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Free pattern: Child's Fair Isle Hat

Note from Sandi: Knitting for a child seems to bring out in us the longing to make something worthy of being passed down through the generations. Here is Lisa Shroyer's contributrion to the staff design challenge for Interweave Knits Summer 2009:...

Published May 15, 2009 9:13 AM by KD Sandi

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Using Blocking Wires to Block Lace Shawls

For years, I have used pins to block my lace shawls--dozens and dozens of T-pins, painstakingly placed and then adjusted one by one until every single point was just right, and every single motif was shown off to its best advantage. I'd heard of blocking...

Published May 6, 2009 1:11 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Shawls, Blocking, Lace, Socks, Yarn, estonia, how to, free lace patterns, lace knitting, Nancy Bush, Estonian lace, Free ebook, Free Knitted Lace Patterns, techniques, eBook, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Knitter, blog, Sandi Wiseheart, Knitting For Women, Edgings and Insertions
Video: Blocking A Large Lace Shawl

If I am knitting a piece of lace in public, friendly strangers will ask, "What are you knitting?" When I tell them it is a lace shawl, they get this very polite, back-away-slowly-from-the-crazy-woman look on their face. I look down at what I...

Published May 4, 2009 1:10 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Scarves, Shawls, Blocking, Lace, Wraps, Stoles, estonia, how to, video, free lace patterns, lace knitting, Free ebook, Free Knitted Lace Patterns, eBook, knitting, knitted, patterns, knitters, Knitter, blog, Sandi Wiseheart, Kathy Elkins, Knitting Videos
Free Pattern: Summer Sneak Peek!

Note from Sandi: While we do not have the Knits Summer 2009 Preview ready for you yet, we have the next best thing: a Free Pattern Sneak Peek ! Eunny Jang, editor of Interweave Knits , is here to tell us about this special sweater. Here's Eunny! When...

Published Apr 17, 2009 5:29 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Shawls, Blocking, Cables, Lace, Tops, Wraps, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Silk, Stoles, free sweater patterns, free cardigan patterns, Knits, Eunny Jang, wrap cardigans, knitting, knitted, patterns, cast-on, Cardigan, Sandi Wiseheart
Plan A Finishing Party!

Note from Sandi: My boss is a knitter. (How many folks get to say that?) She also used to own a local yarn shop. She has also worked on Interweave Knits magazine in some capacity since the very beginning--now she is our publisher! (She's also a weaver...

Published Dec 12, 2008 7:26 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Christmas, Crochet, Gifts, Hats, Blocking, Fair Isle, Lace, Vests, Slippers, Holiday, Mittens, Books, Interweave Knits, PieceWork, Spin-Off, Yarn, Whimsies, Ripping Out, Kitchener, Finishing, Holidays, Amy Clarke Moore, estonia, how to, Knits, sweater finishing, garment finishing, videos, Nancy Bush, weaving, Rebecca Daniels, techniques, eBook, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Cardigan, Knitter, intarsia, Sandi Wiseheart, crocheted, crocheting, Interweave Press
Tips for When You Don't Have A Blocking Board

Spray blocking on a blocking board After years of blocking my knitting and crocheting on kitchen counters, floors, and dryer tops, I finally broke down one day and bought an Official Blocking Board. All that time, I'd been telling myself that I didn't...

Published Dec 3, 2008 6:28 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Christmas, Crochet, Shawls, Blocking, Cables, Lace, Tops, Kids, Books, Yarn, Tips, towels, how to, video, blocking board, Harmony Guides, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, Sandi Wiseheart, crocheting, crocheters, dogs
Blocking Tips: Acrylic and Other Non-Woolly Fibers

Note from Sandi: There were so many questions on blocking different sorts of fibers when I ran last week's posts on blocking that I decided to expand a bit on some tips I gave when this series was originally published in July of 2007. Here's a...

Published Dec 1, 2008 8:26 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Experienced, Blocking, Lace, Slippers, Holiday, Books, Interweave Crochet, Yarn, Tips, Holidays, towels, how to, video, how to block, knitting, Knit, knitters, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitter, Sandi Wiseheart, Interweave Press, Knitting For Women
Blocking Basics, Part 2

Ready to block! Note from Sandi: I am off to Mobile, Alabama, to spend time with Grandma Rose and Grandpa Manuel this week. But I didn't want to leave you without a little Knitting Daily in your email inbox! In July of 2007, I wrote a three-part series...

Published Nov 26, 2008 6:11 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Gifts, Shawls, Blocking, Gauge, Lace, Slippers, Holiday, Books, Yarn, Swatching, Finishing, Holidays, towels, how to, tutorials, video, how to to block, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, www.knittingdaily.com, Sandi Wiseheart, Interweave Press, Knitting For Women
Help for Finishing Holiday Gifts: Learn How to Block

Everything you need to start blocking Note from Sandi: The holidays are a time to be with family--not to spend locked away in a room trying to finish up your holiday knitting! In July of 2007, I wrote a popular three-part series on blocking that seemed...

Published Nov 24, 2008 7:38 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Gifts, Blocking, Gauge, Lace, Slippers, Holiday, Galleries, Books, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Finishing, Holidays, towels, how to, tutorials, video, how to to block, knitting, knitted, Knit, knitters, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitter, Sandi Wiseheart, crocheted, Interweave Press, Edgings and Insertions, Gifts and Whimsies
Nancy Bush Shares Her Passion For Estonian Lace

Note from Sandi: Ever wonder if famous designers look back on their early designs and say, "I would do that differently today"? We wondered this, too! Over the years, Nancy Bush , author of Interweave's new book Knitted Lace of Estonia:...

Published Nov 12, 2008 9:01 PM by KD Sandi

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Exploring a Tricky Cast-On For Toe-Up Socks

Eastern Cast On I was flipping through the final proofs of the new Fall Knits with a colleague who is a beginning knitter, and when I got to the chapter on different cast-ons and bind-offs, she looked mildly puzzled and said, "You mean there's...

Published Jul 28, 2008 12:12 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Easy, Blocking, Decreasing, Increasing, Lace, Socks, Mittens, Galleries, Books, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Tips, Colorwork, Working in the round, Toe-Up Socks, Eastern Cast-On, Cast-ons, Bind-offs, free sock knitting patterns, free sock pattern ebook, Knits, fashion, Free ebook, fall knits, eBook, knitting, sock pattern, knitted, patterns, Knit, sock patterns, sock knitting, cast-on, knitters, Knitter, short-rows, Sandi Wiseheart, Best of Interweave Knits, Knitted Accessories
Getting Started With Your Darts: Shoulders to Bust

The First Step: Choosing The Right Pattern Size For busty gals who want to use darts to help things fit better, here's a little trick: If you want a snug(gish)-fitting sweater, you can use your high-bust measurement, instead of your full bust measurement...

Published Jun 16, 2008 7:00 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Cardigans, Blocking, Gauge, Lace, Pattern Adjustment, Yarn, Fearless, Waist Shaping, Bust Darts, Hot Tomato, Tomato, free cardigan patterns, how to, Free ebook, knitting, patterns, Knit, Cardigan, Knitter, decreases, Increases, blog, Sandi Wiseheart, Knitting Cardigans, Knitting For Women, Knitting Sweaters
My Beautiful Stiff-As-A-Board Sweater

To my delight and horror I have found The Second Sweater I Ever Knit (garage cleaning can be a truly scary thing for a knitter). I actually found this uh, "early work of art" a few weeks back, and have been gathering up my courage to share it...

Published May 28, 2008 3:29 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: People, Pullovers, Blocking, Gauge, Kids, Yarn, Mistakes, raglan, knitting, knitted, Knit, www.knittingdaily.com, Knitter, Sandi Wiseheart, Knitting For Women
Come Play On Our New Site -- Including FORUMS!

C'mon in and make yourself at home! I am pleased to invite you to visit Knitting Daily's brand-new, updated, and ready-to-play-in website ! The first thing you will notice is that we have FORUMS ! Many, many of you have been asking for these,...

Published May 23, 2008 11:23 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Blocking, Holiday, Galleries, Tips, Events, Fun, knitting, www.knittingdaily.com
After The Frog Pond: Bringing Yarn Back From The Dead

Cap'n Frog, reporting for duty After a project has visited The Frog Pond, one is often left contemplating a ball of rather curly yarn. The question is: How do you bring the yarn back to life, sans curl, so you can re-use the yarn in a fabulous new...

Published Oct 31, 2007 12:00 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Crochet, Blocking, Felting, Yarn, Frogging, Ripping Out, how to, knitting, knitted, Knit, knitters, www.knittingdaily.com, felted items, Sandi Wiseheart

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