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How to Crochet – Tunisian crochet stitch or Afghan stitch

July 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Please subscribe to Naztazia’s channel! This is a how-to tutorial on how to crochet the tunisian crochet stitch – also known as the afghan stitch – using a special crochet hook called an afghan hook. The stitch creates a look that is a combination of both knitting and crocheting.
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Vickie Howell Knit Aid Tip: Knit or Purl?

June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

From Knit Aid: a learn it, fix it, finish it guide for knitters on the go.
Aknitomy of a Stitch
Knitting is a series of overlapping loops. If you were to look at a single, isolated knit stitch, it would look sort of like an upside down rain drop. The bumps you see [...]

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Vickie Howell Knit Aid Tip: Yarn Winding Styles

June 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Knitting For Beginners

From Knit Aid: a learn it, fix it, finish it guide for knitters on the go.
How it all unwinds…
Find out the difference between a ‘Hank’, ‘Skein’, ‘Ball’, and ‘Cake…so you feel 100% comfortable working the lingo in your local yarn shop.
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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 12. Unintentional Added Stitch

June 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Knitting For Beginners

What happens when some how you’ve added an extra stitch? You can either rip back, or drop the pesky stitch.
**Note: You want to knit the stitch, then drop your yarn over.
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Knitting tutorial for Beginners- 7. Stockinette Stitch

June 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Stockinette stitch is likely the most popular stitch. Its known for its familiar repeating vvvvvv v’s. This happens when you alternate you rows with ‘knit’ and ‘purl’ and repeat. The character of this stitch is that it sort of wants to curl into itself.
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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 4. Purl Stitch

June 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Purl stitch is the exact opposite of knit stitch.
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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 8. Garter Stitch

June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

A garter stitch is the most simple fabric to make. A garter stitch happens when you knit every stitch in every row. It looks the same in front and back. You also get a garter stitch when you purl every stitch in every row. They both look exactly the same.
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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 6. Joining Squares

June 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

In this video you will learn how to use a couple of different methods to join two pieces of squares, swatches, or anything you knit that you want to come together to form a finish piece. Its usually used when you want to make a seam to join the front and back of a [...]

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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 1. Slip Knot

June 5th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Uncategorized

Slip knot is what you need to first do before you can start knitting. After you have your slip knot you will want to ‘cast on’ by doing a ’slingshot cast on’. Now youre ready to knit! Enjoy the rest of the videos, and leave a comment if you like.
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Knitting Tutorial for Beginners- 2. Knit Stitch, Bind Off in Knit Stitch

June 2nd, 2009 · 18 Comments · Knitting Stitches

After ‘casting on’ your yarn. This next video will teach you your first stich. Its called the ‘knit stitch’. There are two basic styles of knitting: the continental, and the English method. Its really a matter of preference. Most lefys like to use continental, and rightys English. This video will show you the English [...]

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