Posts Tagged ‘fashion knitting’

October 5th, 2011
Free Pattern: Tam and Neckwarmer
by
rox

Tall Tam & Neck Warmer in Artfibers Nanook & Heath This great, stylish set can be worn different ways and is fun and easy to make!   The neck warmer can be worn at the neck or as a second layer to the hat to change the look or add more warmth.   Great holiday gifts for [...]

October 22nd, 2009
Tuba Cowl — Free Pattern, Inexpensive Kit
by
rox

TUBA is a handsome cowl, quickly knit. High ‘apparent value’ makes it a perfect gift.  The almost architectural depth of texture comes from a seldom used but easy technique called Float Stitch.  The design is by Roxanne Seabright (Rox), founder of Artfibers, the mill that produces the yarn in the pictures. We show it here [...]

October 19th, 2009
Yarntasting Guide: Multistranding
by
artfibers team

Multistranding combines two or more strands in each stitch, as you create a knit or crocheted fabric.  The technique is also called carrying along, since the multiple strands are held together and worked as one.  You can think of the resulting fabric as a kind of tweed, but much less regular in pattern than the [...]