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Saturday, October 3, 2009

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This video is part of a free educational series on common knitting mistakes. Sign up for the free KNITFreedom video newsletter here to get one great video tip in your email box each week! http://bit.ly/KNITFreedom-Newsletter

#2 - Dropped Knit Stitch

#3 Dropped Purl Stitch

#4 Knitting Too Tight

#5 Twisting your Purl sts

#6 - Getting Turned Around

#7 - Mistakes in Ribbing

#8 - Fixes for Too-tight cast-on, bind off

#9 - Checking Your Gauge

#10 - Stitch didn't get pulled through all the way

#11 A - Tinking

#11 B - Getting sts back on the right way

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Free Pattern: Beginner Socks for Magic Loop

"THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I have been searching for a basic sock pattern for knitting one at a time on a circular needle - you have just made one very happy knitter." -velvetnc



Here is a free basic pattern for beginner socks, one- or two-at a time, using Magic Loop. It's the one I use in all my classes, and I always get great results.

Find out why socks on Magic Loop are great!

  • Beginner pattern in three sizes
  • Traditional top-down construction
  • Try on as you go
  • Learn to do heels 2-at-a-time
  • Kitchener stitch illustrated guide


Materials:
  Yarn: 200 yards of fingering-weight (sock) yarn
  Needles: US #2 circular needles, 47 inches long (or size required to obtain gauge)

Gauge: 7 sts/in in St st
Sizes: Adult Small (7"), Medium (8"), Large (9" around foot)