Azariah Fibre Arts

Bag of Tricks Lesson 2

Much of the end of Lesson 2 reminded me of my Math, Yes, Math class that I have taught many times at festivals and yarn shops. It is showing you how to use the info you gain from your swatch and make it work to educate you on what adjustments to make to a patternContinue reading “Bag of Tricks Lesson 2”

Swatching and then Reclaiming Yarn From a Swatch

I feel like I am following in someone else’s footsteps time-wise as I write this. I’ve had the idea for a while to write this post but wanted it to be in the correct order with the other swatching posts. Edie Eckman recently wrote a post about reclaiming yarn from UFOs and WIPs and that’sContinue reading “Swatching and then Reclaiming Yarn From a Swatch”

Swatching

A couple of weeks ago when I wrote the post about Gauge vs. Tension I said that I would write another post and share some details about swatching, so here we are. There are many crocheters and knitters who don’t like swatching and never do it. Swatching is still stitching, I’m not sure why weContinue reading “Swatching”

What is a “Turning Chain”?

I have seen some interesting things come across my desk lately that involve the turning chain. I also have some info I want to share with you, thought I already had but I can’t find the post, so here we go. Let’s start with what is a turning chain? It can also be referred toContinue reading “What is a “Turning Chain”?”

First Row After Cast On

I thought that sharing a photo of what the first row looks like after cast on would be helpful to know that you’re on the right track. I have made a swatch of garter and stockinette for each technique that I have shared. There is also a link to the video tutorial if it hasContinue reading “First Row After Cast On”

Technology and Fiber Arts

What was once a daily needed skill has been relegated to art or hobby in many first and second world countries. Working with different fibers using our hands and some basic tools has been a survival skill of humans, almost since day one. Joseph’s family kept sheep and he had a woven tunic of manyContinue reading “Technology and Fiber Arts”

“Inclusive” Sizing

I am going to preface this post with this might not be what you think and it is possibly a direction you haven’t thought of yet. I am not against inclusive sizing but I’m not totally for it either. Continue reading to learn why. When I first started hearing about inclusive sizing for yarn patterns,Continue reading ““Inclusive” Sizing”

Gauge vs Tension

Many stitchers use these terms interchangeably, for others this is the reason why they don’t swatch and still some don’t know what either of these words is referring to. As a designer and tech editor these words are important to the work I produce and how I educate designers and stitchers on how to useContinue reading “Gauge vs Tension”

Bag of Tricks Lesson 1

I am a Western knitter! Still a left handed knitter but a Western knitter. The Western part, thankfully, doesn’t change how I read a pattern. It does change how I want to teach others how to knit moving forward and what words and phrases I will use when writing patterns. It’s not the Western partContinue reading “Bag of Tricks Lesson 1”

Knitting Increases – M1 vs Lifted

There are many different kinds of increases in knitting, yarn over, knit front back, make one left, make one right, lifted increase and maybe some others that I missed. In this post I will be covering the make one and lifted increases and discussing how/if they are different. I will be writing this in realContinue reading “Knitting Increases – M1 vs Lifted”