Topic: hand manipulated

Hand manipulated knit and purl stitches PLUS tuck EQUALS Fisherman rib. This classic stitch pattern is thick, warm, textured, reversible and stretchy. It's
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When knitting 1x1 ribbing, either by hand-manipulation or with a ribber, take time to plan ahead so the seams maintain the 1x1 stitch sequence

Creating this classic knit and purl checkerboard pattern isn't difficult. Watch as we use the ribber and a little hand manipulation to create it. This is a
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Without a ribber, knitting knit and purl stitches on a flat bed machine takes a bit of work. By re-forming individual stitches you can include purl stitches in
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Here's a decorative cabled rib that is fun to knit on the machine. Combine re-formed stitches with cables for an interesting stitch pattern that will add an
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In hand knitting there are times when you are instructed to knit through the back loop. You may be working a decorative stitch, or the designer may
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4 cast on choices for hand manipulated ribbing. From fast 'n easy to a gorgeous tubular cast on, you have options for getting your ribbing started

Use the latch tool to reform a column of stitches to purl stitches. This is the basic technique for creating ribbing on a flatbed knitting machine

Crochet look edge that is easy to knit and can be used on long sections. 2 Variations are included for you to try. This is a firm, hand-manipulated,
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Easily knit zig zag panels using increases and decreases. Seam the pieces for scarves, shawls or
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Combine knit and purl stitches for a textured fabric that can be worked on a manual or automatic patterning machine.

Hand manipulated lacy waves. Beautiful for scarves, shawls or garments. Use as an insert for a special, lacy touch.

Cables are traditional favorites of knitters both hand and machine. 3 methods of creating a basic cable are covered. Which do you prefer? BONUS: Simple tip
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Get inspired to work a some hand manipulated stitches on your next project. Included are mini-cables, using cheat sheets and 2 methods for re-forming columns of
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This honeycomb smocking stitch looks complicated, but it's really not difficult to do. Combine needles out of work, slip stitches and a little hand
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Beautiful hand manipulated lace - 12 row repeat with only 2 manual stitch transfer rows per repeat.
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Linen stitch is a beautiful way to add texture to your knitting. For hand knitters, there are many variations on this ever-popular stitch pattern.
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A graphic eyelet zig zag pattern that can be varied in unlimited ways. Manually working the transfers isn't too difficult, although your lace carriage would
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Based on a simple Zig-Zag Lace stitch pattern, this stitch pattern incorporates multiple
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Borrowed from the hand knitting world, this textured, columnar stitch pattern with or without eyelets magically forms a scalloped edge. Use it in a single
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Moss Stitch and Seed Stitch are popular in the hand knitting world. They are highly textured and reversible. But they require hand manipulation to work on the
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With non-patterning machines and any time you want to work a hand manipulated stitch pattern, there's usually a lot of counting of needles involved. Here are
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Make it easier to select needles for hand manipulation with Knit it Now Cheat Sheets.
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Using traveling stitches to frame eyelets can create a beautiful, decorative stitch pattern for your knitting.

Explore hand manipulating lace with the help of cheat
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with a few stitch transfers create 2 beautiful, simple lace patterns.

Unusual stitch transfer sequences create this simple, but beautiful lace pattern. The secret is breaking the rules by having 2 eyelets side by side,
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Add beautiful texture to your knitting with pattern stitches created by skipping (or slipping) over pattern needles. Punchcard and electronic machines
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If your knitting machine doesn't have weaving brushes, you can still work knitweave. You can achieve the same results by manually weaving the
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