Cut a piece of cardboard to the length you want your tassel to be. I often use a CD case for this.
Wind yarn around the cardboard four or five times.
Cut the yarn at one end so that you have equal lengths together.
Pull the middle point of the lengths of yarn through the garment close to the edge using a crochet hook or something similar.
Secure the tassel by pulling the loose ends through the loop.
Trim if necessary.
Moss Stitch looks complicated, but is very straightforward and can bring real interest to a garment or scarf. To create it, you simply alternate Knit and Purl stitches (so K1, P1). On the next row you alternate this pattern, so if you have an even number of stitches you P1, K1 all the way along. If you start with an odd number of stitches, you just need to K1, P1 on every row and this will give you the lovely bumpy texture.
Two things for a beginner to watch with Moss stitch:
[Read More]Garter stitch is knitting at its simplest. You use the knit stitch for every row, meaning that you get bumps on both sides of your fabric.
[Read More]The Cable Cast-On tends to produce a slightly looser cast on edge and can be easier to get a good tension on.
Like the knit cast-on, begin by making a slip knot and popping onto one needle.
Put the other needle through the slip knot (your first stitch) from front to back in exactly the same way as the knit cast on.
Wrap the yarn around the right needle and pull it back through. This is your next stitch - hook it back onto the left needle without twisting.
[Read More]There are loads of ways to cast on in knitting. Some people just prefer one particular method, others use different methods depending on what they're knitting - some methods give a more elastic edge than others. But the main thing with knitting it that whatever works for you is fine - there is nothing right or wrong about any particular method.
The Knit Cast-On is the easiest for a beginner pick up as it uses the basic knit stitch so there is less to learn.
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