Another very popular color technique is intarsia or “picture knitting.” The wire fabric guide on the carriage of the original BOND machine made this technique very messy to knit. Yarns got tangled and it was tough to keep things sorted out. To solve this problem, I developed the “Improved Rube-Goldberg, Spare Parts Intarsia Technique” that… Continue reading Color on the BOND-Part 4: Intarsia or Picture Knitting
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Your First BOND Sweater-Part 3: Shape Shoulders and Back of Neck
This is a review of the short-row shoulder shaping you saw in “Meet Your BOND,” and it bears repeating. You need 6 to 12 exposures to a new concept, word, and/or skill in order to “own it” as part of your internalized skill set. And this is a plain dandy thing to know. People are… Continue reading Your First BOND Sweater-Part 3: Shape Shoulders and Back of Neck
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