It's hard to pick favorites when you're looking back on a decade of Interweave Knits, but I managed it. I think the most challenging part of choosing my top designs was narrowing it down to just one from each year. I decided to stick to sweaters because they're my favorite things to knit, and all but one of these has been on my list for a long time. The exception is Salt Peanuts, which I finally knit for my mom last year.
Here are my top 10 picks, in all their glory:
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| Nordic Floral Cardigan, Solveig Hisdal, Spring 2000 |
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Keyhole Stripes, Leigh Radford, Winter 2001 |
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Swooping Eyelet Pullover, Linda Karabinech, Spring 2002 |
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| Stop-Traffic Circles, Kristin Nicholas, Winter 2003 |
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Salt Peanuts, Veronik Avery, Spring 2004 |
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Pearl Buck Swing Coat, Kate Gilbert, Winter 2005 |
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| Venezia Pullover, Eunny Jang, Winter 2006 |
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Tilted Duster, Norah Gaughan, Fall 2007 |
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Flutter Sleeve Cardigan, Pam Allen, Fall 2008 |
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| Farmer's Market Cardigan, Connie Chang Chinchio, F09 |
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It's a quite a group, isn't it?
Awhile ago I wrote a newsletter reminding you to look through your magazine back issues when you need inspiration. When I looked through my back issues to compile this list, I ignited my knitting inspiration and now I can't wait to start something from this group. (I think I have a pretty good pool to choose from for the next knit-along, don't you?)
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Cheers,
