# Knitting: Techniques

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- [Embroidery](https://threadcabin.com/explore/embroidery.md)
- [Knitting](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting.md)
- [Crochet](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet.md)
- [Getting started](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/getting-started.md)
- [Materials and equipment](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/materials-equipment.md)
- [Measuring, sizing, and quantities](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/measuring-quantities.md)
- [Design and instructions](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/design-instructions.md)
- [Techniques](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/techniques.md)
- [Making and assembly](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/making-assembly.md)
- [Troubleshooting and repair](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/troubleshooting-repair.md)
- [Finishing, care, and reuse](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting/finishing-care.md)

- [Widen a panel around its central motif](https://threadcabin.com/explore/373/widen-a-panel-around-its-central-motif.md): Keep the central motif intact and distribute added background stitches deliberately on both sides.

- [Join panels with different row gauges](https://threadcabin.com/explore/375/join-panels-with-different-row-gauges.md): Match finished seam lengths and distribute unequal row counts between common landmarks.

- [Plan a picked-up curved neckline](https://threadcabin.com/explore/376/plan-a-picked-up-curved-neckline.md): Separate horizontal, vertical and curved edge sections and sample the transition between them.

- [Plan a hat through crown shaping](https://threadcabin.com/explore/378/plan-a-hat-through-crown-shaping.md): Choose a reviewed construction and reconcile brim stretch, body count, depth and crown sections.

- [Fit a colorwork motif around a hat](https://threadcabin.com/explore/379/fit-a-colorwork-motif-around-a-hat.md): Fit both the motif repeat and the crown construction before choosing a rounded stitch count.

- [Adapt a sock cuff’s height and stretch](https://threadcabin.com/explore/380/adapt-a-sock-cuff-s-height-and-stretch.md): Check the cuff both at rest and while passing over the heel before changing its length.

- [Adjust sock-foot length within a pattern](https://threadcabin.com/explore/381/adjust-sock-foot-length-within-a-pattern.md): Keep heel and toe construction allowances separate from the adjustable straight-foot section.

- [Plan matching mittens with placed motifs](https://threadcabin.com/explore/382/plan-matching-mittens-with-placed-motifs.md): Mirror thumb placement while preserving the intended motif orientation on each hand.

- [Plan a small wrist or hand accessory](https://threadcabin.com/explore/383/plan-a-small-wrist-or-hand-accessory.md): Sample the small-circumference method and test the narrowest edge against the required opening.

- [Lengthen a sleeve while retaining taper](https://threadcabin.com/explore/385/lengthen-a-sleeve-while-retaining-taper.md): Preserve cuff and upper-arm counts while reviewing the available shaping interval.

- [Assess a neckline or shoulder adaptation](https://threadcabin.com/explore/387/assess-a-neckline-or-shoulder-adaptation.md): Map every affected edge before deciding whether the existing construction can support the change.

- [Plan a brioche panel from its own sample](https://threadcabin.com/explore/390/plan-a-brioche-panel-from-its-own-sample.md): Count brioche stitch units consistently and measure the relaxed finished fabric rather than its stretched width.

- [Plan a small double-knitted panel](https://threadcabin.com/explore/391/plan-a-small-double-knitted-panel.md): Keep fabric stitch pairs distinct from the total live loops and check both faces of the design.

- [Plan an entrelac panel from measured units](https://threadcabin.com/explore/392/plan-an-entrelac-panel-from-measured-units.md): Measure a connected section including its tilted units and edge triangles before projecting the panel outline.