This is one of my favorite mistakes of all time . . . Its complete name is “The Breaks All the Rules, Can’t Possibly Work but it Does (and Beautifully!) Cast On.” I forgot to mention it on this part of the tape though I remember to say it later, when you have to attach… Continue reading First BOND Sweater-7 Special Cast on and Neck Rib
Author: Cheryl Brunette
First BOND Sweater-8: Hang Armhole and Knit Sleeve
This is as slick as all get out. You attach the sleeve with the cast-on thereby entirely eliminating a seam . . . a rather tedious one at that. Yippee!
First BOND Sweater-9: Complete Sleeves and String Analysis
Being tidy along the way saves you a lot of time in the long run, whether it’s in the kitchen or knitting a sweater. Watch!
First BOND Sweater-10: Seams and Finishing
Two underarm-sleeve seams. One short neck rib seam. Loosely tack down the rib. Work in a few ends AND . . . VOILA! You have a darling size 3 sweater. And before you know it, you’ll be using it as a design template. It will be the perfect pattern to experiment with for the… Continue reading First BOND Sweater-10: Seams and Finishing
Meet Your BOND-Bring to Class
Bring to class: 1) your BOND and its parts 2) a table to put it on 3) two claw weights 4) scissors 5) two contrasting light colors of worsted-weight yarn 6) gentleness with yourself. We all feel awkward when we first try something new. Keep practicing and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you and… Continue reading Meet Your BOND-Bring to Class
Meet Your BOND-Part 1: Inspiration
In 1988 I hired a professional video producer for $10,000+. He and his crew of three came to my knitting school and recorded three video classes for the BOND knitting machine. The videos were popular and distributed in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. before they went out of distribution in the mid- to late… Continue reading Meet Your BOND-Part 1: Inspiration
Meet Your BOND-Part 2: Learn the Parts
Here’s the second installment of the first BOND video program. It’s a vocabulary lesson and introduction to the parts of the machine. It’s likely that it’s a review for most of you, but that’s OK. I’m an old-school teacher (also something of an old schoolteacher 😉 ) and like to be thorough and sequential when… Continue reading Meet Your BOND-Part 2: Learn the Parts
Meet your BOND-Part 3: Cast On and Knit
In this video installment you finally get to cast on and knit!!! I also show you the simple way to rip out whole rows and a clever home-made latch opening tool that was brought to me by a student many years ago. I explain the kind of fabric the machine makes, stockinette, and tell you… Continue reading Meet your BOND-Part 3: Cast On and Knit
Meet Your BOND-Part 4: Sweater Construction and Bind-off
In this section of class I introduce you to the generally accepted sequence in knitting a sweater on the BOND, ISM. USM. You are actually creating a mini sweater back for one of Snow White’s seven dwarves in this exercise so that you begin to internalize the sequence. We get through the underarm bind-off stage.
Meet Your BOND-Part 5: Decreases
The Knitting Decrease Whether you are hand knitting or knitting on a machine, there are several variables you need to consider when you make decreases. And do not, for one minute, assume that the designer of any given pattern is giving the “perfect advice” for you or for your finishing down the line on this… Continue reading Meet Your BOND-Part 5: Decreases