Technique Thursday: Knitting on a Perpendicular Edge
For today’s Technique Thursday, I’m going to show you how to add a perpendicular edge to a piece of knitting. Perpendicular edges are frequently used at the bottom of shawls, like my two designs Anchors Aweigh and Joyful Crescent, but they can be used on garments as well. I have a new pattern being released…
For The Love of Gradients
I love a sunrise or sunset. The way the colors gently blend from one to another. Nature’s own gradient and it’s magical. I think that’s why I like knitting with gradients. Watching the colors slowly change while you knit, is mesmerizing. Apparently, I like gradients a lot because four of my designs use gradients or…
Beaded Picot Bind-off
My latest shawl pattern is being released on Friday, June 30. It’s called Kiwi and has a picot bind off edge. The instructions include an option for a beaded picot bind off (show in the photo above). The steps for a picot bind off are really quite simple: When you get to the end of…
Work In Progress…..Thursday?
As most may know, in the crafting world it’s usually called “Work In Progress Wednesday” but as they also say, “better late than never!” There are many works in progress at the moment. Kiwi Shawl has been tech edited and is in the testing phase of things. This shawl started as a gift for my…
It’s Not About Knitting
**Two warnings: 1. This post will not be the one I had planned to write today and as the title states, it will not be about knitting. 2. This post will contain references to suicide, addiction, and grief. If you struggle with suicidal thoughts, suicidal ideation or addiction or grief due to those types of losses, you may wish to…
My First Knitathon
A few weekends ago, I participated in the Project Knitwell 2023 Knitathon. Project Knitwell is a lovely organization whose mission is to help people facing challenges by providing knitting instruction and shared community opportunities that promote wellness and resilience. As I’ve mentioned before in a previous blog, knitting became an anchor for me when I was drowning in…
Technique Tuesday – Slipped & Elongated Stitches
Happy Tuesday! Today I am going to show you the pattern I’m using in my latest design. The design is a baby blanket that is knit in panels using a slipped stitch. The pattern is from Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns and I’ve had my eye on using it for a while. As…
Technique Tuesday
Currently, I’m working on a new baby blanket design which uses a provisional crochet cast on. I used a provisional crochet chain cast on for my design Naptown Naptime, where you create a crochet chain a few chains longer than your cast on stitch count and pick up your stitches by knitting into the back…
What A Week!
“Jam packed with emotion, this was a week of endings, beginnings, celebrations and remembrance.”
Changes and New Beginnings
There’s been a lot happening in the world of Kim Shaffir Designs! This blog is being relaunched as of today with more musings about knitting, designing and life. I’m looking forward to getting back into writing on a more regular basis. On the knitting front, I finished my first knit of 2023! I’d been wanting…
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