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Vaudeville Shawl by Grace Akhrem Amodda Socks by Rachel Coopey "The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize." —Clairee Belcher, from the movie Steel Magnolias I watched that movie a few weeks ago; there are so many good lines in it, but the accessorizing...
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Kathleen Cubley
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May 22, 2013
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Wrap Blouse from Light & Layered Knits Sport Zip Jacket from Light & Layered Knits When I was in college, a friend showed up to a late-spring baseball game wearing a long-sleeve tee-shirt under a short-sleeve tee shirt. This was 25 years ago, so layering wasn't as common as it is now! It...
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Vintage is a word that pops up a lot nowadays. It's all over the place in fabric, fashion, and home decor. I like bits and pieces of vintage design, especially when it's updated to reflect modern sensibilities. 1940s Fair Isle Sweater Our new book, Vintage Design Workshop is perfect for knitters...
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I've gotten some emails recently asking for knitting patterns for men . There are quite a few male members of Knitting Daily , and I think they're feeling a little left out. So, ask and you shall receive! Here's a selection of wonderful knitting patterns for men, straight from the Knitting...
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Nov 30, 2012
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Paperboy Cardigan by Debbie O'Neill It's funny, when I look through sweater knitting patterns, I'm drawn over and over to the same designers. Debbie O'Neill is one of those designers. Her Paperboy Cardigan, shown at right, has been in my queue for a couple of years now, and I've knit...
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A couple weeks ago I finished a top-down raglan tee-shirt and I've already worn it twice. Because I could try it on as I knit, I was able to make it the perfect tunic length for my short stature. That's the beauty of the top-down knitting technique —you can really see how your piece is...
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The Pluie Cardigan by Alex Capshaw-Taylor, from the Fall 2012 issue of Interweave Knits There are a lot of sweaters that caught my eye in the Fall 2012 issue of Interweave Knits , but the Pluie Cardigan ( pluie is French for "rain") was the one that stuck with me. It's so cute! I love the...
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I'm just finishing up a top-down seamless tee-shirt and I can tell that I'm going to love it. I've been trying it on as I knit and adjusting the fit here and there. I added short-rows to the bust area, made the sleeves longer, and added short-rows to the hemline to give the sweater a dip...
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It's September, and while not technically fall yet—that comes on September 22nd—I always consider it fall when kids go back to school. Fall means knitting, too: new projects, new patterns, new yarn. I've picked two sweaters from our new book November Knits by Courtney Kelley and Kate...
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Have you been using technology in your knitting? I have. I'm trying to go paperless whenever possible (after a 20+ year career in publishing, I've used more than my fair share of paper!). I'm training myself to download my knitting patterns and read them on my iPhone or iPad. As long as I...
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Top-down sweaters are all the rage, and for good reason: many of them are knit in the round, so no purling, and there's relatively no finishing except weaving in ends. Ann Budd has jumped on the bandwagon with her new book The Knitter's Handy Book of Top-Down Sweaters , which is written in the...
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The Summer 2011 issue of Knitscene featured an article by one of my favorite designers, Stephen West. I just bought his Spectra Scarf pattern, which is a circular scarf knit from a ball of self-striping sock yarn and a coordinating solid sock yarn. One of my knit-night buddies worked it up and it's...
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How cute is this? When I started knitting, lots of my friends were having babies and I knit a lot of baby sweaters. Tiny sweaters out of lots of different yarns using lots of different patterns. It was so much fun knitting for babies and learning new skills while creating these darling little garments...
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Daisy, my 3-month old cocker/Cavalier mix. (She woke up just a second before I snapped this photo.) It's supposed to be a hard winter here in Spokane, and I have a new puppy, Daisy, who's going to be cold! Her coat won't be filled in by the time we have our first snowfall, so I think I need...
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Banstead Pullover by Lisa Shroyer A note from Kathleen: Since I began knitting I've noticed a common cry among plus-sized knitters: "How can we make sweaters that look good on us?" I hear you, folks, and I echo your question. I've made lots and lots of sweaters in my knitting life,...