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Fill Your Calendar with Knitting Projects

I love calendars, especially wall calendars, and I spend a lot of time every year in the bookstore choosing something that will inspire me every day. It's a tough choice, too, because with wall calendars, you look at one photo for a whole month. I've...

Published Nov 9, 2009 6:00 AM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Gifts, Fair Isle, Gauge, Lace, Socks, Holiday, Books, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Stash, Knits, Eunny Jang, raglan, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Cardigan, Best of Interweave Knits
Knitting and Crocheting: A Successful Relationship (Plus a Finishing Tip!)

A note from Kathleen: Even though I'm a knitter first, I look forward to seeing each new issue of Interweave Crochet . There's always something that inspires me to try a new pattern or stitch. This time, the inspiration came from an article by...

Published Sep 28, 2009 6:00 AM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Crochet, Gifts, Books, Interweave Crochet, Spinning, Yarn, Finishing, Franklin Habit, It Itches, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Knitter, crocheted, crocheting, afghan
"Spin-Off" into the International Year of Natural Fibres

A note from Kathleen: There's so much going on in the knitting/yarn/fiber world lately, and we're all so lucky to have access to it through Interweave's various publications. Spin-Off magazine, for instance, is a wonderful resource for spinners...

Published Aug 26, 2009 10:31 AM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Lace, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Finishing, Amy Clarke Moore, goats, techniques, knitting, Knit, knitters, Knitter
A Tight-Knit Community: All New Homespun Handknit

One of my favorite things about being a knitter is the community that we automatically belong to. I was in the airport recently and I saw a woman knitting at the same gate where I was waiting. I sat down next to her and we spent a nice half-hour talking...

Published Aug 19, 2009 10:00 AM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Easy, Experienced, Hats, Shawls, Fair Isle, Lace, Books, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Amy Clarke Moore, designers, weaving, All New Homespun Handknit, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, Knitter, Homespun Handknit, Interweave Press
Weaving: The Perfect Stash-Buster

A note from Kathleen: When I was little, my across-the-street neighbor was a fabulous weaver. She had a huge studio set up in her house and I used to spend hours watching her create the most beautiful tapestries, scarves, bedspreads, tablecloths, and...

Published Jul 20, 2009 11:32 AM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Christmas, Easy, Gifts, Scarves, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Stash, Tips, handwoven, cashmere, studio, looms, goats, how to, videos, weaving, knitted ruffle, knitting, knitters, Knitter, dyeing, warping the loom
Knitting with Homespun: A Gift-Giver's Delight

True confession: I've never spun a single inch of yarn. Really embarrassing true confession: I've never wanted to spin a single inch of yarn. (I'm sure that'll change as I get to know more about spinning, right?)
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Published Jul 8, 2009 12:30 PM by Kathleen Cubley

Filed under: Gifts, Spinning, Yarn, entrelac, homespun yarn, Quant, Star Athena, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, felt
We Ask the Editors: What Are You Proudest of Making?

Do you ever wonder what the experts are proudest of making? I thought it might be fun to know what the editors of Interweave Knits , PieceWork , Interweave Crochet , and Spin-Off thought were their finest craft pieces--so I asked them to share the best...

Published Jun 22, 2009 5:55 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Christmas, Fair Isle, Lace, Interweave Knits, PieceWork, Interweave Crochet, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Measuring, Lisa Shroyer, Amy Clarke Moore, jeane hutchins, cashmere, raglan, techniques, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, Cardigan, Knitter, intarsia, Sandi Wiseheart, crocheted, crocheters, dropped stitches
Make Your Own Yarn: Spin With Maggie

Are you enjoying the new Knitting Daily website? Pretty, isn't it? Those Web gurus, they're talented folk. (Thank you, talented Web gurus!) If you haven't had time to go exploring, you have a treat in store for you! On Monday, I wrote about...

Published Jun 19, 2009 8:10 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Books, Interweave Knits, Spinning, Yarn, video, Eunny Jang, knitting, knitters, sock yarn, Knitter, Sandi Wiseheart, beginner knitting
Become the Boss of Your Yarn

You love yarn. C'mon, admit it: If someone left you locked in a yarn shop overnight, you wouldn't call anyone to come let you out, you'd just stay there and play with all those pretty yarns all night long, till someone found you the next morning...

Published Jun 15, 2009 5:04 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Spinning, Yarn, Silk, how to, Knits, techniques, eBook, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, felt, Sandi Wiseheart, sweater pattern
Galleries, Part 2: Knits Summer 2009

A few weeks back, we published a survey where we asked you various questions about the Galleries, and there were over 500 individual comments--and I read each and every single one. One question was asked over and over again: "Sandi, you're writing...

Published May 20, 2009 5:35 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Gifts, Socks, Galleries, Interweave Knits, Spinning, Yarn, Swatching, Schematics, how to, Knits, knitting, knitted, Knit, Sandi Wiseheart
Galleries, Part 1: Knits Summer 2009

We've been doing the Knitting Daily Galleries for two years now, and each and every one of them is different; each and every one a delight in its own way. This one was different for me, because it was the first time I couldn't be in Colorado for...

Published May 18, 2009 5:20 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Gifts, Tops, Socks, Galleries, Interweave Knits, Spinning, Yarn, Swatching, Knits, knitting, Knit, Sandi Wiseheart
Eight Examples of Outstanding Knitwear Design

On Monday, Vicki Square shared her top 5 keys for a great sweater design. Today, I thought I would wander through the Interweave Pattern Store with these 5 keys in hand, and pick out one or two examples of each one. Because we're heading into summer...

Published May 13, 2009 4:39 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Gifts, Cables, Lace, Socks, Galleries, Spinning, Yarn, Silk, Swatching, raglan, techniques, Nantucket Jacket, knitting, patterns, knitters, Cardigan, Sandi Wiseheart, Shirley Paden
Fun With Fiber and Water: Hand Felted Jewelry

My first thought upon completing my first wet-felting project: "I am not ever going to arm-wrestle with Carol Huber Cypher. If she does felting projects all day long, that woman must have serious upper-arm strength." My second thought upon completing...

Published Apr 29, 2009 6:09 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Easy, Jewelry, Felting, Socks, Spinning, Yarn, Stash, Needle felting, techniques, knitting, felted items, Sandi Wiseheart, Knitted Accessories
Kristin Omdahl: Designing in Two Worlds

Note from Sandi: It's not as easy as you think to be a proficient designer in both of the two sister crafts, knitting and crochet. Yes, the two crafts are similar, but each has its own architecture of style that has to be mastered before a design...

Published Apr 6, 2009 7:00 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Crochet, Easy, Edgings, Scarves, Shawls, Charts, Lace, Socks, Wraps, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Spinning, Yarn, Schematics, video, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Sandi Wiseheart, crocheted, crocheting, Designing
New Free eBook! 7 Free Knitted Lace Patterns

Great Free Lace Pattern eBook: Knitting Lace: Knitting Daily Presents 7 Free Knitted Lace Patterns Are you addicted to lace knitting? Or maybe you've admired some of the gorgeous knitted lace patterns out there and want to give lace knitting a try...

Published Apr 3, 2009 2:01 PM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Easy, Experienced, Scarves, Lace, Socks, Galleries, Spinning, lace knitting, knitted lace mitts, lace knitting pattern, lace cardigan, knitted lace scarf, knitted lace cardigan, Free ebook, lace shawl, easy lace scarves, knitted lace hat, lace sweater, lace hat, Knitting Lace, lace mitts, Free Knitted Lace Patterns, Knitted Lace Patterns, eBook, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, Cardigan, Knitter, blog, Sandi Wiseheart

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Fill Your Calendar with Knitting Projects

Knitting and Crocheting: A Successful Relationship (Plus a Finishing Tip!)

"Spin-Off" into the International Year of Natural Fibres

A Tight-Knit Community: All New Homespun Handknit

Weaving: The Perfect Stash-Buster

Knitting with Homespun: A Gift-Giver's Delight

We Ask the Editors: What Are You Proudest of Making?

Make Your Own Yarn: Spin With Maggie

Become the Boss of Your Yarn

Galleries, Part 2: Knits Summer 2009

Galleries, Part 1: Knits Summer 2009

Eight Examples of Outstanding Knitwear Design

Fun With Fiber and Water: Hand Felted Jewelry

Kristin Omdahl: Designing in Two Worlds

New Free eBook! 7 Free Knitted Lace Patterns