Since the global pandemic a lot of activity is now happening online. Last year we participated in many origami video master classes, especially Dave. Now it is my turn: I was invited by Vogue Knitting magazine to teach on Virtual Knitting Live. I was not in time to tell you this news at my first…
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A year ago exactly, on 15th October 2019, I published Distitch – a new knitting concept. For its first year celebration I had a wonderful gift. Recently The Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) announced the winners of its UK Technical Communication Awards. The purpose of the UK Technical Communication Awards is to recognise…
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Do you like beautiful numbers? I do. I feel a magical joy every time I see identical number combinations such as 333, 777, 123, or the time of day 12:21, 22:22 or 15:15, dates like 12.12.2012 and so on. So you will understand that when the number of likes for my Distitch scarf was approaching…
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There are few knitting terms defined as Russian: Russian bind-off, Russian join, Russian grafting. The last one is not widely familiar and used mainly to finish the borders on rectangular shawls. But this type of join deserves more attention. It is very decorative and surprisingly easy to execute. It can be used not only for…
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It is time to reveal more free tutorials from my Distitch book. This time it is the most basic technique for crocheting Distitch chains. Please see the full special article on my website. Happy crocheting!
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Here is some exciting news for all Brioche knitting fans and for those who only going to learn this very popular technique. Today I published a basic pattern for Brioche rib scarf with a tutorial for slip Distitch selvedges. Although the Fringed scarf was mentioned in the Distitch book, the pattern for it was not…
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If you would like to know a little bit more about how Distitch was created and some information about its creator, please visit Knitting the Stash. This very interesting website is run by Melissa – a talented knitter and spinner with many interests. She also raises sheep and produces exclusive yarn. In her bi-weekly podcast…
Read MoreAt last I’ve tracked down some ancient knitting that seems to resemble Distitch. It’s not unexpected! As I wrote (Distitch – a new knitting concept, p. 9): It is difficult to invent something original: there really is nothing new under the sun! In fact, there are many “new” things that had already been discovered in…
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In Distitch there is a special chapter for DS selvedges. The technique is very easy and the results are wonderful. There are two types of stitches in the edge chains – closed and open. Both types of slip DS selvedge can be made with knit DS or purl DS. Knit DS selvedges were published two…
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