The Tree of Techniques Click any image or technique for more information Skills Learned As You Progress Tiny Complicated “What Will I Do With This Yarn” Seamed Toy Made-Up Custom Pattern Writing Up Your Own Patterns Making Up Your Own Patterns Based Complex Custom-Fit Easy Teddy Bear On the Yarn That You Have Garments or Plush Toy Custom-t Garments with Machine Knitting with Wire Sewing and Beads Tiny Knitted Objects or Toys Tiny Customized Projects Seamed Freeform Embellishing Freeform Toy Embellishing Knitting with Wire, Beads, and Other Custom Sweater Materials Customized Complex Charted Lace Project with Mittens Complex Charted Lace Shawl Fine Yarn with Fine Yarn Steeking Complex Custom Sweaters Stage 3: Master Knitting Fair-Isle Hat Brioche Knitting Knitted or Crocheted Complex Fair-Isle Projects Embellishments Knitted/crocheted Embellishments 2-Color Double-Knitting Brioche Entrelac Knitting Cowl Easy Fair-Isle Easy Teddy Bear Mittens Moebius Knitting Advanced Pattern-Reading Complex Fair-Isle Charts Cabling Without a Cable Needle Basic Sweaters Intermediate Lace Mittens Basic Fair-Isle Knitting Cabling from Patterns and Charts Moebius Scarf or Easy Lace Bowl Continental Knitting Double-Knit Entrelac Scarf, Two-at-a-time Scarf Purse, or Pillow Top-Down Sock Toe-Up Socks Better Cast-Ons and Bind-Os Stage 2: Intermediate Complex Intermediate Easy Mittens Easy Lace Scarf Fair-Isle Pillow Easy Felted Bag Lace Hat Wrap & Turn (Short Rows) Knitting Easy Fair-Isle Bag Basic Toe-Up Socks Tiny Projects Basic Hat Basic Pullover Knitting In the Round (Magic Loop) Intermediate Pattern-Reading Easy Felted Project Mosaic Scarf or New Increases and Decreases Throw Pillow Easy Seaming Mosaic Knitting Easy Charts Striped Fixing Stitch-Combination Mistakes Scarf or Bag Knit and Purl Combos: Seed Stitch, Mis- take Rib, Checkerboard Stage 1: Foundations Knit and Purl Easy Increase and Decrease Combination Scarf More Pattern-Reading Slipping Stitches Easy Diamond Stripes Dishcloth Seed Stitch Fixing Simple Mistakes Mistake Rib Scarf Ribbing Easy Pattern-Reading Recognizing a Knit and Purl Stitch Ribbed Scarf Better Cast-On www.knitfreedom.com Purling Garter Stitch Scarf Knit Stitch knit Easy Cast-On freedomwith Liat START.