Plain Socks? Embellish them!
March 27, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under inspiration, knitting, tatting
It’s so easy to add a little touch of springtime to your sockies! So…. why have plain jane socks?
You can add a little embellishment to socks that you have knitted or crocheted,
like these ones that I just finished knitting.
Or, you can dress up purchased socks by stitching on purchased or crocheted or tatted
lace.
I tatted super simple flowers onto these socks…. it took 4 attempts to get the sock
edging right. I found that I liked it best when I cut the self striping yarn into colorways
that made sense for the flowers.
The flowers are rings of 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, …read more
Free knitting stitch patterns
January 2, 2009 by Del
Filed under Techniques & Stitches, free resources, inspiration, knitting, yarn crafts
There are quite a few stitch dictionaries available. Some hold hundreds of different stitch patterns in them for you to try. These are useful if you’re looking to incorporate an original design or add a unique border or hem to a project.
You can always invest in a stitch dictionary in book form, but you may find yourself needing two, three or more. That’s fine if you want to add to your knitting library, but this can get expensive.
You can also find free knitting stitch patterns on the Web. What I like about this particular site is that, as far as I can tell, …read more
