Jen Arnall-Culliford
Technical Editor & Knitting Designer
Technical editor Jen has worked with a wide range of designers, from Susan Crawford and Kate Davies to Fyberspates, helping them to produce perfect patterns. She’s also a knitting designer in her own right, and has an in-depth knowledge of knitting techniques
Recent articles by Jen Arnall-Culliford
How to do mattress stitch!
Create invisible seams in your knitting with mattress stitch. This handy technique will give your projects a professional-looking finish.
Make reversible fabric with double knitting
Create warm, bouncy and completely reversible fabric by using the double knitting method. Jen Arnall-Culliford shows you how it’s done.
How to use Ravelry: 13 things to try
Discover the world of knitting and crochet community website Ravelry and learn more about its fantastic features with Jen Arnall-Culliford in part one of this Midweek Masterclass.
Top tips for how to block knitted accessories
Get the most from your knits with Jen Arnall-Culliford's expert advice on blocking hats, gloves, mittens and socks.
How to block knitted garments
Ensure your finished knitwear looks its very best by blocking it properly. Jen Arnall-Culliford offers her expert advice
How to adjust the length of set-in sleeves
So you're knitting a garment but need to adjust the pattern to make the sleeves fit? Jen Arnall-Culliford explains how to make sleeves narrower or wider on set-in styles, to achieve a better fit
How to shape armholes in knitting
Learn how to adapt sleeveheads and armholes on three main sweater shapes for a perfect fit with Jen Arnall-Culliford's masterclass
Brioche Knitting Tutorial: Advance your skills
So you've already mastered the basics of brioche and can brk and brp with the best of them! In this Brioche Knitting Masterclass Jen Arnall-Culliford shows you how to add more interest and variety to your brioche knitting, by explaining simple increases and decreases.
Masterclass | Continental knitting: All you need to know
If you're asking "What is continental knitting?" the answer is simply, how to knit and purl with the yarn in your left hand. This can speed up your work and help prevent RSI too. Jen Arnall-Culliford explains how continental style knitting works in this free masterclass
How to knit pleats and tucks
Pleats and tucks can add textural interest and shaping to knitted garments. In this masterclass, Jen Arnall-Culliford shows you how to knit pleats neatly, and then covers adding tucks.
How to knit brioche stitch
Knitting brioche stitch in two colours creates a gorgeously squishy fabric. Give it a try with our beginner's guide to brioche stitch by Jen Arnall-Culliford.