These are my favorite knitting and fiber craft related tutorials (although some of them are really for other crafts) so far. For general stitch help Knitting Help has great videos. If you have any others please let me know and I”ll post them here.
B
Ball Winders
(Using Kitchen Appliances)
See build your own Swift under S.
C
Cable
- All is Not Lost (cable repair by fudging or ripping) from the Yarn Harlot
- Fixing A Miscrossed Cable (repairing a cable by cutting) from I need Orange
- How to Cable Without a Needle by Grumperina
- Janice and Marge (repairing a cable by cutting) by Cara at January One
- Unventing a Cable by Eunny Jang
Cigar – Sometimes a cigar box is not just a cigar box. See S – Spinning, Cigar Box Charkha.
Combination Knitting – Combination Knitting by Annie Modesitt
D
Duplicate Stitch – See All is Not Lost under C for Cable
Dyeing
- Dyeing Self-Striping Yarn by Eunny JangE
- Koolaid dyeing – Dyed in the Wool by Kristi Porter in Knitty
- Understanding Sensitivities to Natural and Acid Dyes by Lynne Vogel in Twist Collective
Edging
- A Comparison of Picot Edge Bindoffs by the Fiber Fool
- Folded Picot Edge by Purlwise
- I can Picot Too-Torial by Knitorious
- Latvian Twist Cuff from So Much Yarn, So Little Time
F
Fair Isle – Coming soon from Eunny Jang I think.
- Yarn Dominance by Nona Knits
J
Jogless Jog – Tips for avoiding the jog in striped socks was part of the Tiptoe through the tulips sock pattern by Stephanie Pearl McPhee. It appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of Knitty.
Judy’s Magic Toe Cast-On by Judy Becker – for toe-up socks
K
Kitchener Stitch – my own explanation
N
Needlecase – Circular Needlecase Tutorial from Split Yarn
L
Lace – Majoring in Lace (Parts I-IV) by Eunny Jang
M
Mail – How to Ship and Mail Packages by Cookie
N
Niddy Noddy – Make your own PVC Niddy Noddy by As the Yarn Turns
P
Paper - 3-D Paper Snowflakes from Wiki-How
Picking up stitches
- Pick Up Lines by the Yarn Harlot (useful for picking up garter stitches and bound-off edges)
- Picking Up Stitches the Easy Way by Grumperina (for gussets) (I use this advice all the time.)
Picot (see also edging)
S
Short Rows
Skeiner
- PVC-Swift from Beata at Some Yarn (if you build one, let me know how this is!)
Socks
- Converting Sock Partners to Clog/Sandal Socks Reprise by the Fiber Fool
- Jogless Jog – Tips for avoiding the jog in striped socks was part of the Tiptoe through the tulips sock pattern by Stephanie Pearl McPhee. It appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of Knitty.
- Short Row Heels from Complicated Pluto
- Short Row Heels and Toes by misocrafty
- Sock Design by Cookie A
- Sock Design by Maia Spins
S – Spinning, Cigar Box Charkha/Charka
- From Spin-Off Magazine, a how to article on the Cigar-box-Charkha/Charka
- Example from pieKnits
- The Yahoo Group on Charkhas
- Or just order one. (Disclaimer: I don’t know anything about this vendor.)
Steeks – Steeking Chronicles by Eunny Jang
Swift
- Build Your Own Swift with Tinker Toys from Crafting Jen
- Ghetto Swift by Jesso
- Home Made Swift from Dave Zucker
T
Tips – A Huge Compilation of Tutorials by Bonne Marie Burns (Chic Knits)
Tools
The Keychain Crochet Hook – A Tutorial by Girl on the Rocks (Very very smart!)
Scout’s Ghetto Warping Board - by Scout J
Y
Yardage Counter
- DIY Yardage Counter by Hello Yarn
- Fishing Line Meter as Yardage Counter by Cecioboe
- Yardage Counter by Reluctant Blogger (my favorite so far)
Z
Zippers – TekTalk Zipper Installation by Bonne Marie Burns (Chic Knits)
