tutorials
Steek Tutorials
These tutorials will be helpful if you are making the Bláithín cardigan, the Rams and Yowes blanket, or the Tortoise and Hare sweater.
Part 1: An introduction to steeks
Part 2: Reinforcing and Cutting
Part 3: The steek sandwich
Part 4: Some questions answered
Betty Mouat Video Tutorials
Demonstrated by Melanie Ireland.
Part 1: no-purl garter stitch
In the first clip, Melanie demonstrates Susan Stevens’ nifty and innovative trick for working garter stitch in the round without purling. This method allows you to knit the lace pattern in traditional Shetland fashion, using garter stitch throughout.
Part 2: Working with several colours
When knitting the lace section of Betty Mouat you will be working with three colours, and, if you are using the no-purl method, six balls of yarn. In this clip, Melanie demonstrates a neat and simple method for keeping control of your yarns, carrying them up the back of the work.
Part 3: Cockleshell Lace
In this clip, Melanie demonstrates rows nine and ten of the lace pattern, where the “cockleshell” is formed.
Crown Shaping
If you are knitting one of my hat patterns, you may wish to read this tutorial on how to read colourwork charts when shaping a hat crown.
If you are knitting the paper dolls sweater, you may wish to read this post, in which I discuss yoke customisation, and colourwork tips.
Two-Kates project bag
Tutorial to stitch up this nifty bag for your knitting and notions.
Download the PDF file HERE
Love the retro bold print fabrics! Super bag too! x
I have just found your blog because you have been “freshly pressed”, congratulations! I haven’t looked at everything yet, but your patterns that I have seen are beautiful. I don’t have much experience knitting with different colours, but now I am inspired to try. And I love this pattern for the bag, I am definitely going to give it a try.
Last year I was in the UK with my family, helping my mother care for my grandmother who had been suffering from transient ischemic strokes for the past 5 years. It was very hard to see a woman who had been so strong and healthy, barely surviving, and knowing that she never would have wanted to live in such a way. She died at home, which is what my mother wanted, but caring for her took a lot out of my mother. As you said in your post, at some point we will all have to deal with this, as carers or being cared for. However as families live more separate lives, taking on this type of care becomes harder, and shouldn’t be done alone.
My grandmother suffered from migraines, so does my mother, and so do I. I am fortunate that my husband is very understanding when I am sick, and sometimes knows before I do that a migraine is coming. But the connections between strokes and migraines scares me.
I know I am far away, but I hope you don’t mind me putting a link to your blog in mine, your knitting is “hermoso”!
what a wonderful blog. I love to knit and sew : )
awesome!
I just made this bag, what a great pattern, so simple I was finished in no time. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It is a very good idea for a Christmas present!
Love the bag
Thank you for the pattern. Your fabric is very cute!
Thank you for the pattern! It was serendipity that following the links from Rav about rams and yowes(and wanting to read Textisles, for some months, too), that I finally hit your blog. Just this past week my sister (a new knitter and pink ribbon survivor) asked me for a project bag so your tutorial was and will be a gift! Good reading, great patterns. Again, my thanks. Another Kate
You inspire me. Your eye for detail is wonderful.
My daughter is getting married and I am suggesting she/we make your bag
and give as a gift to her bridesmaids.
Thank you for sharing your talent!
Those tutorial videos are great. I like how clearly Mel speaks, and the fact that I feel I can can hear either rain on the window or the sea and some seagulls very slightly in the background. Did you add those sounds in or are they just a happy coincidence of where you filmed? The videos are really helpful and the techniques well explained.
I love that you have put these tutorials up, and that I could start with the cowl pattern if I was a bit intimidated by trying out the sweater first! Genius.
I’ve just watched your tutorial on making the cockleshell – that is so neat!! /What a great wee technique. Very clever – I haven’t come across this before. Did you invent it?
My Grandfather was Robert Mouet Fothergill. His mother was the sister of James Jamieson of the Columbine. Mate I think was Bobby Smith. Have camped from South to North. Have mothers pre1939 photos and other much older familly one including the Columbine. Thank for such a wonderful presentation. Now 81 and may not get north again so have to put up with the Lake District!
Regards,
Michael Jones… (Not Welsh!)
What an inspiration you are! Discovered this site whilst searching family history – my great-great grandmother was Sarah Morphew (nee Standen) and have sometimes wondered whether my love of textiles came from her. A business woman, yes, but caring also, I believe.
Thank you for this lovely website. I’m not very good at all things electronic – but shall try to re-visit often.
Sarah Langworthy
I cannot seem to purchase your patterns on revelry???
It seems as if my bank does not like the paypal or something please advise
Very helpful to have a demonstration.
Thanks for sharing.