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I just watched Mathew Gnagy's new Knitting Daily Workshop, One Knit Design, Many Versions , and there are so many take-aways that I don't know where to start, so I think I'll start at the beginning: The gauge swatch. When you're knitting garments, you have to know how to knit and work...
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Sometimes I want a knitting project that's a challenge to knit paired with a really interesting looking finished product. Mathew Gnagy's designs fit that bill to a T. But, P.S., by "a challenge" I don't necessarily mean that they're hard to knit, but that they need some attention...
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The Knitting Daily gallery gals have been at it again, knitting and customizing four different projects from the Spring issue of Interweave Knits . In our new gallery we're showcasing a cable knitted vest, a knitted cardigan, a really interesting pullover, and a beautiful knitted jacket! Here are...
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The Off-Rib Cardigan by Stefanie Japel Last fall I took a top-down sweater class from Stefanie Japel at Interweave Knitting Lab and it was fab. She talked about easy alterations that make sense, like adding in short-row shaping where you need it, making your sweater bigger or smaller and where to do...
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If you're new to the story of Allison, our managing editor, and her quest to knit her first sweater (Alexis Winslow's Vera Cardigan from Knitscene Winter 2011 ), you can read the three previous posts here , here , and here . Since we last posted, right after the Christmas holidays, Allison has...
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The Bower Cardigan by Vera Sanon is a versatile cardigan knitting pattern that incorporates a leaf lace design. A note from Kathleen: The summer 2012 issue of Knitscene is coming soon and it's everything you'd expect from a summer issue: beautiful designs for warmer weather, fun and challenging...
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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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Finishing is a crucial part of knitting a sweater, and most of us have had to learn on our own how to accomplish neat looking, buttonholes, picked-up stitches, and so forth. We can take loads of classes about how to knit, but finishing skills classes are few and far between. So I thought I'd have...
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In keeping with my resolutions, finishing my UFOs and knitting from my stash, I'm thinking about starting with the second one, and as I do, totally blowing the first one. I didn't realize how these resolutions worked against each other, but oh, well! Anyway, I have sweater-quantity of a beautiful...
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World War I-era knitters, as shown in Knits of Yore I love the word "yore." It conjures up all kinds of images for me, including an episode of Friends when Phoebe asked Rachel what era an apothecary table (from Pottery Barn) was from and Rachel said, "It's from yore." Phoebe said...
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Working cables is one of the most satisfying of knitting techniques. Cables add texture to all kinds of garments; they keep knitting interesting, they add a little challenge, and they look fabulous! We've gathered seven patterns for you in this eBook, The Art of Cable Knitting: 7 Free Patterns for...
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The French Braid Pullover by Angela Hahn I've finished several hats for Christmas presents and now I'm itching to get back to sweater knitting. Whether knitting for women or knitting for men, there's one thing I know about my knitting personality: I love working cabled sweaters. I remember...
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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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Hawthorne Pullover by Kathy Zimmerman, as shown in the Interweave Knits 2012 Sweater Workshop Calendar It sometimes seems that our smart phones or other e-devices have replaced paper calendars. My lonely Day Timer is sitting on a bookshelf; it used to be my constant companion, but my iPhone has taken...
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There's so much knowledge out there—let's help each other and share tips and tricks. Here are some topics to get you going: Sock Knitting: How do you avoid that hole at the top of the gusset? Sweater Knitting Patterns: What's your favorite cast-on tip? Lace Knitting: How do you put...