Author: WPInitiator

  • How to bind off with yarn overs (yo)

    How to bind off with yarn overs (yo)

    In this DROPS video we show how you can bind off your work with yarn overs (yo) We do this to avoid the bind off edge being too tight, and you make a yo periodically at the same time you bind off. Bind off yo as sts. This video has NO SOUND – you must…

  • How to knit entrelac on straight needles

    How to knit entrelac on straight needles

    In this DROPS video we show how to knit entrelac on straight needles. Entrelac is when you knit squares in multiple directions. First you make a row of triangles, then you pick up sts along the sides, work half squares at each side and full squares in the middle. If each square should be i.e…

  • How to set a sleeve in a stocking stitch jumper

    How to set a sleeve in a stocking stitch jumper

    In this DROPS video we show a way to sew a sleeve in a jumper made in stocking st. This jumper has no edge sts and we sew the pieces together from RS by sewing the last sts on the sleeve to the sts at the body. This video has NO SOUND – you must…

  • How to knit English rib in the round

    How to knit English rib in the round

    In this DROPS video we show how to knit English rib in the round. Cast on an even number of sts on a circular needle ROUND 1: * 1 YO, slip 1 st as if to P, K 1 *, repeat from *-*. ROUND 2: * P tog YO and slipped st, 1 YO, slip…

  • How to crochet a single crochet (sc) US / double crochet (dc) UK in the round

    How to crochet a single crochet (sc) US / double crochet (dc) UK in the round

    In this DROPS video we show how crochet a single crochet (sc in US term) also known as a double crochet (dc in UK term) in the round. When you are crocheting sc’s/dc’s in the round you begin each round with 1 ch that replaces the first sc/dc on this next round. To mark the…

  • REALITY EDITOR

    REALITY EDITOR

    The Reality Editor is a new kind of tool for empowering you to connect and manipulate the functionality of physical objects. Just point the camera of your smartphone at an object and its invisible capabilities will become visible for you to edit. Drag a virtual line from one object to another and create a new…

  • STUFF PICK

    STUFF PICK

    The era we are living could be easily described as the “being hipster” one. Considering how Wes Anderson’s movies, indie music and vintage (sometimes non-sense) ingredients became emblematic for this generation, the explanation of the phenomenon is not so hard to reach: what used to be part of a niche culture peacefully invaded every environment…

  • How to crochet a granny square back and forth

    How to crochet a granny square back and forth

    In this DROPS video we show how to crochet a granny square back and forth. Ch 6 and then form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. US-English ROUND 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, * ch 3, 3 dc *, repeat from *-* a total of 3 times and finish with…

  • How to make a medium sized buttonhole

    How to make a medium sized buttonhole

    In this DROPS video we show an easy way to create a medium sized and elastic buttonhole in a knitted garment. Knit as follows: K2 tog, make a double yo. On return row work first yo as a stitch and drop the following yo. This video has NO SOUND – you must read the pattern…