A great question came up recently in the Stitchmastery group on Ravelry and we thought it was worth exploring. It’s related to a previous article… Read More »On The Wrong Side – Cables – a guest post by Kate Atherley
When knitters encounter their first chart, there’s usually a bit of a learning curve, and often a fair bit of consternation. When I teach classes… Read More »Charting Conventions – a guest post by Kate Atherley
I need to make a confession: when I chatted to Hannah for my Stitchmastery user interview, she asked me an important question. She asked if… Read More »Backwards and Forwards – a guest post by Kate Atherley
In a previous column, I talked about ways to place and size pattern repeats for small projects like mittens and I’ve also talked about placement… Read More »Grading pattern repeats for garments and larger projects: Part 2 – guest post by Kate Atherley
In a previous column, I talked about ways to place and size pattern repeats for small projects like mittens. But of course, pattern stitches are… Read More »“Grading pattern repeats for garments and larger projects” – guest article by Kate Atherley
One of my absolute favourite features of Stitchmastery is the ability to generate written instructions for charts. After all, not every knitter likes working from… Read More »“Customising the Written Instructions” – a guest article by Kate Atherley
This lesson is little different than some of the others I’ve written: this one is designed to share a little less about how I use… Read More »“Grading + Pattern Repeats” – a guest post by Kate Atherley
Thank you to everyone who has sent kind messages for our 7th anniversary! Today we’re sharing some tips on how to start customising the mitten… Read More »Stitchmastery is 7 – getting started with customising a mitten chart
Short rows are an incredibly useful technique in knitting. They’re used to create curves, change stripes, turn corners and add bust shaping. Although simple in… Read More »“On Short Rows” – a guest post by Kate Atherley
In my last column, I talked about finding stitch repeats to collapse large charts. In that situation, there was only one basic pattern motif being… Read More »“On Untidy Row Repeats” – guest blog by Kate Atherley