Intuitive Log Cabin Knitting & Crochet

 The objective of intuitive stitching is to release the need to follow specific instructions for a uniform result and instead allow yourself to meander a bit with your knitting and crochet. An expanded form of this method would be to use multiple stitch types and yarns to stitch every which way creating whatever shape emerges. When applied to log cabin knitting and crocheting, however, this process is more modular, using “logs” to build upon one another to create blocks.

Traditionally, log cabin blocks begin at the center building outward by rotating the piece 180 degrees, picking up stitches with a new color along the center log (usually square, or combination of rectangles to create a square), stitching X amount of rows then, repeating that process (with the same amount of rows) as you work around in a spiral. 

In this lesson, we’ll begin the process with a square or rectangle of any size but that log may not be the piece’s center. Instead, you’ll use a new color to pick up stitches at any site or edge of the piece and work as many rows as feels right to you. There’s no uniformity in rotating or row count, you just build as your stitch-play takes you.

What you’ll learn from this tutorial: 

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