There are two things that are most appealing about knitting Lopi sweaters—the fact that they're mostly seamless (you have to seam or graft the underarm, usually) and they have some great colorwork patterns in the yokes. The trick with knitting colorwork yokes is making sure that your tension stays even, and that is partly achieved by making sure… Continue reading Lopi Week: Tips for managing colorwork

As I shared in last week's KnitBits, I sometimes like to shape the shoulders of a sweater using short rows, rather than binding off the shoulders over several rows. This prevents the "steps" that you might see when doing the traditional bind off method, creating a cleaner line and also making seaming the shoulder a… Continue reading Shaping Shoulders with Short Rows

Knots can be the bane of a crafter's project. During the industrial spinning process, the yarn is pulled with a fairly high tension through the machinery. As the machinery pulls on the fiber, occasionally breaks happen and the machine operator, rather than lose all the work, will tie a small knot to rejoin the yarn. It… Continue reading Knots! And what to do when you find them.