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Every year when graduation time rolls around I can't believe these little babies I've known since day one are graduating from high school (or college!). When I graduated, I got lots of checks, which was great, but I also got a handknitted blanket. I still have that blanket, and every time I see...
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The Summer 2013 issue of Sockupied is almost here, but for now, we hope you'll enjoy this sneak peek of all the sock-knitting bliss this issue has to offer! From knitting two socks at once to cast-ons for colorwork, you'll find helpful tips and tricks to take your knitting to the next level....
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A couple of weeks ago I introduced the book Knits of Tomorrow by Sue Culligan, which is one of my favorite new books. It's full of projects that evoke tech from the "olden-days" and space-themed knits of the future. I love it! There's something for everyone in Knits of Tomorrow , whether...
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I've gotten some emails recently asking for knitting patterns for men . There are quite a few male members of Knitting Daily , and I think they're feeling a little left out. So, ask and you shall receive! Here's a selection of wonderful knitting patterns for men, straight from the Knitting...
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A note from Kathleen: It's time to snuggle into your couch and tuck into some sock knitting . Here's Sockupied Editor Anne Merrow to give you some inspiration! Pumpion Socks by Julie Suchomel Turnalar Socks By Leslie Comstock Sock-Knitting Season The last week has brought weather from coast to...
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It's time for a new knit-along! I thought we'd do something a little different this time, so how about a sock knit-along? Here are four sock knitting patterns to choose from (click on the links for more information about the patterns); here they are: Wyeast Socks by Chrissy Gardiner Two different...
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Sep 28, 2012
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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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There are so many fun things about knitting for children. One of my favorite things, though, is knitting items that feature animals.Kids seem to love them, and they're so much fun to knit. Here are three patterns that will have the little ones in your life roaring! Isn't this darling? Lion, Oh...
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Knitters and crocheters rejoice! The new season of Knitting Daily TV is underway and airing on local Public Television stations nationwide. Join host Eunny Jang, editor of Interweave Knits magazine, and co-hosts Clara Parkes, Kristin Omdahl, and Shay Pendray for how-to knitting and crochet techniques...
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The Overshot Mittens by Carol J. Sulcoski I know, I know, holiday knitting during the summer sounds ridiculous, but I'm sure some of you smart knitters have already started! If you have, you're ahead of me, that's for sure. Last year I decided that I wasn't going to knit gifts for people;...
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Top-down sweaters are all the rage, and for good reason: many of them are knit in the round, so no purling, and there's relatively no finishing except weaving in ends. Ann Budd has jumped on the bandwagon with her new book The Knitter's Handy Book of Top-Down Sweaters , which is written in the...
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Make tweed with beads! From Pop Knitting by Britt-Marie Christoffersson Fabulous knitwear designer Britt-Marie Christoffersson's book Pop Knitting is full of fantastic (and fantastical!) ideas for color knitting. She also includes interesting knitted shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, strips...
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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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Knitted gloves are so special; they're at once utilitarian and extravagant. Clockwise from upper left: Lace and Twist Gloves; Layered Turkish Gloves Two-Color Norwegian Gloves; Mittens, Interrupted; Motley Mitts; Winter Twilight Mitts; Uncommon Gardening Gloves (middle) Here at Knitting Daily , we...
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How cute is this? When I started knitting, lots of my friends were having babies and I knit a lot of baby sweaters. Tiny sweaters out of lots of different yarns using lots of different patterns. It was so much fun knitting for babies and learning new skills while creating these darling little garments...