Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

KristenP — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:02:27 GMT

I want this book soooooo much! As soon as I get money again (yay for being a college student!) then I am getting it.

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

KimH — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:06:58 GMT

I am on ravelry.com! thanks so much. ill check it out there.

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

frenchgirlknits — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:31:40 GMT

Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments about the book! (and the video). KimH, for yarn substitutes please visit our french girl fans group if you are on ravelry.com (if you aren't a member of ravelry, it's an easy sign-up). We are also sponsoring multiple KALs for the designs in the book in that group. I noticed that the link to the KAL here is not working and have contacted some of the Interweave staff! CaroleD, my inspiration and teachers have been Barbara Walker (especially) and to some extent EZ who were some of the seamless pioneers that blazed the trail for us to follow and and then explore our own paths--they are at the top of my list for possessing pure knitting genius abilities and I am so thankful they made my work so much easier. Special extra thanks to Sandi W. for putting together a great 3 part intro to French Girl Knits...Sandi, we love you for all the hard work you do for knitters and crocheters around the world!

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delilah_2 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:12:11 GMT

I thumbed through the book at the bookstore this weekend, loved every single pattern which never happens, so I bought the book! I'm already swatching for the first pattern, as it turns out I have some yarn that I beleive will work with it. If the swatch goes well, I should zip through it as the pattern is quite easy to follow.

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

Danica.holoviak — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:01:43 GMT

I love the video and am sold. Thank you

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

CaroleD@2 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:30:47 GMT

What a gorgeous video, thanks; also appreciated the comments on why large(r) sizes were not included. Thank you for the free download of Vienne. Are your methods sort of Elizabeth Zimmerman inspired? To those of you with Mozilla Firefox, don't know what's happening on your computer. My download went perfectly (and they always do after I log in to the KD site). Good luck!

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

KimH — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:34:23 GMT

I was told that the yarn substitutes for this book were on knitting daily but I cant find them. help. thanks

re: Video: A Tour of French Girl Knits (Plus a free pattern!)

Barbara@4 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:27 GMT

I purchased "French Girls" and LOVE it. Such a wonderful change from the boiler plate books available. Adjusting the size can be a challenge. Take a little time alone, no radio and make adjustments. Designing knitware for you by you - it can be done. It is worth the effort and graft paper purchase. This is a brilliant publication. Thanks for the free pattern.

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newswoman — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:29:24 GMT

Thank you for the preview of French Girl Knits, Sandy. Thanks for all you do! I'm a big proponent of seamless knitting and always try to figure out how to cast on to circular needles with traditional front - back straight needle construction. And here's a tip if you're like me - losing enthusiasm when it comes to working sleeves - do them first! The body then just zips along! T

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nancy@5 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:38:31 GMT

Kristeen - Thanks so much for the video clip and free pattern. I adore France and can't wait to go back soon. Some of the patterns in French Girl Knits are very intriguing and I know that I will attempt a few. Nancy

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NicoleZ — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:31:46 GMT

I am so excited about this book coming out. The patterns are truly beautiful. I am also looking foreward to learning the seamless construction. The whole feel of the book makes me want to brush up on my French. Congratulations Kristeen on a really lovely book.

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SuzanneH — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:58:53 GMT

The book is lovely and I love the free pattern. I was excitedly planning to make Vienne for my sister when I realized that the v neck is both on the front and the back. I am thinking of modifying the pattern to keep the v neck only on the front. My first thought was that it wouldn't be too hard to do but with the lace I am having second thoughts. What would Sandy do?

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SidnaM — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:45:15 GMT

If you are using Vista, as I do, there can be a problem downloading on Mozilla. Use Internet Explorer for your downloads and there should be no problem.

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Knittinaj — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:43:09 GMT

I loved the video tour of French Girl. What a nice way to introduce us to you and your book.

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mechelle — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:51:07 GMT

Just a compliment, this is a beautiful book and the patterns are truly unique. Having knit for the yarn companies and designers, it is indeed a daunting task to create so many different sizes. My family runs on the smaller end, and we just take measurements and adjust. Classes are a great way to learn to adapt patterns for size adjustments. Thanks again for something different, and quite a range of sizes!