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Lady Eleanor by Kathleen Powers Johnson, from Scarf Style One of my Knitter's Resolutions this year is to work with different stitch patterns. Kathleen Power Johnson's Lady Eleanor, from the book Scarf Style , has been on my list for years, and I think it'll finally make its appearance in...
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Work in progress to finished object! When Eunny Jang knitted the Cochin Shrug for EntreKnits , she had several extra balls of yarn left over. It’s a lovely yarn, Rowan Felted Tweed, and as I looked at the sizing I realized I could make myself a shrug out of the remaining 5 balls. I could finish...
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River and Woods Afghan, Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2008 Editors' Note: We've invited Eunny Jang, editor of PieceWork 's sister publication Interweave Knits to talk about a traditional knitting technique that has been gaining in popularity. Entrelac, one of my favorite knitting techniques...
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The Cochin Shrug by Eunny Jang comes as a free download with the new workshop, Knitting Entrelac: Basics and Beyond . Entrelac is one of my favorite knitting techniques for texture and visual interest in knitting. It produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run...
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Houndstooth Bonnet by Wendy Bernard God's Eye Mitts by Alexis Winslow Equilibrium Cowl by Carolyn Kern West Side Socks by Mary Lycan A note from Kathleen: I've seen knitted accessories all over the place, in stores here at home, boutiques I visit on my travels, and in the catalogs I get almost...
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Country Pemberley Reticule Catherine Salter Bayar Jane Bennet Socks Rachel Coopey Paisley Lace Shawl Annie Modesitt A Book Cover for Edmund Melissa J. Armstrong An Aran for Anne Kathleen Dames Modified Mobcap Elizabeth Cherry Hessian Boot Socks Anne Podlesak Manor Emma's Chemise Mary C. Gildersleeve...
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Welcome back to another great season of Knitting Daily TV ! Series 800 is now airing on select Public Television stations and we couldn't be more excited. This series marks our 100th episode! With this milestone, we want to celebrate fiber television with you. We've put together some great prizes...
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Kathleen and Anne Berk, who's wearing one of her beautiful Bohus sweaters I recently attended the inaugural Interweave Knitting Lab In San Mateo, CA and it was an absolute blast! The classes were fabulous, the people were wonderful, and the atmosphere was exciting. I took a bunch of classes and I...
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Betty's Tee, the knit version A note from Kathleen: Remember Betty's Tee from the Spring 2010 issue of Interweave Knits (photo at right)? We all loved it, including the folks at Interweave Crochet , so much so that they asked Tram Nguyen to design a similar top in Tunisian Crochet for the Fall...
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What does EntreKnits , an eMag about modular, mitered, and entrelac knitting, have to do with traditional textiles? Anne Merrow, editor of Yarn and Specialty Fiber eMags , is here to tell us. Modular knitting has a modern air, with its angles and space-age lines. The recent mitered-square madness, entrelac...
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We see her all the time on Knitting Daily and in newsletters. She's a part of our day! But, who is this whiz-woman of yarn and design behind the knitted curtain? What makes this cheerleader of color and technique happy? Here's what she told me: I live in Spokane, Washington where I was born....
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The Sweet Hexagon Cowl from our new eMag, EntreKnits I 'm so excited about our new eMag, EntreKnits, which takes a fresh look at e ntrelac, mitered, and modular knitting. These techniques all start with one simple shape and grow into something greater—like knitting itself. There are beautiful...
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It's New Year's Eve, and I'm having a party tonight! I'm already thinking about tomorrow, though—I can't believe it's going to be 2011. Why does the time seem to go faster as we get older? My (totally nonscientific) theory is that we have more to worry about and our minds...
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T he Basic Entrelac Scarf by Lisa Shroyer Entrelac is a knitting technique that produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is actually worked all in one piece as a series of interconnecting rectangles. Also called patchwork...
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Do you have a sweater that you continually tug on to make it just a little bit longer? Or do you stretch it and steam it over and over again to try to get a little more length? I knew I couldn't be the only one who has knitted an entire sweater, seamed it, wore it a few times, and then decided it...