Valerie catches up with Rosee Woodland in the studio and learns about knitting socks with fancy yarns. A little bit of magic really as the yarn does all the work for the perfect pattern design. And then about Rosee's particular passion for including Scandi designs into her knitwear.

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You can incorporate the moss stitch into any of your projects. And like this, you will add texture as it behaves very well, staying flat.
For our subscribed viewers, with knitting skills, we have this delightful little project  –

a Moss Hat designed by Sarah Hatton. The pattern is available as a...

This is a very comprehensive sock workshop from our expert knitter Rosie Woodland who explains the whole process, in perfect detail, from top to toe so to speak.

Rosee knits through all the processes for you in miniature, so making a baby size, but the pattern comes with grown up size instruct...

What more is there to say – at the end of the project you need to fasten off – including the last stitch , which is easier than you might think.

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Once you have made your starter chain, you can then move on to this stitch, which is quite a firm stitch and often used for home furnishings and toys.
Rosee also shows you have to make a turning chain, and talks about crochet Bunting which can be created from  simple triangles in crochet using th...

This treble crochet stitch is often used when creating Granny Squares (similar to knitting) which can then be turned into quilts/rugs.   This is quite a tall stitch, so that your work will grow quite quickly.
Rosee reminds you about the turning chains (which she also showed you how to do in the D...

Crochet projects start with a chain – so once you know how to do this, you can settle down to all your other options.
Rosee has a great tip about turning your work over too.
Having mastered this, you could move on to the other short videos in this beginners series:
Double Crochet, or Treble Croch...

The slipped stitch at the beginning of the work, gives a really nice neat edge. In this video, Rosee shows us how to prepare the stitch at the end of the row, ready to do that on the return.
Moreover, Slipping Stitches is the assumed method used in older patterns for neatened edges.

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Rosee shows us how to create these yarn-overs. These are usually worked form the knit side of your work. Rosee also show s us how to identify the stitch when we get back to it. AND how to create this extra stitch/hole effect when working from the purl side of your work.
This stitch is a way of in...

This decrease is worked from the wrong side of your knitting. Therefore creates a nice right hand leaning edge for such things as a neckline. Possibly used in conjunction with the SSP-Left leaning decrease – which you can enjoy by clicking here.

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Another decrease that you work from the wrong side of knitting, but which produces a really nice, neat firm edge.
This is left leaning, so could be used in conjunction with a right leaning decrease (Pearl 2 tog) to create a neckline.
SSP stands for slip, slip pearl and Rosee thinks this is a litt...

Like the 1×1 Rib stitch, this is a combination of knit stitch and purl stitch. But this time you are doing two of each. Again this is often used on the lower edge of knitted garments to provide a neat but stretchy edge. You can use it also on cuffs and around the neckline.
Rosee is showing how to...

The three useful ways you might need are – picking up from the horizontal edge; picking up from a vertical edge; picking up along a curved edge. Rosee shows you very clearly how to do each of these.
Rosee gives you a great tip about choosing your needle size. And also how to avoid creating a flar...

This tip helps you to avoid a bulky join in the middle of a row of knitting but only works with handwash yarns and Rosee has another tip when talking about extra thick yarns.
Rosee is a little more hygienic in her workshop video for you and uses a glass of water – but you get the idea.

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Rosee likes this option for decreasing a stitch in the centre of the row and thinks it might be slightly easier to knit than the CDD central decrease, but not necessarily easier to say!
This pattern can sometimes be referred to in patterns by other names.
This is a companion workshop video to the...

Lopis are always worked in the round, so you will need circular needles, plus double-pointed needles for the sleeves. If you are comfortable using the Magic Loop technique you won’t need the DPNs.
The colourwork sections are worked using the stranded technique. When working a colourwork round, st...

Rosee shows you very clearly how to decrease in the centre of your row of knitting by knitting 3 stitches together.
It is quite straightforward: you slip two stitches knitwise – knit one stitch and then pass the slipped stitches over.
This is a companion piece to the S2 KPO central decrease works...

Rosee talks you through this Knit Two Together  which in a pattern is K2TOG.
This creates a right leaning edge to your project (for a left leaning decrease you need to check out the SSK video/workshop)
Rosee explains where she knits two stitches together and why. Therefore you will see that this ...

Rosee shows you how to increase a stitch at either end of your knitting row in this very clear video. KFB is knitting into the front and back of your stitch to produce more stitches and therefore a shaped edge to your project.
Just remember that the new stitch lies to the left of the original one...

Rosee guides you through how to create this left leaning edge to your project and she suggests that you work one stitch in from the edge to do this, as this produces a firmer and neater edge for you to work from later.
This is a companion stitch to the K2 Tog – which produces a right leaning decr...

The rib stitch is a combination of knitting and purling. You can use it for creating a neat and slightly stretchy edge to your project or garment.
Rosee guides you through the ‘how to’ as well as giving you helpful tips on needle sizes for the rest of your project/garment.

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Rosee guides you through her pattern which is made up of small petals, large petals and a centre.
She shows you how to increase to make the petal shape (this applies to both sizes). On the 5th row there are two different techniques. You will be knitting into the front and the back of the stitch a...

After casting on, the knit stitch is the first stitch you need to learn in order to create anything. Once you know how, you are off and running. We hope Rosee has inspired you to pop down to your local store and grab a pair of needles and a ball of wool and make a start.
Next week we will be co...

The purl stitch is another of those must-have stitches if you wish to knit. It allows you to create a flatter piece of work than if you just use the knit stitch. When used in the combination of knit one stitch and purl one stitch, they can create the rib of a garment.
Rosee shows you clearly how...