This is very similar to minimalistic music, for instance, Phillip Glass and Steve Reich. You have a sequence of tones… a formula… and through extended repetition over a a determined time signature, layers of melodies and harmonies are produced, which sound very complicated and seem to have an element of chance, which somehow is also true! You decide the sequence, you decide the rhythmical structure, (very disciplined) and then voila! Hold on! What emerges are beautiful, sometimes wild textures of sounds. This type of music can be very meditative and beautiful, but it can also „break your brain.“. You can start with a single melody or chords, you can do a „one row repeat, serpentine or spiral.“. Then you can also flip it. Keep the same sequence but change the time signature or stitch count! Then it becomes something ENTIRELY different. Kind of cosmic! Fantastic! You explain everything so clearly and I get why you are so excited by this technique. Knitting is slowed down music! Thanks!
INCREDIBLE! Thanks so much for sharing this. I wasn't aware there was an equivalent concept in music. I think I'm going to start humming musical sequences as I knit now 😍🤩😍
This is very familiar to me based on double moss stitch, BUT listening to your explain the expanded extrapolation gave me a wonderful idea. We can create our own sequences based on DATES, birthdays, memorial days, special event days, etc. This would make a unique gift. A shawl made of a sequence created from a date associated with a passed over relative might feel like a special hug. A shawl created from a wedding date might be a comfortable affirmation of love. A graduation date shawl could be a nice send off gift for a student going off to college. Sounds like a party to me! Thank you. 🎉
Oh I really like this idea. Not just for special dates, but the symbolism of numbers. (Among other things, I make symbolic jewellery, which includes symbolism based on numbers and colours).
After I saw this video, I knit the shawl for my daughter's friend who was scheduled to have a double mastectomy. We wanted her to have a wearable hug. I knit it in a washable wool so she wouldn't have to about caring for it. Because of the video, I knew to make it a bit wider & shorter than the pattern was written. I was concerned that it might not drape as well as if I had used the recommended yarn. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it b turned out. It truly became avwearable hug! This video was the first I heard about sequence knitting so thank you so much for sharing it with us!
It's one of the things I love about knitting. The math that goes with knitting makes my logical side happy. The sequence and texture that come from the knitting makes my creative side happy.
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16. This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny. Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I started off scoffing because "it's just the stitch patterns everybody has books full of"... until you explained how she took them a step further. Wow, my mind is spinning!!
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16. This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny. Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
Very good way of excercising your brain and preventing Alzheimer disease! She just said that you have to keep to the sequence - I can see that you can easily get in a muddle if you don’t concentrate! Definitely going to try it! 😅
I think i did a sequence knit project without realizing it by accident. I started a wash cloth with my favorite pattern, k 4 p 4, for 5 rows then reverse for a basket weave effect. I must have been interrupted casting on and added 2 extra stitches. After a few rows I noticed it wasn't right, but i liked the effect. I ended up making what I called "a self folding wash cloth". I had long columns of k2 garter2 p2 garter2. It just curled up on itself accordion stlye.I made a bunch and a lot of my Xmas knitting was done that year.
Didn’t know that there was a name for this style of knitting. I purchased a book years ago which I used to create patterns when knitting blankets. The book is called “365 Knitting Stitches a Year” (I just noticed it doesn’t have a printed date on it). Thanks for reminding me! I think I will use the book again in the near future. Thank you!❤
Thanks so much for this! I always love it when after 40 years of knitting I come across something new, using something old. My brain is definitely having a party!
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16. This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny. Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I did this without knowing it several years ago with Jill June's Squishy Soft Cowl pattern; k4, p4 sequence worked in the round over an uneven number of stitches.
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16. This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny. Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I bought that MDK field guide just to make the Parallelogram Scarf because I thought it was so beautiful and that's how I found out about sequence knitting! (The increases and decreases also add another dimension to the technique, as on your Marlogram and my Parallelogram.) Now I have her big book home from the library...don't drop it on your toe! Thanks for the great sum-up of the technique and concept. It will really help me explain it to my knitting group where I've been getting all sorts of questions.
I am very excited by this video. I am not a very advanced knitter despite having been knitting for some time, and this sounds fun. The first thought I had which you brought up is I would have to use quite a few locking stitch markers to mark the sequence. I am always screwing up patterns because I loose my "train of thought." Thanks for a great video, I love your channel.
My favorite thing to knit is scarves using sequence knitting. I love it for watching TV, sitting in meetings, talking with friends. So wonderful for the "hands busy" kind of knitting that doesn't take much attention.
Mind blown!!! I love sequencing. I made the Dashael last winter and didn't realize it was sequencing!!! I need those books. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, as I know very little of knitting and trying to know more each day. Take care and cheers!
This makes so much sense to me! I had wondered (as a newer knitter) what would happen if I knitted that way but I had no idea it was really a thing. Just ordered the big book and excited to start a new project. Thank you for this video!!!
I do love texture!!! I have to check this out too. I think Fruity Knitting had an interview with her on one of their podcasts a few years ago. I will go look for that! Thanks a bunch!
Wow! Mind blown, not broken, and totally partying!! 🎉🥳 Your excitement is contagious! I’ve been waiting for inspiration for cardigans stitches that would have texture without being cables (too “Mister Rogers”) or too plain. I just love this!! Now to figure out which one(s) to choose, and how I will work out the upper section with increases (I’ll knit them top down). I’m new here, this is only your 2nd video I’ve seen, but definitely subscribing now. Thanks!! P.S.: love your wrap 💕
Another great podcast Nicole. Thanks for all the work that goes into producing such informative videos. I've used Stephanie"s scarf sequence for years with new knitters that want to make a scarf; with pretty wool it's a winner.
What a great video! Thanks so much for sharing all of this information. I definitely want to try sequence knitting and the Crave yarns. I really appreciate podcasters such as yourself for being so enthusiastic and sharing so much wonderful knitting information. Happy (sequence) Knitting!!
me as a mostly crocheter( soon start to knit) its no surprise for me we literally work in such sequences in crochet as well just changing of the rythm of the basic stitches and repeat that BOOM awesome detailedpatterns ppl envy u over
I went to the MDK website, and signed up for the virtual Summercamp! I’m going to learn basket weaving! thanks for this video, and a new resource (MDK)!
I’m not the greatest knitter around because my hands go numb after a while, but I LOVE this!! I opened UA-cam this morning because a friend of mine started a new channel and right below him was this video. It all happens for a reason. I’m going to check out the snacks and the full meal. I spent a fortune on the newest Vogue Knitting book a few years back so these are much more affordable. I’m excited to try these combos!!
Brain Party! 🎉 Following a written pattern is challenging for me, but I can picture this in my head . This is going to be fun to play with! 😁 Thanks 👍🏻
Sequence Knitting has been in my Amazon wishlist for ages. Thanks for explaining sequence knitting. I have a birthday coming up. This book may appear on my wishlist 😊
Math brain be like 'hey, no worries, makes perfect sense to me'. Masterwork book is next on the list, though my math brain sort of cringes at the mixed color yarn pieces, but loves the texture on the single color yarns. Thanks for sharing! ❤
I'm so excited to start a sequence pattern, yet I have so many patterns from Expression Fiber Arts that I've started and need to get off my needles and hooks to start. I purchased the snack book from your link and thanks so much! It's time for a martini!!! or 3! Cheers!
Just encountered this video and I love this idea. On the swatch where you changed color, the vertical stripes with melded colors looks woven to me (I'm a weaver and a knitter). My mind is inundated with possibilities. I just learned Tunisian Crochet and was about to start a temperature blanket with that but now I'm thinking about this sequence knitting idea instead. Yes, it blew up my brain but now my brain is partying!
My brain is partying big time! I mostly knit socks while watching movies; this method will make it easy to be on autopilot AND still obtain a wonderful design. Why have not learned about this already? LOL.
Thanks Nicole. Very interesting. I bought a sequence pattern a long time ago and thought hey that was so easy. Why didn't I think to do that. Of course I didn't. ❤
💕😀xx thanks SO much Nicole. That’s really got me thinking. I’m going to do some swatching and really play with some ideas. I design all my own knitted garments so there could be endless possibilities! 🧶🥰🙏
I’m really liking this‼️‼️. Gonna do large squares of sequence knitting with a tote full of 1&2 skeins of yarn leftovers. I’ll cobble the squares together and make a knitted blanket.🧶
I got both Sequence Knitting and Making Marls after watching your marls video! Such a brain party! I want to know how to use sequence knitting in making more garments than scarves! Signed up for the MDK course.
@@Knicoleknits This is great! I would love to hear more about your ideas. The only garment I’ve seen so far was the Spectrum(?) sweater in the MDK booklet.
Great video but Im still mad. How did I not know that "tink" was knit backwards? I mean, I knew what it meant & have even been told its "knit backwards and silently thought, no, its undoing stitches." LOLOL
This is exactly what I look for in a pattern reversible and textured and sequencing that’s simple also use stitch markers because it can be frustrating to make errors
Aside from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's One Row Handspun scarf and the patterns in the resources I mentioned in the video, I'm not aware of other patterns that have specifically employed this technique. As more folks become aware of it, there may be more patterns coming soon! 😊
Hello, thanks to tell about sequence knitting 🎇 seems fascinated! Could not buy this book sequence.5 or the other in e.book form,and MDK seems to have lost track... Do you have any idea where where I could look? Thanks anyway 😅🎉
Sorry you're having trouble finding it! Try cutting and pasting this into your browser: MDK Field Guide No. 5: Sequences Make sure you go to the MDK website, if you want the e-book version. I think they are the only ones who sell it. 😊
The wrapover is 90% Cecilia's Corrugated Shawl, with a few modifications to change the dimensions. I'll post how I did the modifications in my Ravelry project when I've got it done 😊
The stitch type can absolutely change the width. On the Corrugated Wrap, there was no compensation for width. The sides just organically bowed in and out with the stitch changes. If you were intent on keeping the edges straight while doing a variety of sequences, you would need to increase the stitch count before some sections. There’s no perfect formula for this, as different needles, yarn, and tension would affect the amount of shrinkage. Some preparatory swatching would be advised 😊
So, I was looking for my high school diploma and guess what I found, “ sequence knitting” by Cecelia Campochiaro. I had forgotten that I owned this book. I didn’t even remember when you showed the book. I am very silly.
It's Schachenmayr Fashion Tahiti in the colorway Marble. I believe it's discontinued, but you might be able to find some on Etsy or some other yarn re-sale site 😊
knit two pearl two over an odd number of stitches gives you a certain look that I like, but I like it better with the English method of knitting. I knit continental and sort of tight. The English method or 6:14 throwing method of knitting is looser and the knit two pro two over odd number of stitches Looks so much better than continental
You had way more fun recording this than I had watching… to me this is not a knitting technique, but rather a technique for pattern designing , just putting a name on something that must have been done for many years ,
In some ways it's not, but mostly the difference lies in the fact that most pattern repeats require you to do something different on alternate rows. With sequence knitting, you just keep repeating the same stitch sequence over and over again on every row, no matter what. The vast majority of pattern repeats are not like this. I suspect that having the book and testing it out for yourself will help solidify the concept for you 😊
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16. This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny. Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
Sorry, but to me this ‘sequence’ knitting, is just following a knitting pattern. Anyone else not understand? I have been knitting for 50 years and this is just knitting following a pattern repeat.
In some ways it's not different from other stitch patterns , but mostly the difference lies in the fact that most pattern repeats require you to do something different on alternate rows. With sequence knitting, you just keep repeating the same stitch sequence over and over again on every row, no matter what. The vast majority of pattern repeats are not like this. I hope this helps clarify the concept for you 😊
Idk, for me it was a freeing lesson. So many patterns either make the instructions complicated or they charge $$ for a simple pattern repeat. I’ve only been knitting for 2 years so I found this info extremely helpful. I feel like I could learn how to make my own designs easier with this method. 😊
Like you I find the concept totally fascinating! I have both of Cecelia’s books….it is pure inspiration for relaxed knitting once you understand how it all works. As with anything, it is ‘each to their own’. What a designer does is work with the concept to create a project for the customer to make … be it simple or complicated he/she has spent time listing the needles/yarn/working out sizes etc etc … I am a designer and it is difficult trying to write the ‘perfect’ pattern for the customer … this takes the time … this is why there is a fee … the designer can then hope to pay her way in life…I buy other designers patterns because it’s all worked out for me and I can relax after all the maths required for my own patterns … we do have choice … I wish I had written these books … they will go down in the annals of time just like EZ as a reference and a stunningly aesthetic book … Veronica❤
@@veronicashaw-s2m I didn’t mean to sound like I don’t want to pay for a pattern. I completely understand there is a small charge. But some are charging more than a basic pattern is worth. (Thankfully there are sales!) Videos like these help newer knitters like myself learn to make our own patterns. It’s like a building block.
@@WhittleKnitLane oh, I wasn’t thinking that when I wrote, I was just reiterating my love for the books in question and as a designer I know I couldn’t have got my head around all the maths involved - I would not find that easy at all - yes, some patterns are expensive but it does make you think, look and really read the general blurb and judge if a pattern is right for you especially when you are a beginner - it is a minefield of choice - my best wishes for a lovely and rewarding knitting journey Veronica ☺️
I have a question as a very new knitter (long time crocheter). I am only on my third full project, which is a blanket I decided to try and I decided to make my own pattern which is a knit 2 purl 2 potential sequence, maybe? What I did was do one full row, k2p2 all the way across, then I purled on the back side then on the next row I started the same pattern but one stitch over each front side row. It has made a very beautiful spiraling effect on the front and even the back has a rippled texture that looks all purled even though it isn’t on alternating rows. Now is this considered sequence knitting even though I only did the sequence on the front side rows? Or is it just a simple pattern….for how basic it is, it has turned out gorgeous. I hope I explained it well enough I wish I could add pictures….i guess it really doesn’t matter if it is or not. I just found it interesting that my first attempt at making my own pattern (I am sure it has been done, but I have not seen it) has turned out so well. I have always followed patterns crocheting and knitting before this blanket.
You explained it just fine - I can visualize what you’re doing 😊 It sounds like you’re doing sequence knitting, broken up by a non-sequence row. Sounds super cool to me! Maybe you’ve invented something 😁
Thanks so much! I love your videos I forgot to say before sorry! I also happen to have autism and I am so intrigued by this style of knitting and am so glad you made this video. I tend to have a very logical brain that loves to do creative things and i think it makes sense that this resonated so much for me. I am also excited about the possibilities. I enjoy doing things a little different than the norm and when I wanted to make a knitted blanket, since that is what I am used to crocheting, I really couldn’t find what I was looking for pattern wise which lead to me trying my own thing. Luckily it has been very successful and enjoyable and I appreciate the encouragement! I considered putting the pattern on ravelry since I believe it is nice for beginners and could be used to make a number of things. Thanks again 😊
Darn, my library group doesn't have her book🤨. So, now I have to order it (I'm rural and don't have a book store within 100 miles!). I'm making a shawl for a cousin with yarn that I thought would work for a sweater. I realized 20 rows in that the shawl is only 13" wide. Hmm, more of a scarf. So I was trying to figure out different patterns to use in the center. How easy do you think it would be to use on a simple vanilla sweater or tee?
I'm currently contemplating how to work it into a garment. I'm thinking it would work fine, as long as you don't try to incorporate it into any shaping. At least, that's where I'm at so far 😋
So from underarms down? I have about 3 WIP so I can't try it until the winter, and after the Christmas wholesale rush (I am a fused glass artist). I am going to order the book and try it on the shawl.
The Internet Archive has the book for one hour (repeatable) lending, if you want to see the sequences or check it out before ordering it. I’ve made some test swatches from it while I wait for my copy to arrive. It’s so much fun
Understood everything .....except why the deep angles on both ends of the two colorful scarves? I pictured the knitting resulting in a strict rectangular shape.
The design is set on the bias. There's an increase at one end and a decrease at the other. It wouldn't have to be this way - it's just and added design element. 😊
This is very similar to minimalistic music, for instance, Phillip Glass and Steve Reich. You have a sequence of tones… a formula… and through extended repetition over a a determined time signature, layers of melodies and harmonies are produced, which sound very complicated and seem to have an element of chance, which somehow is also true! You decide the sequence, you decide the rhythmical structure, (very disciplined) and then voila! Hold on! What emerges are beautiful, sometimes wild textures of sounds. This type of music can be very meditative and beautiful, but it can also „break your brain.“. You can start with a single melody or chords, you can do a „one row repeat, serpentine or spiral.“. Then you can also flip it. Keep the same sequence but change the time signature or stitch count! Then it becomes something ENTIRELY different. Kind of cosmic! Fantastic! You explain everything so clearly and I get why you are so excited by this technique. Knitting is slowed down music! Thanks!
INCREDIBLE! Thanks so much for sharing this. I wasn't aware there was an equivalent concept in music. I think I'm going to start humming musical sequences as I knit now 😍🤩😍
@@Knicoleknits just hum the same melody over and over! Ha ha!
@@teridesario2328 Maybe I can hypnotize myself 😉😵💫
Wow. 🤯
What a fantastic metaphor!!
Nice
It's like ostinatos overlapping.
Each row shifts it slightly and changes it in a predictable way
Time and Space games 😊
This is very familiar to me based on double moss stitch, BUT listening to your explain the expanded extrapolation gave me a wonderful idea. We can create our own sequences based on DATES, birthdays, memorial days, special event days, etc. This would make a unique gift. A shawl made of a sequence created from a date associated with a passed over relative might feel like a special hug. A shawl created from a wedding date might be a comfortable affirmation of love. A graduation date shawl could be a nice send off gift for a student going off to college. Sounds like a party to me! Thank you. 🎉
LOVE this idea!!! Simply brilliant 🥰🥰🥰
@@spunstricken9065 wow this is fantastic!
Oh I really like this idea. Not just for special dates, but the symbolism of numbers. (Among other things, I make symbolic jewellery, which includes symbolism based on numbers and colours).
Great idea! (as I mentally calculate how many stitches for my granddaughter's birthdate...)
After I saw this video, I knit the shawl for my daughter's friend who was scheduled to have a double mastectomy. We wanted her to have a wearable hug. I knit it in a washable wool so she wouldn't have to about caring for it. Because of the video, I knew to make it a bit wider & shorter than the pattern was written. I was concerned that it might not drape as well as if I had used the recommended yarn. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it b turned out. It truly became avwearable hug! This video was the first I heard about sequence knitting so thank you so much for sharing it with us!
It's one of the things I love about knitting. The math that goes with knitting makes my logical side happy. The sequence and texture that come from the knitting makes my creative side happy.
Yes! Well put 😀💖
The mathematician in me appreciates this for the application to modular arithmetic.
Knitting is such an amazing mix of art, math, and coding. I think that's why it's endlessly fascinating to me. Thanks for watching! 😀
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16.
This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny.
Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I started off scoffing because "it's just the stitch patterns everybody has books full of"... until you explained how she took them a step further. Wow, my mind is spinning!!
That's was my first thought, it's just stitch patterns
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16.
This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny.
Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
Yes, this was a popular technique in the 80's but no one wrote it down as coherently! bravo great resource.
Thanks! 😊
Very good way of excercising your brain and preventing Alzheimer disease! She just said that you have to keep to the sequence - I can see that you can easily get in a muddle if you don’t concentrate! Definitely going to try it! 😅
I think i did a sequence knit project without realizing it by accident. I started a wash cloth with my favorite pattern, k 4 p 4, for 5 rows then reverse for a basket weave effect. I must have been interrupted casting on and added 2 extra stitches. After a few rows I noticed it wasn't right, but i liked the effect. I ended up making what I called "a self folding wash cloth". I had long columns of k2 garter2 p2 garter2. It just curled up on itself accordion stlye.I made a bunch and a lot of my Xmas knitting was done that year.
Ha ha! Great story 😁
Didn’t know that there was a name for this style of knitting. I purchased a book years ago which I used to create patterns when knitting blankets. The book is called “365 Knitting Stitches a Year” (I just noticed it doesn’t have a printed date on it). Thanks for reminding me! I think I will use the book again in the near future. Thank you!❤
Knitting is soooo fascinating to me I mean we’re talking about two types of stitches manipulated in infinite ways. Just so cool.
Thanks so much for this! I always love it when after 40 years of knitting I come across something new, using something old. My brain is definitely having a party!
Hooray! 😃
ASD Neurodiverse knitter here. I count in patterns and rhythms when I knit all the time. Brain Partaaaay!❤❤🎉!!
I totally count in rhythm!! So glad to see I'm not alone!
Party on! 🥳
@@ann-mariemeyers9978 me too!
I'm very new to knitting, and this video has answered sooo many of my questions! I'm gonna have the coolest socks
Fantastic! 😃
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16.
This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny.
Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I love this!!!! I love your shawl!
I think you did an amazing job of explaining all that, and I do find it fascinating! Thanks for introducing me to sequence knitting!
You are so welcome!
I did this without knowing it several years ago with Jill June's Squishy Soft Cowl pattern; k4, p4 sequence worked in the round over an uneven number of stitches.
Maths and computer nerd here....brain partaaaay🎉
Yay!! 😁
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16.
This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny.
Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
I bought that MDK field guide just to make the Parallelogram Scarf because I thought it was so beautiful and that's how I found out about sequence knitting! (The increases and decreases also add another dimension to the technique, as on your Marlogram and my Parallelogram.) Now I have her big book home from the library...don't drop it on your toe! Thanks for the great sum-up of the technique and concept. It will really help me explain it to my knitting group where I've been getting all sorts of questions.
You are so welcome! I hope you have lots of fun experimenting!😄
I am very excited by this video. I am not a very advanced knitter despite having been knitting for some time, and this sounds fun. The first thought I had which you brought up is I would have to use quite a few locking stitch markers to mark the sequence. I am always screwing up patterns because I loose my "train of thought." Thanks for a great video, I love your channel.
My favorite thing to knit is scarves using sequence knitting. I love it for watching TV, sitting in meetings, talking with friends. So wonderful for the "hands busy" kind of knitting that doesn't take much attention.
Excellent!! ❤️
Mind blown!!! I love sequencing. I made the Dashael last winter and didn't realize it was sequencing!!! I need those books. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, as I know very little of knitting and trying to know more each day. Take care and cheers!
You're so welcome! 😀
This makes so much sense to me! I had wondered (as a newer knitter) what would happen if I knitted that way but I had no idea it was really a thing. Just ordered the big book and excited to start a new project. Thank you for this video!!!
Thanks for watching! I hope you have great fun experimenting with all the sequence-y goodness! 😋
I do love texture!!! I have to check this out too. I think Fruity Knitting had an interview with her on one of their podcasts a few years ago. I will go look for that! Thanks a bunch!
She gives a great interview! Thanks for watching 😊
Wow! Mind blown, not broken, and totally partying!! 🎉🥳 Your excitement is contagious!
I’ve been waiting for inspiration for cardigans stitches that would have texture without being cables (too “Mister Rogers”) or too plain. I just love this!!
Now to figure out which one(s) to choose, and how I will work out the upper section with increases (I’ll knit them top down).
I’m new here, this is only your 2nd video I’ve seen, but definitely subscribing now.
Thanks!!
P.S.: love your wrap 💕
Yay! Welcome to the channel and the brain party 😃 I'm totally stealing that "Mr. Rogers" description...🤣
That was a mind party for me 😀
Fantastic video, thanks Nicole!
Yay! 😄
Another great podcast Nicole. Thanks for all the work that goes into producing such informative videos. I've used Stephanie"s scarf sequence for years with new knitters that want to make a scarf; with pretty wool it's a winner.
Thanks so much for watching! That scarf would make a fantastic project for new knitters. Thanks for the tip!! 💖
Love this, so logical and mathematical ❤️ I just ordered the little guide book, endless pattern possibilities. Thank you
Yay! You're going to have so much fun with it 😀
Great video thank you Nicole. You have explained sequence knitting wonderfully.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching 😃
My brain SO does not hurt. You explained it real good! Thank you!! Can't wait to try this!!
Yay! You're so welcome!
What a great video! Thanks so much for sharing all of this information. I definitely want to try sequence knitting and the Crave yarns. I really appreciate podcasters such as yourself for being so enthusiastic and sharing so much wonderful knitting information. Happy (sequence) Knitting!!
You are so welcome! 🤗
me as a mostly crocheter( soon start to knit) its no surprise for me we literally work in such sequences in crochet as well just changing of the rythm of the basic stitches and repeat that BOOM awesome detailedpatterns ppl envy u over
Yes! Crochet is super cool that way 😊
As usual, you’re soooooo good at explaining! Thanks
I do my best 😋 Thanks so much for watching!
I went to the MDK website, and signed up for the virtual Summercamp! I’m going to learn basket weaving!
thanks for this video, and a new resource (MDK)!
MDK is an amazing resource. And Kay and Ann are really and truly lovely humans 😍
This has been a lovely visit.
Thanks for stopping by! Always great to have you 💖
I’m not the greatest knitter around because my hands go numb after a while, but I LOVE this!! I opened UA-cam this morning because a friend of mine started a new channel and right below him was this video. It all happens for a reason. I’m going to check out the snacks and the full meal. I spent a fortune on the newest Vogue Knitting book a few years back so these are much more affordable. I’m excited to try these combos!!
Yay! I hope you enjoy them 😊
Thanks. Now I had to go buy the book. Lots of great stuff in there. Maybe I’ll start with the Harlan Hat once I finish the hat I’m working on.
Love this.
Brain Party! 🎉 Following a written pattern is challenging for me, but I can picture this in my head . This is going to be fun to play with! 😁 Thanks 👍🏻
Whoo hoo! Party on 🥳
Sequence Knitting has been in my Amazon wishlist for ages. Thanks for explaining sequence knitting. I have a birthday coming up. This book may appear on my wishlist 😊
Happy birthday! I hope a birthday fairy gets you the book 🎂💖
Math brain be like 'hey, no worries, makes perfect sense to me'. Masterwork book is next on the list, though my math brain sort of cringes at the mixed color yarn pieces, but loves the texture on the single color yarns. Thanks for sharing! ❤
Some of the color combinations are quite busy, but you can always experiment with shade-adjacent tonals just for fun 🤩
I'm so excited to start a sequence pattern, yet I have so many patterns from Expression Fiber Arts that I've started and need to get off my needles and hooks to start. I purchased the snack book from your link and thanks so much! It's time for a martini!!! or 3! Cheers!
Enjoy your martini! 🍸😀
Thanks for sharing. Mind blown! Your shawl is beautiful.
Just encountered this video and I love this idea. On the swatch where you changed color, the vertical stripes with melded colors looks woven to me (I'm a weaver and a knitter). My mind is inundated with possibilities.
I just learned Tunisian Crochet and was about to start a temperature blanket with that but now I'm thinking about this sequence knitting idea instead. Yes, it blew up my brain but now my brain is partying!
It's so true - it DOES look like it's woven. Have a happy Brain Party! 😃🥳
Im sold , off to get the books , thankyou Nicole ❤
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
WoW 🎉 thank you for Charing your passion for new aproaches tò knitting ❤ I feel invited 😊
You are so welcome! 🤗
My brain is partying big time! I mostly knit socks while watching movies; this method will make it easy to be on autopilot AND still obtain a wonderful design. Why have not learned about this already? LOL.
If you stick to a fairly simple sequence, you can absolutely run on autopilot with this method. It's such a satisfying knitting method 😊
This tickles my brain so much I had to go find the big book and order it.
this is amazing! thanks for sharing this type of knitting. i can't wait to pick up a book & get started. so cool!
😻😻😻😻😻 5/5
You're going to love it! 😄
Mind blown 🤯 and very excited!
Yay! 😀
Thanks Nicole. Very interesting. I bought a sequence pattern a long time ago and thought hey that was so easy. Why didn't I think to do that. Of course I didn't. ❤
Ha ha! Same here 😋
VERY interesting! I have never heard of this, but I must try it. 😮 Thank you for breaking my brain a little. ❤
Any time! 😉😂
Hi! I just found your podcast. I really enjoyed it and now I’m binge watching from Episode 1. Keep up the great work and tell Oscar “hi”.
Welcome! And thanks so much for watching 😊 Oscar says he's so happy youre here 😁🐕
💕😀xx thanks SO much Nicole. That’s really got me thinking. I’m going to do some swatching and really play with some ideas. I design all my own knitted garments so there could be endless possibilities! 🧶🥰🙏
Yay! So many possibilities, right??? I have no doubt you'll come up with something brilliant 😊💖
Thank you for awesome info and your enthusiasm ❤️
You are so welcome!😊
Thank you for the great introduction and review. So interesting and great examples!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are Incredibly AWESOME!
Aw, shucks. Thanks! 😊
put me in the bind blown category! i think this could be amazing for spicing up some vanilla socks.
Yes, absolutely! Great idea 😀
Wow. Never heard of this. Excited to try and use brain cells. You explain things very nicely and just love your jokes.
Thanks so much!
This looks awesome! I can't wait to try it. Thank you so much!
I’m really liking this‼️‼️. Gonna do large squares of sequence knitting with a tote full of 1&2 skeins of yarn leftovers. I’ll cobble the squares together and make a knitted blanket.🧶
You're going to love it. It's crazy fun! 😄
Great video Nicole!
I just happened upon an interview with Cecelia the other day…. It was fascinating (it’s on Fibrechats yt channel).
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😊 Cecilia is amazing, isn’t she?
@@Knicoleknits Sure is! She was in her studio appartment which she said was full of swatches all stored in pizza boxes!!!!!!!
I have that BOOK! and I love the idea of not remembering which row this is I am on nor memorizing Rows or writing row stitches on index cards!
Thank you very helpful ❤
I'm very excited, I love "Strukturmuster" -structured patterns (?) ❤
Hooray! You're going to love it 😍
Im intrigued
I have been looking for a textured pillow. I bought the MDK book so I can do the log cabin pattern. 😆
Oooo...lucky you! I hope it turns out beautifully 😀
Pillow! great idea!
I got both Sequence Knitting and Making Marls after watching your marls video! Such a brain party! I want to know how to use sequence knitting in making more garments than scarves! Signed up for the MDK course.
I'm very interested in working it into a garment too! My brain is storming along coming up with ideas 😋
@@Knicoleknits This is great! I would love to hear more about your ideas. The only garment I’ve seen so far was the Spectrum(?) sweater in the MDK booklet.
Saw the Fibrechats interview on this. Was so interesting!
Looking forward to trying it soon. 😊
I hope you love it! 😊
Cool idea… love it❤❤❤❤❤
Very interesting.
Thats amazing.... are there any patterns for sweaters using the technique?
Not that I know of, but I’m definitely keeping my eyes open for them 😊
The log cabin pattern reminds me of gansey knitting.
Thank your interesting I want to try
Thanks! Very interesting and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!😊
Wow! Going to try this 😊
Yay! 😀
Great video but Im still mad. How did I not know that "tink" was knit backwards? I mean, I knew what it meant & have even been told its "knit backwards and silently thought, no, its undoing stitches." LOLOL
Ha ha! I knew I'd get someone with that. 😂💖
I didnt know that either 🤯
I'm having a brain party. Thanks! How freeing!
Yay! Have fun 😄
thank you for the video!
This is exactly what I look for in a pattern reversible and textured and sequencing that’s simple also use stitch markers because it can be frustrating to make errors
How do we find patterns using this technique, say on Ravelry for instance?
Aside from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's One Row Handspun scarf and the patterns in the resources I mentioned in the video, I'm not aware of other patterns that have specifically employed this technique. As more folks become aware of it, there may be more patterns coming soon! 😊
Thank you, brain just a little broken, but mostly brain party too 😄
Hello, thanks to tell about sequence knitting 🎇 seems fascinated! Could not buy this book sequence.5 or the other in e.book form,and MDK seems to have lost track... Do you have any idea where where I could look? Thanks anyway 😅🎉
Sorry you're having trouble finding it! Try cutting and pasting this into your browser: MDK Field Guide No. 5: Sequences
Make sure you go to the MDK website, if you want the e-book version. I think they are the only ones who sell it. 😊
@@Knicoleknitsthanks 😅😊
I would love the wrap over pattern. Would you publish it?
The wrapover is 90% Cecilia's Corrugated Shawl, with a few modifications to change the dimensions. I'll post how I did the modifications in my Ravelry project when I've got it done 😊
I am curious how changing the sequence affects the width and how to compensate for it is the 2x2 rib and 1x1 swatch shown
The stitch type can absolutely change the width. On the Corrugated Wrap, there was no compensation for width. The sides just organically bowed in and out with the stitch changes. If you were intent on keeping the edges straight while doing a variety of sequences, you would need to increase the stitch count before some sections. There’s no perfect formula for this, as different needles, yarn, and tension would affect the amount of shrinkage. Some preparatory swatching would be advised 😊
Thanks😊
So, I was looking for my high school diploma and guess what I found, “ sequence knitting” by Cecelia Campochiaro. I had forgotten that I owned this book. I didn’t even remember when you showed the book. I am very silly.
Lucky find! 😁
Caution: there are a lot of errata corrections in the mdk sequence book, make sure you have the updated one
Thank you for this! I did mean to direct people to the errata, but it didn't make it onto my notes page 😋
What is the black/white yarn of the incomplete marl scarf? 23:47
It's Schachenmayr Fashion Tahiti in the colorway Marble. I believe it's discontinued, but you might be able to find some on Etsy or some other yarn re-sale site 😊
knit two pearl two over an odd number of stitches gives you a certain look that I like, but I like it better with the English method of knitting. I knit continental and sort of tight. The English method or 6:14 throwing method of knitting is looser and the knit two pro two over odd number of stitches Looks so much better than continental
That’s so interesting! Yet another excellent reason to swatch before starting a project 😉
You had way more fun recording this than I had watching… to me this is not a knitting technique, but rather a technique for pattern designing , just putting a name on something that must have been done for many years ,
1:23 You have said "sequence knitting" 10 times already. You were right, my head IS broken.
Oops. Sorry! 😋
just trying to understand this (I have the book on order :) ) how is a sequence different from a pattern repeat?
In some ways it's not, but mostly the difference lies in the fact that most pattern repeats require you to do something different on alternate rows. With sequence knitting, you just keep repeating the same stitch sequence over and over again on every row, no matter what. The vast majority of pattern repeats are not like this. I suspect that having the book and testing it out for yourself will help solidify the concept for you 😊
I love this book - there is quite a bit of detail in it. Sounds simple but the number of patterns you get are amazing. For example with just 4 repeat stitch pattern using knit or purl. K1p3, k2p2, or k3p1. Make three swatches using 16 stitches. One swatch is just k1p3 on front and back. The next swatch is k2 p2. Easy right? Then do three more swatches like you just did but with 17 stitches. Always start your row with the same pattern. Then do it again with 18 stitches. Lastly do it with 19 stitches. If you try to do it with 20 stitches it will just look like the one with 16.
This time make three swatches but if you are in the middle of the pattern on 17 stitches you start the next row by finishing the pattern. You will be amazed and this is just using a 4 stitch repeat. Now make three more switches using circular needles! The book shows all these swatches and explores all the patterns using all the way up to 12 stitch patterns. It really was an incredible exploration and worth every penny.
Now imagine substituting a slip stitch or a yo/dec using the same principles! Mind blowing….
Sorry, but to me this ‘sequence’ knitting, is just following a knitting pattern. Anyone else not understand? I have been knitting for 50 years and this is just knitting following a pattern repeat.
In some ways it's not different from other stitch patterns , but mostly the difference lies in the fact that most pattern repeats require you to do something different on alternate rows. With sequence knitting, you just keep repeating the same stitch sequence over and over again on every row, no matter what. The vast majority of pattern repeats are not like this. I hope this helps clarify the concept for you 😊
Idk, for me it was a freeing lesson. So many patterns either make the instructions complicated or they charge $$ for a simple pattern repeat. I’ve only been knitting for 2 years so I found this info extremely helpful. I feel like I could learn how to make my own designs easier with this method. 😊
Like you I find the concept totally fascinating! I have both of Cecelia’s books….it is pure inspiration for relaxed knitting once you understand how it all works. As with anything, it is ‘each to their own’. What a designer does is work with the concept to create a project for the customer to make … be it simple or complicated he/she has spent time listing the needles/yarn/working out sizes etc etc … I am a designer and it is difficult trying to write the ‘perfect’ pattern for the customer … this takes the time … this is why there is a fee … the designer can then hope to pay her way in life…I buy other designers patterns because it’s all worked out for me and I can relax after all the maths required for my own patterns … we do have choice … I wish I had written these books … they will go down in the annals of time just like EZ as a reference and a stunningly aesthetic book … Veronica❤
@@veronicashaw-s2m I didn’t mean to sound like I don’t want to pay for a pattern. I completely understand there is a small charge. But some are charging more than a basic pattern is worth. (Thankfully there are sales!) Videos like these help newer knitters like myself learn to make our own patterns. It’s like a building block.
@@WhittleKnitLane oh, I wasn’t thinking that when I wrote, I was just reiterating my love for the books in question and as a designer I know I couldn’t have got my head around all the maths involved - I would not find that easy at all - yes, some patterns are expensive but it does make you think, look and really read the general blurb and judge if a pattern is right for you especially when you are a beginner - it is a minefield of choice - my best wishes for a lovely and rewarding knitting journey Veronica ☺️
I have a question as a very new knitter (long time crocheter). I am only on my third full project, which is a blanket I decided to try and I decided to make my own pattern which is a knit 2 purl 2 potential sequence, maybe? What I did was do one full row, k2p2 all the way across, then I purled on the back side then on the next row I started the same pattern but one stitch over each front side row. It has made a very beautiful spiraling effect on the front and even the back has a rippled texture that looks all purled even though it isn’t on alternating rows. Now is this considered sequence knitting even though I only did the sequence on the front side rows? Or is it just a simple pattern….for how basic it is, it has turned out gorgeous. I hope I explained it well enough I wish I could add pictures….i guess it really doesn’t matter if it is or not. I just found it interesting that my first attempt at making my own pattern (I am sure it has been done, but I have not seen it) has turned out so well. I have always followed patterns crocheting and knitting before this blanket.
You explained it just fine - I can visualize what you’re doing 😊 It sounds like you’re doing sequence knitting, broken up by a non-sequence row. Sounds super cool to me! Maybe you’ve invented something 😁
Thanks so much! I love your videos I forgot to say before sorry! I also happen to have autism and I am so intrigued by this style of knitting and am so glad you made this video. I tend to have a very logical brain that loves to do creative things and i think it makes sense that this resonated so much for me. I am also excited about the possibilities. I enjoy doing things a little different than the norm and when I wanted to make a knitted blanket, since that is what I am used to crocheting, I really couldn’t find what I was looking for pattern wise which lead to me trying my own thing. Luckily it has been very successful and enjoyable and I appreciate the encouragement! I considered putting the pattern on ravelry since I believe it is nice for beginners and could be used to make a number of things. Thanks again 😊
Darn, my library group doesn't have her book🤨. So, now I have to order it (I'm rural and don't have a book store within 100 miles!). I'm making a shawl for a cousin with yarn that I thought would work for a sweater. I realized 20 rows in that the shawl is only 13" wide. Hmm, more of a scarf. So I was trying to figure out different patterns to use in the center. How easy do you think it would be to use on a simple vanilla sweater or tee?
I'm currently contemplating how to work it into a garment. I'm thinking it would work fine, as long as you don't try to incorporate it into any shaping. At least, that's where I'm at so far 😋
So from underarms down? I have about 3 WIP so I can't try it until the winter, and after the Christmas wholesale rush (I am a fused glass artist). I am going to order the book and try it on the shawl.
The Internet Archive has the book for one hour (repeatable) lending, if you want to see the sequences or check it out before ordering it. I’ve made some test swatches from it while I wait for my copy to arrive. It’s so much fun
@@DianeVancouver Thanks so much for sharing this tip!! 🤩
This is how weaving on a loom patterns are created
oscar: 😹😹😹😹😹 5/5 😻😻😻😻😻 5/5
I'll tell him he's got a new fan 💖😉
my brain is partying!
Yay!! 😃
Understood everything .....except why the deep angles on both ends of the two colorful scarves? I pictured the knitting resulting in a strict rectangular shape.
The design is set on the bias. There's an increase at one end and a decrease at the other. It wouldn't have to be this way - it's just and added design element. 😊
@@Knicoleknits Thanks! I'm pretty new to this.