Any modular knitters here? :)

@SaraCate (184)
Canada
January 25, 2007 1:36pm CST
What are your favorite books or resources? Do you have favorite websites or other sources of inspiration? I *love* modular knitting! If I had to pick a favorite book on the subject, it would probably be Dazzling Knits by Patricia Werner. Let's here from anyone else who likes the technique - or anyone who wants to learn! ~Sara
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peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jan 07
I never could quite get the hang of modular knitting. I mean, what's the point of knitting all those pieces, then having to join them? Or am I missing something!? (Wouldn't be the first time) :)
SaraCate
@SaraCate (184)
• Canada
25 Jan 07
Much of modular knitting *doesn't* involve joining. You knit each additional square (or whatever) onto the last one, either by picking up stitches, or by short rows and decreasing. Does that make any more sense? ~Sara
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jan 07
Yes, that makes more sense. I did a log cabin blanket one time where you turned each strip, picked up along the side like for a sock gusset and knitted from there. Is that the way it works? Guess I need to go check it out! Thanks. :)
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jan 07
Yes, that makes more sense. I did a log cabin blanket one time where you turned each strip, picked up along the side like for a sock gusset and knitted from there. Is that the way it works? Guess I need to go check it out! Thanks. :)
villageanne
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
25 Jan 07
I love to knit but I have never heard od Modular knitting. What is that? I am going to purchase me a knitting loom. I think I will enjoy it.
SaraCate
@SaraCate (184)
• Canada
25 Jan 07
villageanne, Modular knitting is basically creating your project piece-by-piece. Start by completing one square, shell, or whatever and then build on that. There are a couple of "shcools" on how it's done - some involve picking up stitches as you knit and some don't. If you search at amazon.com for "modular knitting", you'll get a number of books on the topic, many with images that will give you some ideas of what it looks like! ~Sara
cowgirl03051979
@cowgirl03051979 (918)
• United States
10 Oct 11
well i do not have any favorite books or resources for knitting nor do i have any websites but that is just because i already have a whole list of things to knit but when i run out of things to knit that i come up with off the top of my head i will try looking online i have never heard of modular knitting i have never heard of dazzling knits either my sister has a book about knitting that she likes but i think buying books is a waste of time when you can find just about everything you need online