Hedrick - Cool chunky knits: [26 fast & fashionable cowls, shawls, shrugs & more for bulky & super bulky yarns]

W hether you need a refresher or are ready to learn a new technique, the tutorials in this section provide step-by-step instructions and photographs that will make you a master knitter in no time at all. The cable cast-on is super handy for buttonholes and middle-of-the-row cast-ons because of its firm, smooth edge. Its pretty easy to work, too! Insert the tip of the RH needle between the first and second stitches on the LH needle. Wrap your yarn around the right tip just as if you were knitting a regular stitch. Pull that loop through between the two stitches to the front. Place that loop onto the LH needle in front of the first stitch.

Youve now cast on one stitch.

Repeat Steps 13 until you have cast on all the stitches required. This stands for knit into the front and back of the next stitch and results in one increase (one stitch turns into two). Knit into the next stitch like normal and... ... Before dropping that old stitch from the LH needle, take the tip of your RH needle and insert it into the back loop of the same stitch you just knit, wrap the RH needle as if to knit, and... ... pull your yarn through to the front. Now you can drop that old stitch from the LH needle. Now you can drop that old stitch from the LH needle.

Youve increased one stitch.

This stands for knit into the front and back and front of the next stitch and results in two increases (one stitch turns into three). Knit into the next stitch like normal and... ... pull your new loop through to the front. ... pull your yarn through to the front. Still not dropping that old stitch from the LH needle, insert the RH needle tip back into the front of the same stitch you just knit, wrap the RH needle as if to knit, and pull your yarn through to the front. Now you can drop that old stitch from the LH needle. Now you can drop that old stitch from the LH needle.

Youve increased two stitches.

This increase adds a stitch by lifting the bar between the stitches and knitting into it. Its ideal because it helps maintain patterns a little bit better while being less noticeable than the kfb. With your LH needle tip, lift up the horizontal bar between the stitches, from front to back. Knit it through the back loop. This two-stitch decrease results in a centered-looking stitch. Insert your RH needle into the next 2 stitches as if to knit, but... ... slip them over, together, unworked, to the RH needle. Knit the next stitch like normal. Insert the tip of the LH needle into the slipped stitches and... ... lift them up and over the stitch just knit, right off the needle. Youve decreased two stitches. This two-stitch decrease is similar to the one-stitch decrease of slip 1, knit 1, psso. Insert your RH needle into the next stitch as if to knit, and... ... slip it over, unworked, to the RH needle. Knit the next two stitches together.