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I have a friend who refers to my favorite eMag as “the Sockinator.” I feel a little guilty playing favorites—I love ColorKnits and LaceKnits and EntreKnits and SpinKnit and Colorways too—but I can’t help it. Sockupied is my favorite. I’m a Sock Knitter not just by...
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Explore intarsia knitting in-depth techniques with host of Knitting Daily TV Eunny Jang. On this episode, Eunny will walk you through the basics of intarsia, a tutorial on knitting intarsia in the round and share a quick tip for making your own yarn bobbins to manage your yarns in intarsia. Plus, take...
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Knitted baby blankets are so special; they're a fabulous, heart-felt gift that can become a family heirloom. So many people are in need this time of year, I thought I'd do a newsletter about knitting for charity, specifically, baby blankets. Wave Border from Weldon's Practical Knitter Volume...
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Noémie fingerless mitts Tutu Slippers Gabrielle fingerless gloves The wind is blowing all of my maple tree leaves into the yard. The sun is out, though, so that makes it better, and I'm trying to think of raking as an exercise activity! Positive thinking is hard sometimes. My hands and feet...
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Maybe it's just me, but as a knitter, I crave the colder months of the year. Not to say that knitting can't be done during the warmer days, but let's be honest—there's nothing quite like slipping on a pair of hand-knit socks or curling up in a cozy sweater fresh off the needles...
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It seems that knitting traditions and connections are everywhere, sometimes in the most unlikely places. The newest edition of PieceWork ’s Knitting Traditions offers a number of these. I especially love “Jeune Fille d’Aibling en Bavière.” Donna Druchunas explains: Donna...
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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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The Gate Pullover by Margaux Hufnagle The Friday Slippers by Kristen TenDyke A note from Kathleen: Fall is well and truly here in Spokane, with its beautiful crisp mornings and lovely sunny days. I'm already deep into cool-weather knitting, too. I have a sweater on the needles and a hat and some...
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I was fortunate enough to take Annie Modesitt's double knitting class at last year's Interweave Knitting Lab. Annie is a unique knitter, as she says, "My brain works differently than other knitter's brains and I'm stubborn, which are mixed blessings." I think these things make...
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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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Sometime in about 1974, my mom bought a groovy white leather jacket with a faux fox collar. I loved it! I didn't know it was faux, of course, and I decided then and there that I would have a coat just like Mom's and wear it all the time. Well, I never got a white leather coat, but I have been...
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In this challenging economy, we all need to save pennies wherever we can. One of my money-saving techniques is to knit from my stash whenever I can. So much yarn, so little time! A few years ago, when the money was flowing a little faster, I changed my stash acquisition methods from buying a couple of...
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This time of year, many of us in the Northern Hemisphere are planning our fall and winter wardrobes. If you're a newer knitter, this is the perfect time to learn how to knit sweaters with our new eBook, Easy Seamless Sweaters to Knit . We've chosen five of our favorite, and easiest, raglan sweater...
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The remarkable thing about knitting, I think, is that there are so few basic moves and so many possible outcomes. Knit, purl; knit in back of stitch; yarn over; knit two (or more) together. Slip something over something else. Have I forgotten any? Master the moves and you can knit anything. I thought...
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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...