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Written Tutorials and Video Tutorials

We have designed some written tutorials and video tutorials to help you with the more tricky bits from our patterns. Click on the links below which will take you directly to the tutorials.

Knitting a thumb with straight needles

If you have bought the Chullu pattern booklet and would like to watch a video tutorial to show you how to do the thumb, then please click here to view the video.

Tutorial for Magic Loop Baby Socks from Berwyn's Adventures here.

Tutorial for the Knotted Diamonds Stitch in the Sojourn booklet here.

Tutorial for the Three Needle Cast off for the Meander Hat pattern here.

Tutorial for the i-cord edging for the Milly Cardigan here.

Errata for Libby Summers patterns and books

Anyone Can Knit

There are some errors and omissions for the chart for Project 11 p.74. Click here for a corrected chart.

01 The Lima Collection

Hot Water Bottle

The pattern states that 4 x 50g balls are needed.  This is wrong.  There are only two balls needed, and the kit for this pattern contains two balls.

02 The Iona Collection

The Iona Cushion cover (fair isle version) only takes 2 x 50g balls in the MC, not 3 as written in the pattern, and is knitted in 8mm needles only, not 6.5mm as listed in the materials. 

The Iona Hot Water Bottle cover just uses 8mm needles, not 6.5mm as listed in the materials.

04 The Chullu Collection

Hat

Straight after changing to 5mm, Next row: [K5 (9), M1] to last 0 (4) sts, kfb, k0 (4). 96 (104) sts should read:
Next row: [K5 (9), M1] to last 0 (4) sts, k0 (4). 96 (104) sts 

Further down the same page, Next row (WS): [K2, k2tog] to end. 36 (39) sts.   This should be a RS row.

05 Tea Cosies for Victory

One the decrease row for each tea cosy (begins *Next row:) it should say (K2tog) rep to end, not (K2), rep to end.

07 Berwyn's Adventures

To Fit

Size 2yrs should read 2yrs + and size 3 yrs should read 3yrs +

Sara Cardigan

On rows 21 for the Centre Back (stitches 13 - 18) and the Sleeves (stitches 24 - 29), the centre 6 stitches should be wrapped  three times. This has been missed off the chart and the key. The way you do this is to slip these 6 stitches onto a cable needle before working them, wrap the yarn around the stitches anti-clockwide three times, slip the 6 sts back onto your left hand needle, and then work them in pattern as given on the chart.

If you are unclear about how they should look, then it can be viewed on the photo of the back of the cardi in the pattern.

MAKING UP

There is an error in the number of stitches given here for the stitches left on holder from the Back Neck. It should read 28 (32, 36, 36, 36, 40, 42) sts. This affects the stitch count for the button and buttonhole band. It should be 243 (253, 269, 275, 279, 287, 295).

(If you find that your tension is slightly different for the right and left front sections, then by all means adjust the number of stitches you pick up here but make sure that your overall stitch count is an ODD number.)

Copyright Information for Knitting Patterns

The UK government has recently issued some really helpful guidelines on the issue of copyright for knitting patterns, which puts to rest a lot of the grumbles and questions about this that I have seen on knitting forums for years. 

Our terms and conditions for the use of patterns are in line with the Government guidelines with the addition of this disclaimer:

© Libby Summers. Please do not sell this pattern, knit up for sale or use for any profit making activities. Thank you. For more details about the copyright on knitting patterns please click here.

If you would like to purchase a license to sell items knitted from my patterns or to sell the pattern on your website or in your shop, then please contact me.

Basic Abbreviations

R/WS = right/wrong side

k = knit

p = purl

st st = stocking stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side)

st(s) = stitch(es)

k/p2tog = knit/purl 2 sts together

k/pfb = knit/purl into front and back of next st, thus creating an extra st

beg = begin

cont = continue

dec = decreasing

inc = increasing

folls = follows

meas = measures

ndl(s) = needle(s)

patt = pattern

rep = repeat

rem = remain

yf = yarn forward

M1 = make one stitch by picking up loop before next st in row below, slipping onto left hand needle, and knitting into the back

yrn = yarn round needle

How to make a Pom Pom for a hat

  • Cut a 30cm[12in] piece of yarn and set it aside.
  • Weigh out 10 - 15g of yarn, depending on how big you want your pom pom to be, and cut from main ball.  Secure the cut end of yarn between two of your fingers of your non-dominant hand, then wrap the 10 - 15g of yarn around the four fingers of your non-dominant hand. 
  • Carefully remove the yarn from your fingers, making sure the shape remains intact. 
  • Pick up the length of yarn you set aside earlier and wrap it width-wise around the loops of yarn exactly halfway between the top and bottom of the loops. Tie it off tightly, securing with a  double knot.
  • Cut the loops, being careful not to cut the securing tie as you will need that to sew the pom pom onto your hat.  
  • Fluff up the yarn and trim into a pom pom shape.
  • Sew the pom pom onto the top of the hat.