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Bond List Thoughts

These pages have been created as a central repository of Hints and Tips supplied by subscribers of the
Bond Knitters Club Online.
Each article here is displayed with the name of the author and the date, where available.

More free Bond patterns can be found at my
Bond Pattern Collection

Patterns

Afghans, Blankets, Throws, etc! - Ripple, Cable and Shaker Lace, Homespun, Shaker and Fan Baby, Rainbow Event, BJ's, Tuck stitch with mock cable, Checkerboard, Checked, Saddle Blanket, Mock Rib Afghan/Throw with Fisherman's Rib Edges, Red Heart Afghan, Scrap yarn round afghan, Lapghans or child-sized afghans, Plaid Afghan
American Flag Sweater
Animal Coats for dogs, goats, horses, and geese!
Angelghans - Jan, Feb, Mar
Baby Afghans
Baby Hats
Baby Items - sweater, bonnet, bib, hooded baby sweater, bootees

Basic Cardigan
Basic V-Neck Sweater
Bath Sets
Becca's Whale Pillow
Bed Buddy
Bed Jacket
Beret
Bette's Mohair Scarf
Big and Tall Pullover
Checkerboard Afghan
Child's V-Neck Cardigan
Child's Cotton Top
Child's Hooded Sweater
Christmas Ornaments, Tree Skirt notes, and Santa Hat
Christmas Stockings; also Gina's Christmas Stocking Pattern
Cocoon - how to assemble it!
Crew Neck Pullover - Size 38"
Curtains
Dishcloths
Doll Garments
Drawstring Evening Bag
Dresses and Skirts
Elephant Hat
Flamingo Hat
Fruit Outfits
Golf Club Covers
Hanging Bag
Hats - Butterfly Hat; French Beret, Slouch Hat, Mock Rib Stocking Hat, generic hat pattern
Headbands
Hooded Pullover or Cardigan
Hooded Towel and Head Towel
Hoosier (Easy) Hat
ISM Scarf
Jester Hats
Knits for the arthritic or physically challenged
Knitter's Tote Bag (Sewn)
Large Sweaters
Legwarmers
Long Coat with Hood
LuLu's Bag Lady Bag
LusterSheen Sweater
Maternity Knits
Mittens
Mobius Scarf
Mohair Sweater
Muff
Necktie
Pillowghan
Ponchos

Pumpkin Sweater
Purses
Quick Gifts - Tea Cosy, Placemats, Hair Scrunchy, Mohair Scarf, Glasses Case, Bag Holder, Pillow Cover
Ragg Cardigan
Ragg Hat, Scarf, Mittens, and Socks
Ragg Sweater
Real Stocking Hat
Scats - hats with attached scarves
Shawls and Shrugs
Shawl-Collared Pullover (Unisex)
Sideways Yoke Sweater Pattern
Ski Toque and Headband
Snowman
Soap Sack
Socks, Socks, and More Socks!
Summer Top patterns - Tank Top, Tunic Style Summer Top, Simple Short-capped Sleeve Top, Short-Sleeved Top, and Roll-neck sleeveless sweater
Sweater Coat
Sweater Dress
Sweatshirt
Swirl Eyelet Doily
Table Runner
Toys - teddy bear, Easter bunny and cat
Towel Topper
T-Tops

Miscellaneous Techniques and Ideas

Beads in Knitting
Bind/Cast Off Techniques
Blocking, Pressing, and Steaming
Bunny Design
Button and Buttonhole Methods - including crocheted button covers
Cables
Cast-Ons - double and figure 8 and more
Chevrons
Crochet Hook Uses
Curling Edges - and how to stop them!
Cut and Sew Techniques
Edgings and Trims - afghan trim, hearts, irish swirl, fabric lace, mock hearts, crochet, i-cord, scallops, lace and more!
Elastic in Knits
Embellishments
Fair Isle, Intarsia, Colour, and Mosaic Knitting
Full Fashion Decrease
Grafting
Graphing Pictures - different ways to convert picures into knitting patterns
Garter Bar Instructions - how to make and use one; also garter stitch on the Bond
Hand Knit to Machine Knit Conversion
Intarsia Bobbins
Knitted Inserts
Line Stripper
Pockets
Seams - techniques for seaming a finished garment including Kitchner Stitch, grafting, and decorative techniques
Shaping
Short Rowing - how to perfect this shaping technique
Shoulder Shaping and Seaming
Stitches - Slip stitch, Tuck stitch, Seed stitcher instructions, Shaker Lace, Butterfly Stitch, Blister Stitch, Bobbles, Alternate Ribs, Cable-look Join, Reversible Knitted Fabric, Knot Stitch, Celtic Braid Cable, Ripple Stitch, Mock Rib, Feather and Fan, Trellis, Diamond Tuck Stitch, Big stitches
Tables and Extensions
Tartans on the Bond
Transfer Tool Uses
Useful Stuff! - Abbreviations, Conversion Table, Ideas, Garment Sizes, Card Sizes, Sweater Ease, Fixing Dye Colours, Using the Latch Tool, Yarn/Needle/Gauge comparison, Yardage requirements, Yarn ply/weight
Waste Yarn Tips and Ideas
Weighting Work
Yarn Scraps - uses and ideas
Zippers - how to sew them to your knitting

Many more Bond patterns, suppliers, techniques, etc on my Bond Classic Page

Please e-mail any comments to me at steph@stephthornton.co.uk

Author : Steph Thornton.
Last modified on : 26 February, 2003