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Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists. Find out more at https://plumcreeklibrary.org/resources/.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Are you afraid of color? Does walking into a yarn or fabric store turn your mind into mush and confusion? This video will give you an inside peek into how Kristin Nicholas lives and breathes color. You'll learn about the color wheel and how colors work together. You'll take a tour of Kristin's colorful house where she uses color with wild abandon. After viewing this course, you'll feel better prepared to begin playing with color in your own knitting,...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
If you love working with vibrant colors, then this quick-to-knit hat pattern is perfect for you. The design not only features neon pink and yellow stripes, but the yarn used for the stripes is reflective, so when you wear it out at night, the hat will reflect light from cars, street lamps, and flash photography. A great option for nighttime walks or bicycle rides! Maggie shares excellent tips for working jogless joins in the round, so the stripes...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Keep your toes toasty with this easy-to-knit weekend project! The delectably simple slipper pattern was designed by Creativebug's resident knitter, Faith Hale, and requires knitting just one rectangular piece. Simple increases and just two seams give the slipper its shape, making it a great project for last-minute gifting. Looking for another great garter stitch project? Learn how to make the Easiest Garter Stitch Hat.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Steeking can be downright terrifying, because it requires taking a pair of scissors to your precious knitting. But once you watch this workshop with Kristin, you'll wonder what you were scared of. Steeking makes fancy colorwork patterns much easier to knit, because you can knit in the round and then open your work up to lay flat. Kristin shows step by step how to knit in the round, reinforce your steeks, cut them and then add mitered corners to create...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
You don't always have to use the yarn suggested in patterns -- but if you do stray from the recommended yarn, you'll want to keep a few guidelines in mind. Debbie Stoller shares sage advice for substituting yarn, such as using a yarn in a similar gauge and weight and sticking to the same fiber family. Also important, you'll learn how to calculate yardage requirements for your new yarn so you won't run out in the middle of the project (or buy far more...
47) Knit Edging
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Knit edgings will customize and elevate your knit creations. Kristin teaches you several edging styles that aren't very hard but add so much to your work. She'll start with a simple garter stitch edge with different colors, then move onto a whimsical bobbled edge, a soft sculpted edge and a rolled edge.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Increases and decreases in knitting mean you can shape your work and knit shapes other than squares and rectangles. Decreasing removes stitches and makes your work more narrow, while increasing adds stitches to make your work wider. Debbie shows you several ways to do both so you can start shaping your work.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Double knitting is a great technique for creating a cozy, double sided, reversible fabric. Jill teaches all the skills you need on a practice swatch, including a special two-color cast on, working double knitting flat and in the round, as well as how to kitchener stitch to finish. So you'll be all set and ready to apply your new double knitting skills to the full-size cowl. Pattern included - a $6 value!
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Brandon is frequently asked how he finds inspiration for his colorful knit designs, and in this class he shares one of his favorite methods: using a postcard to create a color palette. By choosing yarns that match the colors found in the postcard, you will learn how to restrict your palette and use tones that harmonize with one another. After selecting colors, Brandon demonstrates his innovative intarsia technique, in which he weaves in loose ends...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This workshop covers all the knitting basics: casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and binding off. Jill also shows how to cast-on for lefties, knitting in the English and Continental methods for each stitch, and how to switch between knit and purl stitches in the same row. After you watch this workshop, you'll know everything you need in order to knit your first project - an impressive basketweave scarf.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This fun-to-knit shawl has the appearance of a log cabin quilt, with long rectangles fitted together in intricate patchwork. Though it may look as though the pieces are sewn together, this shawl is worked seamlessly by picking up stitches and working textured sections. Norah brings her clever design sense to this construction, always challenging the limitations of what is possible in knitting.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this class, Maggie shows you how to make adorable baby booties two ways--one with a keyhole opening that is perfect for beginners, and the other in a moccasin style that uses slightly more advanced techniques. Once you've mastered the knit and purl stitches, these booties are a fun way to learn new techniques like shaping and seaming. For new knitters, we recommend starting with Maggie's baby blanket and hat classes and then graduating to the bootie...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Knitting speed increases with time and practice of course, but there are other small factors to take into consideration that can affect your knitting speed in a big way. Professional knitter and knitwear designer Carla Scott demonstrates the specific technique she uses to get so many stitches worked up so quickly.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This sweet and simple class shows you how to stitch a tiny critter customizable to look like your favorite pet. Amber shows you how to make a knitted puppy, but with just a few adjustments, it's easy to turn this critter into a kitty. Quick to knit and cute as can be, this adaptable pattern works with any gauge of yarn you have on hand. (Bonus points if you use yarn spun from your own pet.)
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mosaic knitting is a slip-stitch pattern that allows you to work interesting and complex-looking geometric designs using only one color per row. While it can seem tricky to understand, once you get the basics, you can do any mosaic pattern under the sun. Edie Eckman will teach how to read mosaic-knitting charts, demonstrating four different stitch patterns on swatches. After you take this class, you'll be ready to make placemats (PDF pattern included)...
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