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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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Statistics say that there may be almost 300,000 new cases of breast cancer in 2012 (American Cancer Society) . Shocking, isn't it? When I read this statistic my heart sank—it's 2012, how can this be? Comfort Shawl by Sandi Wiseheart. This shaped shawl is an easy knit that stays on the shoulders...
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Beautiful domino knitting Even though domino knitting has been around for a century, Vivian Hǿxbro is the present-day ambassador for this fun knitting technique. Vivian teaches about domino knitting all over the world and she's published books on the subject as well. Her newest venue is our DVD workshop...
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I first met Margaret Stove in 2007 at Spin-Off ’s Autumn Retreat (SOAR) where she was teaching workshops on Spinning for Lace. As a leading expert on handknitted superfine lace, I’d admired her for a long time, but more so after I met her that day and had an opportunity to watch her teach...
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Frederick & Anne Scarf, from Jane Austen Knits I am a somewhat selfish knitter—I love knitting for myself! But I also enjoy knitting gifts, especially really luxurious gifts for the important people in my life. I've knit cashmere scarves for my mom, silk scarves for my sister, fair isle...
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I made a couple of mistakes in this eBook and wanted to let you know that a new version has been uploaded. Here are the corrections that have been made: 1. Simple Prayer Shawl: New Row 2 ( Row 2: Knit 2, yo, purl to last two stitches, knit 2. ) 2. Lacy Prayer Shawl: New Row 1 ( Row 1: (RS): K2, pm, YO...
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3 Free Prayer Shawls : 1) Simple Prayer Shawl, 2) Lacy Prayer Shawl, and 3) Comfort Shawl Prayer shawls can be knitted for anyone in need of comfort or well-wishes. The idea is that the knitter sends love and good wishes with every stitch she knits, literally knitting her good will, prayers, and hopes...
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I've just come home from the Sock Summit in Portland (my review will be on Knitting Daily next Wednesday!), and although socks took center stage, the crowd was a sea of knitted lace shawls, scarves, and tee shirts. I didn't have a shawl, but I sure wished I did! One of the gals sitting next to...
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P hotograph from The Haapsalu Shawl Not so many years ago, I barely knew where Estonia was. One of those former Soviet Socialist Republics, which called up vaguely grim pictures in my mind? But no! It's a charming little country on the Baltic Sea, with beaches and picturesque houses—and a glorious...
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I think of myself as a knitter who loves context . It's never enough for me to knit a sweater Just Because : I want to know about the regional traditions that inspired the stitch pattern, the strange history of its construction method, the blend of influences that came together to inspire the designer...
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Melanie Rice's Baby Elephant Vest, featured in the Summer 2011 issue of Interweave Knits A note from Kathleen: Lace knitters are so passionate about their craft. I admire that, and I hope to catch the lace bug in earnest at some point in my knitting life. I've dabbled in lace with scarves, a...
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Knitted Lace Shawls With a History When Nancy Bush showed up at Interweave a few years ago with a box full of knitting and a book proposal, we gathered around with anticipation. She had written Folk Socks , one of our all-time best selling titles, and was a dream author to work with. She had also persuaded...
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I'm a little obsessed with the idea of knitted shawls right now. Only the idea, because I don't have time to knit as many shawls as I would like to, apparently—if you look at the projects most recently added to my "To Knit" list, there's a ton of shawl patterns. I went to...
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KT Baldassaro appeared for the first time in series 600 of Knitting Daily TV, and soon became a fan favorite. A designer for Feza Yarns, she takes novelty yarns to the extreme with classy, fun patterns beyond the scarf. We caught up with KT to see what she's been knitting lately. She shares her recent...