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I was truly tickled to get an email from Dianne Littleton. Here is a bit of what she said about knitting the Reversible Honeycomb Hat: “I started the hat with the instructions given and then pulled it out and started it again using the modified method. Was just so much easier for my brain – […]
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Last week I taught 3 classes with the San Diego Knitters Guild. I started with Intro to Fission Knitting and Intro to Fusion Knitting. The next day I taught Next Steps in Reversible Knitting. The last class was designed to cover topics such as: understanding the notation & chart symbols, tricks for reading the chart, fixing mistakes, choosing […]
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After releasing the Honeycomb Conjecture Collection last week, I discontinued the Reversible Honeycomb Cowl and the Love It or Leaf It Cowl.
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Before I started designing, I didn’t know any other Knitters (capital K knitters). Test knitters that volunteered for my test knits were the first serious knitters I met. I quickly learned that they were not only generous with their time and knitting skills but also their ideas. The testers for the New Leaf Wrap provided the inspiration for […]
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I was testing a new weave structure when I knit this swatch. I was also testing a new to me yarn. The green & white was looking very Christmasy to me so I added a wonky little tree on the back.
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I am often asked why my reversible designs require so much purling. The answer is that working cables between purl stitches makes the cable/design stitch pop up from the surface of the fabric. This also makes it less visible from the back.
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Over the last few months, I have been playing with putting woven patterns onto knitted fabric. Originally I was working on 2 colour reversible designs but got distracted and started chasing the argyle motif. This is how I got to an argyle motif that I am happy with.
Reversible knitting techniques by Mary W Martin
Mary W Martin 