Techniques
knitting
Done:I-cord
Garter stitch
Stockinette stitch
Mattress Stitch
Moebius knitting
Drop stitch patterns
Slip stitch patterns
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Continental knitting
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Knitted lace
Lace knitting (inc/dec every row)
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Button holes
Fair Isle knitting
Knitting with DPNs
Bobbles
Knitting smocking
Steeks
Fulling/felting
Textured knitting
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Darning
Intarsia
Short rows
Thrummed knitting
Kitchener Stitch/Grafting
Double-knitting
To do:
Tubular CO
Freeform Knitting
Kitchener/Tubular BO
Norwegian Knitting
Two-end knitting
spinning
Done:Spinning on a drop spindle
Spinning on a wheel
Plying on a drop spindle
Plying on a wheel
Woollen spinning
Worsted spinning
Navajo/chain plying
Core-spinning
To do:
sewing
Done:French seams
Machine quilting
Hand quilting
Hand sewing
Making buttonholes on a machine
Installing an invisible zipper
Installing a regular zipper
Patch pockets
Installing a fly and zipper (in a skirt or trousers)
Hand-worked buttonholes
Button placket
To do:
Shirring
pintucks
welt pockets and/or buttonholes
embroidery
Done:stem stitch
backstitch
french knots
split stitch
couching
To do:
chain stitch
satin stitch
Yarns/Fibres/Materials
knitting: yarn types and dyeing
Done:
Knitting with metal yarn
Knitting with silk
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Knitting with alpaca
Knitting with cotton
Knitting with wool
Knitting with beads
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Knitting with cashmere
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Knitting with linen
Knitting with hemp
Knitting with sari silk
Dyeing yarn
Overdyeing yarn
Dyeing a finished project
To do:
Knitting with metal wire
Knitting with camel yarn
Knitting with soy yarn
Knitting with qiviut
Knitting with yak yarn
Knitting with possum yarn
Knitting with llama yarn
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Handpainting yarn or a finished project
Knitting with paper yarn (like Habu)
spinning: fibers and dyeing fiber
Done:
Spinning with camelSpinning with silk
Spinning with raw fleece
Spinning with cotton
Spinning with hemp
Spinning with llama
Spinning with wool
Spinning with merino
Spinning with BFL
Spinning with silk hankies/mawata
To do:
Spinning with flax
Spinning with alpaca
Spinning with cashmere
Spinning with qiviut
Dyeing silk hankies/mawata
sewing: materials/fabrics
Done:cotton
wool
linen
rayon
corduroy
knit fabric (making clothing)
To do:
silk (blend or 100%)
horsehair braid
hemp
Project Types
knitting
Done:Shawl
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Mittens: Cuff-up
Hat
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Charity knitting
Cardigan
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Designing knitted garments
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Olympic knitting
Holiday-related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Purses/bags
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Knitting for preemies (I knit the preemie size of a baby sweater because my full-term daughter was so small, the preemie size knits were the only ones that fit)
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Knitting a gift
Hair accessories
Knitting in public
To do:
pillows
Shrug
Men’s socks
Double-knit socks (two at time, one inside the other)
Jewellery
Rug
Publishing a knitting book
Toy/doll clothing
Afghan/blanket (baby)
Mittens (top-down)
sewing
Done:pants/trousers
dress
hat
skirt
trousers/jeans with a fly
jeans
shirt dress
To Do:
shirt with buttons and collar
slip
jeans
fitted jacket/coat
Renaissance and/or medieval clothing
skirt with half-elasticized waistband
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