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Pale Skies Cowl by Sarah Barbour Leaf Cravat by Teva Durham Diamond Seed Baby Jacket by Erica Alexander Aegean Mitts by Amy Polcyn Koolhaas Hat by Jared Flood Last week I Tweeted that I'm still in the planning stages of my holiday knitting. And judging from the replies, I have a lot of company! Yes...
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Vicki Square, author of The Knitter's Companion We've just come out with a DVD for The Knitter's Companion by Vicki Square, where Vicki demonstrates the techniques in the book; almost 4 hours of demonstration! It's truly wonderful. I've used The Knitters Companion for years. I swear...
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Sweetheart Socks Knotty or Knice Socks On-Your-Toes Socks We've just come out with a download of sock patterns, Best of 2010: Top Ten Patterns for Knitted Socks (see photos of some of the "best of" at left). Looking through it got me thinking about how much I love to knit socks and some...
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See that hat in the photo at left? This hat is mocking me. (See how it drops down low over my eyes and makes me look like I am five? It mocks me.) It's Connie Chang Chinchio's Blume Hat from Knitscene Fall 2010 , and trust me, Connie has nothing to do with what is going on between that hat and...
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As you can imagine, there are a lot of talented designers and knitters working at Interweave. Every once in awhile Interweave Knits editor Eunny Jang puts out a call to the staff for designs. We got that call for the new issue of Knits Weekend . Eunny wanted to feature some fun bag patterns, and six...
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Ann Budd's Twisted Diamonds begin with the Channel Island cast-on. In our new eMag, Sockupied, knitting expert Karen Frisa provides directions and demos for several different cast-ons, and I'm highlighting the Channel Island cast-on for you here on Knitting Daily. This cast-on is really pretty—it...
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The Vacation Scarf I spent last week camping in paradise, a.k.a. Yellowstone National Park. I went with a friend and we had so much fun seeing wildlife (bears, wolves, coyotes, moose, elk, pronghorn, and lots of bison!). I brought along some knitting—a baby vest, a tee-shirt, and some random yarn...
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I occasionally have pain in my lower left arm, and what I do to alleviate this is switch from picking to throwing, or vice-versa. By doing this, I can keep knitting—I just use a slightly different set of muscles with each technique. Gratuitous puppy/kitty photo! I got a new kitty over the weekend...
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Bowl of yarn, anyone? Delicious! One of my knitting buddies has a major-league aversion to any amount of pilling. She knits gorgeous sweaters and if they pill even a tiny bit, she won't wear them. She gives away lots of sweaters, though—lucky us! Because of my friend, we've been talking...
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I'll admit: I truly love seaming my sweaters. (Does this make me a freak?) I actually enjoy the finishing steps of a big knitting project. I've been happily sewing up the pockets on my Farmer's Market Cardigan , and am looking forward to seaming the sleeves when I finally finish them. And...
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As I write this, it's 43 degrees and sunny here in Spokane. It's unseasonably warm—we're used to snow in February. I know many of you are seeing more than enough snow though, so I'm pleased to give you a wee bouquet of crocheted flowers! I found these little cuties when I was reorganizing...
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I knit Henry (my nephew) the H Sweater when he was about two and a half, and at four years old he's ready for a new one! This sweater is my own conglomeration of elements from several kids' sweater patterns. The original was knit out of a cotton rope-type yarn, and I think it was a bit too stiff—see...
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A note from Kathleen: My friendly UPS gal brightened my day again on Friday and delivered the winter 2009 issue of Interweave Knits ! I was on my way to A Grand Yarn, my LYS, so I slipped my copy into my knitting bag to show it off at the shop. And guess what, it was a hit! Several of my buddies were...
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Even though it's just Halloween, I'm already dreaming of the holidays—my favorite time of the year. I have a really beautiful collection of glass holiday ornaments that look just lovely on the Christmas tree. They sparkle and glimmer when the light hits them. I usually get a couple of new...
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The venerable Elizabeth Zimmermann rediscovered and named the I-cord (the I-cord, called a "stay lace," was mentioned in Victorian needlework manuals). The "I" stands for "idiot" because Ms. Zimmermann thought the technique was so simple anyone could do it (even an idiot...