Tidbits for Knitters

Here'a a collection of little things that I've developed, and explanations that I've written up that might be useful to other knitters--

Handouts

Resurrected project: a Knitted Lace Symbols Chart--THIS IS A DRAFT!
An intro to the patterns of Christine Duchrow.
Printable Knitter's Graph Paper, Acrobat format
Printable Quarter-inch Grid, Acrobat format
Lace Charting Worksheet, a GIF
Needle Size Conversion Chart
Make a Gauge for Miniature Needles
List of Sock Patterns in Magazines
Reports on the XRX Socks book

Tips & Tricks

Photo of how to run a Safety Line--in case you have to rip back a lace piece.
Curtain swatches -- How much difference does a fiber choice make, using the same pattern and needles?
Circular needle trick -- for when you don't have quite enough stitches to go all the way around.
New Jogless Jog -- A new way to prevent the color jog in circular stripes.
Two-Color Tip -- emphasizing the pattern by how you carry the yarn.
Emily Ocker's Cast-on -- starting a circle in the center
Correcting a Miscrossed Cable
How to Block Lace -- using the Rose of England tablecloth as a model.

Note: I've produced some of these documents in the ready-to-print Adobe Acrobat format (also called PDF files), which is by far the easiest way to handle things like knitting charts. Please see how to use Acrobat if you need help.

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Judy Gibson
Descanso, California
Email to jgibson (at) cts (dot) com