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
Brioche (and related) pattern stitches are enormously popular at the moment. They create wonderful textured fabrics, with lots of drape and visual interest. They’re terrific… Read More »Charting Brioche and Fisherman’s Rib Patterns – 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
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
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
My last couple of columns have been all about dealing with repeats. In this column, I want to talk about finding them, to make your… Read More »“Getting Bigger” – guest post by Kate Atherley