edges (April 5, 2009)
.Backwards loop, Yanked Increase &Twisted Yarn-over:Knitted increases based on a twisted loop (March 13, 2021)
.Bands, flipping, knitting to avoid--(Zig-zag bands) (December 29, 2007)
.Bands, flipping, how to fix (fixing garter stitch band-flip) (August 27, 2011)

BARBERPOLE (HELIX) STRIPES...
."Belly buttons" and the umbilical waste cord method of starting knitting from the center (September 21, 2009)

BALL WINDERS... 
BETTER BANDS AND CUFFS...
  • see also: "Fold lines in knitting," below under "F"
  • see also: "Flipping bands," below under "F"
  • see also: "Shortening ribbing" below under "Ribbing"
.Biasing in knitted fabric (January 27, 2011)

BIND OFF...

BLOCKING...
Body shapes and attributes see "Designing and fitting knitwear" below, under "D"


BUTTONS...
.Button lore (February 23, 2012)
.How to sew on a button without the spacer sandwich (October 1, 2011)

BRIOCHE STITCH...
C

CABLES...

.Cable or chain cast-on, also called "knitting on" (December 1, 2006)

CAST OFF...
  • see "Bind off" (series) above under B
CAKES of YARN
  • see "Ball winders" (series) above, under "B"
CAST ON...
CAST ON from the center...
CAST ON, provisional...
CELTIC KNOTS and CONTINUOUS CABLES...
  • see "Infinity Loops" (series) below under I
CHAIN BIND OFF...

.Chained selvedge a.k.a. "slipped selvedge" (February 20, 2007)
.Chain stitch (ch. st.) Slip stitch (sl. st.) and single crochet(sc): Basic crocheting for knitters (September 20, 2014)

CHARTS...
.Circular gauge swatches knit flat (back and forth on two needles) (February 4, 2011)
.Circular knitting, how to join--the 3-in-1 TECHjoin (January 26, 2007)

CIRCULAR NEEDLES...
COLOR KNITTING, applied to surface when the knitting is done...

COLOR KNITTING, knit as-you-go, how-to...
COLOR KNITTING--working in ends (tails) as you go or afterward:
  • see: "Ends" series, below in "E"
. Color, texture and ribbing without the icky (contrasting color) dots--a mystery of knitting, explained (February 24, 2008)
.(A) computer interlude: How to search TECHknitting blog (or any other website) (May 6, 2010)

CONTINUOUS CABLES and CELTIC KNOTS...
  • see "Infinity Loops" (series) below under "I"
.(The) continental knit stitch (December 20, 2006)
.Continental knitting, English knitting and handedness (December 16, 2006)
.(The) continental purl stitch (December 24, 2006)
. Controlled drop: a new trick for fixing errors in color knitting (September 15, 2013)
.Corrugated ribbing tricks and tips (December 1, 2016)
COUNTING...
.COWYAK--a waste yarn method of provisional cast on (October 22, 2007)

CROCHETING...

.Crossing stitches: one way to avoid a hole on a vertical opening in knitwear (April 11, 2009)
.Crossword--knitting and knitted! (by TECHknitter) April 1, 2021

CUFFS

CURLING...

D
."Dating tips" for knitters: gauge-less gauge swatches (February 6, 2007)

DECREASES...
  1. Double decrease--same as three stitch decrease (see entry immediately above)
  2. k2tog--Knit 2 together (see entry immediately above)
  3. Non-slanting decrease, also called 3-stitch decrease (see entry immediately above)
.De-kinking kinky yarn yarn (February 3, 2007)

DESIGNING AND FITTING KNITWEAR ...
.Disappearing loop method for casting on from the center (February 15, 2007)

DISHWASHER TRICKS
.Dropped stitch (mystery hole in knitting) (April 21, 2021)

DUPLICATE STITCH
.Duplicate stitching on knitting--basic how-to + tricks for better results (April 3, 2016)

E
EASE...
.Easy fake tubular bind off: casting off 1/1 ribbing the TECHknitting way (April 1, 2007)

EDGES...
.Efficiency in knitting (December 22, 2006)
.Elastic to hold up your socks  (February 15, 2011)
.Elizabeth cap (October 28, 2011)

EMBELLISHMENTS...

ENDS, worked in as you go along
ENDS, worked in after the knitting is finished
.(The) English knit stitch (December 28, 2006)
.(The) English purl stitch (February 25, 2007)
.Errata: check the web BEFORE you cast on (May 31, 2007)

ERRORS, correcting


F
FACINGS and HEMS
  • see "Bands and cuffs," above under "B"
  • see also: "Fold lines in knitting," below in this listing for "F"
  • see also: "Flipping bands," below under "F"
FAIR ISLE KNITTING
  • see "Color knitting," above under "C"

FAKE LATVIAN BRAID




.Fake tubular bind off for 1/1 ribbing (April 1, 2007)

FELTING...
."Finger hurts from pushing back the left needle tip" (December 19, 2008)

FITTING KNITWEAR...
FIXING ERRORS...
.Flat knitting (back and forth) on circular needles (February 10, 2007)
.Flat top (a TRULY flat top!) for hats (March 9, 2008)

FLIPPING BANDS...
FLOATS in COLOR KNITTING
  • see also "Color Knitting," above under "C"
FOLD LINES in KNITTING...
."Forgot a buttonhole!" (part 6 of "Buttonholes in hand knitting") (March 22, 2012)
.Forwards loop cast-on and backwards loop cast-on (December 4, 2006)
.Fringes--how to wash knitwear so the fringes don't tangle (November 1, 2012)
.Fully lining hats with polar fleece (June 28, 2008)

G
.Gap, casting on over (April 9, 2009)
.Garters for holding up your socks, made of elastic
 (February 15, 2011)


GARMENT CORRECTION

GARTER STITCH...
GAUGE and GAUGE SWATCHES...
.Glove fingers, straps, belts and other tiny knitted tubes: how to start them (September 16, 2009)
.Going to Yarnover?  I'll be the one in a sweatshirt (March 9, 2011)

GRAFTING...

  • see: "Kitchener stitch," below under "K"
H
HAND SEWING FOR HAND KNITTERS...
.Handedness and knitting (December 16, 2006)
.Handy knitting links (November 25, 2011)

HATS...
HELIX (BARBERPOLE) STRIPES...
HELP!

HEMS AND FACINGS...
  • see "Bands and cuffs," above under "B"
  • see also "Fold lines"  above under "F"
.Hole in my knitting! Help! (mystery holes) (April 21, 2021)
.Holes on a vertical opening in knitwear, how to avoid by crossing stitches (April 11,
2009)

I
I-CORD...
.Ideas that make you say "wow--" links to great ideas on other websites (September 30, 2009)

INCREASES...
INFINITY LOOPS (Improved Celtic Knots, improved continuous cables)...

.Interview of TECHknitter (podcast) (July 4, 2010)
.Intro to TECHknitting, an explanation of sorts (November 5, 2006)
.Invisible (nearly!) increase (May 23, 2007)
 .Itchy wool, softening (April 7, 2008)
.Items started along a long edge--how best to cast on (May 2, 2011)

J
. Japanese short rows and other short row methods (October 28, 2009)

JOGLESS...
JOINING...
K

KINKED YARN...
KITCHENER STITCH...
."Knipples:" getting rid of them on hat tops, glove fingertips and motif centers (November 26, 2009)

KNIT STITCHES...
.Knit fabric: technical aspects--what knitting is (November 6, 2006)
.Knit picker: skimming in ends with a knit-picker (October 26, 2012)

KNITTERS HAVE TO EAT...
.Knitting flat (back and forth) on circular needles (February 10, 2007)
.Knitting efficiently (December 22, 2006)
.Knitting helps science (June 7, 2008)
.Knitting into the stitch below (December 10, 2008)

KNITTING NEEDLES...
.Knitting shorthand and knitting charts (October 27, 2007)
.Knitting shut hems and facings (December 9, 2007)

KNITWEAR...
  • .Knitwear--how to store (June 17, 2007)
  • Knitwear, fitting, see "Designing and Fitting knitwear" (series) above, under "D"
L
LADDERS...
LATVIAN BRAID...
  • see "Fake Latvian Braid," (series) above under "F"

LEFT-LEANING DECREASES...
.Length reassignment surgery: lengthening and shortening knitwear (January 24, 2008)

LINING...
.Long tail casting-on (November 20, 2006)
.Long-tail cast on using two strands (for LOTS of stitches) (October 12, 2007)
.Looping-on casting-on (December 4, 2006)

LOOSE...

.Loose ribbing: structure of ribbing and how to tighten (March 1, 2021)
  • see also "Tightening up knitted garments" below, under "T"
M


MAGIC LOOP...
.Matching two pieces of knitting without counting (July 3, 2008)
.Matching your cast-on to your bind-off (September 24, 2009)

Men's sweaters, see "Designing and fitting knitwear" above, under "D"
Mistakes in knitting, see "Correcting errors in knitting" above, under "C" and "Errors" above, under "E"

MITTENS...
MOSS STITCH...
  see "Seed stitch" below, under "S"

.More time for knitting--dishwasher tricks to save time in the kitchen (April 1, 2022)
.M*th control/storing woollies (June 17, 2007)

MOVING...
.Muffins, no-mess (knitters have to eat) (June 19, 2008)
.A museum of knitting and crocheting? (October 15, 2012)
."Multiple of X plus Y"--stitch pattern notation explained (October 18, 2011)

MULTI-COLOR KNITTING...
  • see "Color Knitting" (series) above, under "C"
.My finger hurts from pushing back the left needle tip (December 19, 2008)

.My hat is too loose... (May 12, 2011)

MYSTERIES OF KNITTING...

N

NEEDLES...

.Negative ease and positive ease (December 11, 2007)
.New ball of yarn, adding in the same color (February 12, 2007)
.New ball of yarn, adding, same or different color (April 19, 2010)
.Nipples aka "Knipples:" getting rid of them on hat tops, glove fingertips and motif centers (November 26, 2009)
.No-sew zippers (Nov 5, 2010)
.Now it starts (January 2, 1010)

O
."Oops! I forgot a buttonhole!" (part 6 of "Buttonholes in hand knitting") (March 22, 2012)
."Opera and Soap Opera" (November 1, 2007)
Ordinary chain bind off, see "Chain bind off" above, under "C"

P
PATTERN WRITING...
.ELIZABETH CAP

.STUFFED MITTENS
.Stuffed Mittens--a pattern in a magazine (October 17, 2012)

 .SWING SCARF



PICKING UP STITCHES...
."Picture Frame" your color knitting to eliminate the jog on discontinuous rounds (November 15, 2011)

.Pocket hats see "8-trick pocket hats" above under "Patterns" 
PODCASTS...
POLAR FLEECE...
.Pom-poms, how to make (May 27, 2008)
.Positive ease and negative ease (December 11, 2007)
Purse, zippered, see "Patterns" above, under "P"

PROVISIONAL CAST ON...
.Provisional tail method of 1x1 tubular cast on(January 11, 2008)
.Purl decreases: p2tog, p2tbl, ssp (October 12, 2009)

PUBLICATIONS...
PURL STITCH...
Q
QUICKTIPS...
.QUICKtip: (The) best first stitch in casting-on or "how to avoid the slipknot" (June 3, 2007)
.QUICKtip: 2 kinds of sewing needles (May 21, 2007)
.QUICKtip: Buying silk yarn--beware the SMELL (June 18, 2007)
.QUICKtip: "dry blocking" uneven ribbing (October 5, 2014) (includes VIDEO)
.QUICKtip: Check the web for errata BEFORE you cast on (May 31, 2007)
.QUICKtip: Knots can be your friends (May 28, 2007)
.QUICKtip: softening itchy wool (April 7, 2008)
.QUICKtip: Uncurling nylon cable circular needles (April 21, 2007)

R
RECIPES...
.Respite knitting (March 15, 2011)
.Renew and reuse: refresh your Uggs (October 13, 2011
Reusing yarn, see "Kinked yarn" above, under "K"


RIBBING...
RIGHT and LEFT DECREASES...

  • see "Decreases" (series) above, under "D"
.Rows, counting, how to (May 25, 2007)

RUNS...
.(The) Russian join (June 25, 2007)

S
.Science and Knitting (June 7, 2008)
.Searching TECHknitting blog (or any other website) (May 6, 2010)

SEAMS...

.Seeing double: your chance to win a knitting book (October 5, 2011)

SCARVES...
SEED STITCH...

SELVEDGES...


.Sewing needles, useful for knitters (May 21, 2007)

SEWING (the art of) for KNITTERS...
SHORT ROWS...
.Sharps and flats: sewing needles, part 2 (December 30, 2011)
(A) short, sad tale of tails (July 10, 2007)
.Sheepseye aka yarn-over buttonholes (part 3 of "Buttonholes in hand knitting") (February 27 2012)


SHOULDERS...

.Shorthand in knitting (and decoding knitting charts) (October 27, 2007)
.Side edges of your knitting--correcting errors on (October 17, 2007)
.Silk yarn--beware the SMELL (June 18, 2007)
.Skimming in ends with a knit-picker (October 26, 2012)
.Slipknot, avoiding at the cast on (June 3, 2007)
.Sipped stitch color patterns: one color at a time (May 17, 2007)
.Slipped stitch (chain) selvedge (February 20, 2007)
.Smelly woolies ... continued (June 19, 2007)
.Smocking, the invisible afterthought way: a useful (and mysterious!) trick (September 6, 2014)
.Smoothed circles: a jogless join for single rounds in different colors (October 10, 2016)

SOCKS...
.Softening itchy wool (April 7, 2008)
.Some ideas that make you say "wow--" links to great ideas on other websites (September 30, 2009)
.Speeding up dowloading of TECHknitting™ and other sites (June 6, 2007)
.Spice Road Cap: a TECHknitting pattern (February 15, 2012)
."Stair step" shoulders--transforming them to short rows and radically improve shoulder shaping (January 23, 2012)
.Starting glove fingers, straps, belts and other tiny knitted tubes (with an aside on fruit flies) (September 16, 2009)
.Starting knitting from the center: "Belly buttons" and the umbilical waste cord method
.Steam blocking handknits (December 25, 2007)
.Stitch below, knitting into (December 10, 2008)
 
STABILIZING KNITTING 
 
    .A neat little edging for garter stitch (January 14, 2011)


STEEKS...
STITCHES, crocheting...


STITCHES, knitting...
STITCHES, hand-sewing stitches useful for knitters...
STITCHES, picking up...
  • see "Picking up stitches" above under "P"
.Stockinette curls, why? (March 1, 2007)
.Storing woolens (June 17, 2007)
.Stuffed Mittens--a pattern in a magazine (October 17, 2012)

STRIPES...
.Subscribing to TECHknitting blog via e-mail (October 17, 2016)

SRUCTURE of KNITTING and the KNITTED STITCH

SWATCHES ...
  • see "Gauge and Gauge Swatches," above, under "G"
.Swing scarf--an I-cord scarf pattern offered for sale (November 5, 2012)
.Sweater Saver: reknitting the cuffs of a purple sweater (November 16, 2015)
.SYTK (slip, yank, twist, knit,) A new method for left leaning decreases (September 28, 2007)

T
TAILS, working in...
  • see "Ends," above, under "E"
TASSELS...
TECHknitting, about...

THINKING ABOUT KNITTING...
TIGHTENING UP KNITTED GARMENTS...
TOO TIGHT...

.Three decreases: Knit 2 together; slip, slip, knit; three stitch decrease (January 30, 2007)
.Three-in-one techjoin--how to join circular knitting (January 27, 2007)
.Three needle bind off (December 27, 2011)
.Tinking: faster, easier way (includes VIDEO)(March 24, 2014)
.Transition zone between ribbing and stockinette, improving (March 9, 2007)
.Twisted Yarn-over, Backwards Loop and Yanked Increase: Knitted Increases based on a tiwsted loop (March 13, 2021)
.Two bits of knitting theory: the "work to glory" ratio and "product plus process" (November 9, 2009)
.Two handy knitted increases, one slanting right, one slanting left (March 21, 2007)
.Two kinds of sewing needles, useful for knitters (May 21, 2007)
.Two strands of yarn wound together, working up unevenly (March 5, 2011)

U
UNEVEN KNITTING...
.Uggs: how to renew and refresh (October 13, 2011)
.Undulation ribbed scarf (February 10, 2016) 


.Uneven yarn feed: when two strands of yarn wound together work up unevenly (March 5, 2011)
.Unraveling knitting: a faster, easier way to "tink" (includes VIDEO)(March 24, 2014)
.(A) useful increase: knitting into the front & back of the same stitch--kfb (December 20, 2008)

V


.Vertical buttonholes (part 4 of "Buttonholes in hand knitting") (March 5, 2012)
.Very nearly invisible increase (May 23, 2007)

VIDEOS...
W
.Waste yarn provisional cast on (COWYAK) (October 22, 2007)
.Wash knitwear so the fringes don't tangle (November 1, 2012)
.Warning: Politics (November 12, 2016)

WEAVING seams...
  • see "Kitchener Stitch" above, under "K"
.What knitting is (November 6, 2006)
.Where the ribbing ends: improving the transition zone (March 9, 2007)

WHY?...
WORKING IN ENDS (tails)...
  • see "Ends," above, under "E"
."(The) "work to glory" ratio and "product plus process" (November 9, 2009)
.Wrap and turn and other short row methods (October 28, 2009)

Y
YARN...
.Yanked Increase, Backwards Loop &Twisted Yarn-over: Knitted Increases based on a Twisted Loop (March 13, 2021)

YARN-Overs...
YOU-TUBES...
  • see "videos" above under "V"

.Your steam iron: a mighty weapon in the fight against curling and flipping (December 25, 2007)

Z
.Inserting no-sew zippers in knitwear--VIDEO (December 23, 2010)
.Zig-zag bands, a method to combat band flip (December 29, 2007)
.Zippers, installing them the no-sew way--PREVIEW (Nov 5, 2010)


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