Welcome to Skein-Reaction, home of a knitting enthusiast and designer based in Nottingham, UK.
You can find me on Ravelry where my patterns will be available to download and also on Instagram and Facebook. I also have a new Ravelry Group for news, updates and discussion.
My blog page includes a number of tutorials and links to third party websites containing information on specific techniques which are used in my patterns.
A photo tutorial on Kitchener Stitch showing how to graft stockinette and garter stitch.
A tutorial on how to do, and undo, a crochet provisional cast-on.
….including a 25% discount on my Ravelry store for patrons of Fruity Knitting (see below). I’ve had a very exciting Autumn / Winter with a number of firsts for me. I applied for my first ever yarn event (Fibre Block Party), which was an online event taking place over the first weekend of December. As… Continue reading Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…
An update on fixing broken links in previous technique posts.
Stashbusting during the Covid pandemic
2020 updates
A look at techniques for knitting a lateral (or Vikkel) braid flat or in the round.
The Tam o Brodgar – a knitted colourwork hat based on symbols found at the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney.
Lots of yarny fun and inspiration at EYF 2019!
A look at the Latvian Braid knitting technique with links to online tutorials.
Colourwork knitting patterns inspired by the Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan
A collection of colourwork knitting designs inspired by Venetian architecture
Skein Reaction 