Zen Knitting

Alpaca Hailing from South America, the alpaca belongs to the camelid family that also includes camels, llamas, guanacos and vicunas. They are a docile breed whose fleece spins into luxurious yarns. More than three quarters of the world’s alpaca population resides in Peru.1 In centuries past, the alpaca was an incredibly valuable animal, even more [...]

Question by Francois Sentinel: How do you “make 2″ in knitting? I don’t understand how to do this increase. I already looked at Lion Brand’s explanation and it was not clear at all. Another says “k1, k1b into the same stitch; then pick up the vertical strand running downwards between these two stitches just made, [...]

Okay so I’ve got this pattern that’s kind of confusing for a bikini bottom. I’m at the increases and it says: Inc row A: Inc 1 st at beg and end of every row. Rep.24 times. Inc row B: Inc 1 st at beg only of every row. Rep 24 times. Am I supposed to [...]

CO: 45 st very loosely – OK this i did ROW 1: (right side): Knit – OK this is fine too ROW 2: (and all wrong-side rows): Purl – OK, I got this also ROW 3: K2, *k1, yo, k8, (sl1, k2tog, psso), k8, yo; repeat from *, end k3 ROW 5: K2, *k2, yo, [...]

This is how it goes: Co: 60 st – that is clear Raglan set-up row (Wrong side): Begin st. st with a purl row. P10, place marker, P40, place marker, P10 —— I got this as well Raglan Inc. row (Right side): [KFB, work to 1 st. before marker, KFB] twice, KFB, work to last [...]

Hey guys. I’m still a pretty new knitter, currently making a sleepmask, and I have a quick question on what the pattern means: Begin shaping with decreases– Row 1 (RS): K12, k2tog, k1. Row 2 (WS): Purl across. Row 3: K11, k2tog, k1 Row 4: Purl across. Etc, etc. I know how to decrease, k2tog, [...]

So, I have very basic knitting skills right now – I can knit, purl, cast on and off, increase and decrease the number of stitches, and have made scarves this way. I’ve just seen a pattern for the Mario knitted sweater vest, and I’m thinking I could learn how to do that (I learn really [...]

I am a first time knitter. I don’t know what the difference is between a stitch and a row when I’m measuring my gauge swatch (if anyone can provide diagrams, I’d really appreciate it). I know what a stitch is, but can’t wrap my head around what a row encompasses. BTW, my yarn says I [...]

Seed stitch section Row 7: Knit 3, *knit 1, purl 1; repeat from * to last 3 stitches, knit 3. Row 8: Knit 3, (knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches) to last 3 stitches, knit 3. Rows 9–22: Repeat Rows 7 and 8 seven times. Where it says knit the purl stitches [...]

I’m knitting a baby cardigan, my first one, and some of the instructions have me confused. I’m working in St st and the pattern says to “work 3 rows even in St st”. Does that mean I should work three rows, (ie. knit, purl, knit) thereby ending on a right side (RS) OR does that [...]