Reading Knitting Patterns and Charts
Knitting patterns are compressed notation, not prose. Once you know where the abbreviation list lives and how repeats, brackets and charts are punctuated, most patterns read straight through.
Knitting and Crochet
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Blocking Knitwear: Wet, Steam, and Spray
Blocking sets a knitted fabric into the dimensions you want by relaxing the strains built into it. Which method works depends almost entirely on fibre, and the effect is not permanent on every one.
Yarn Weights and Standard Yarn Systems
The numbered yarn weight system runs 0 to 7 and tells you far less than people assume. Here is what the categories mean, how wraps per inch fills the gaps, and how to substitute yarn sensibly.
Choosing Yarn Fiber for a Project
Fiber choice decides whether ribbing springs back, whether a shawl drapes or stands, and how often a sweater pills. Here is what separates wool, cotton, linen, silk and synthetics in practice.