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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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Kathleen Cubley
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May 10, 2013
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There are some things that just feel like winter. Making Crock Pot dinners, for example, or Kahlua and coffee. In knitting, it's alpaca yarn, Aran Sweaters, and felted items such as bags and slippers. Felted Daypack by Joy Doss Felted Knitted Slippers by Marcy Petrini I love felting. It's so...
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I'm a handbag collector. I come by it honestly because my gramma and my mom paved the way for me (and my sister!). Just last week my mom and sister came over and we spread out all of our handbags on my dining room table and held The Big Seasonal Handbag Trade. I honestly don't remember which...
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Patchwork Pillow from Simply Felt For awhile now I've been collecting old wool sweaters that I find in thrift stores. I have vague plans for this pile of sweaters: maybe I'll unravel them and use the yarn for new projects; maybe I'll felt them and make coasters or potholders; maybe I'll...
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We enjoyed a week of record heat recently, but temps are falling a bit now and my mind is on cozy fall knits. And what could be more cozy than afghans and throw pillows? What started me down this road is the StashBuster sale that we're having here at Interweave. I thought I'd take a trip through...
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A simple garter-stitch square might not seem like a big deal to you or me, but to a new knitter it's quite an accomplishment! I had a bar-b-que this weekend, and some of my knitting friends brought their projects. It was a great mix of people; and it was fun to see all of the people in my life mingling...
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Molly's fabulous motif scarf I've just gotten a new book, 150 Knit & Crochet Motifs by Heather Lodinsky (the designer of the Central Park Hoodie!), which is really getting my creative juices flowing. Motifs have always intrigued me, and I've knitted and crocheted many of them, but I rarely...
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Té Rosada by Pam Allen There are lots of projects that say "quick-to-knit" in the descriptions, and there are lots of reasons that's probably true. Quick knits can be small projects such as hats, mittens, or cowls. Some people might say scarves are quick projects, but my scarves...
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There's something magical about felting your knitting. The first felted project I made was a pair of slippers. It was absolutely amazing to knit a Shaquille O'Neal-sized pair of slippers, throw them in a hot wash, and pull out a pair of Mom-sized slippers. They were beautiful, and my mom still...
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Knitting Daily TV hosts Shay Pendray, Eunny Jang, and Kristin Omdahl Shay Pendray and Vicki Square Eunny Jang in a sea of hats Eunny Jang and Zontee Hou discussing the Little Lamb Sock Critter project A note from Kathleen: Knitting Daily TV is such an inspiration for us knitters. I've learned so...
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My local fabric shop sells some fabulous felt squares, and I've been wanting to make something with them for a long time. I thought it would be fun to turn these squares of felt into little gadget bags or change purses, so I started sewing them together. They're pretty plain, though, as you can...
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Malkala turns old sweaters into kids' legwarmers. Rosebrass makes stuffed animals out of old sweaters. We started the Knitting Green Challenge to celebrate the release of Ann Budd's new book Knitting Green , and as always, I was blown away by you Knitting Daily members—there are so many...
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A note from Kathleen: I'm eagerly awaiting the new season of Knitting Daily TV . KDTV is so inspiring and entertaining; there's information on everything "yarny" you can imagine. I was so excited to see an Artfelt® segment this season—Artfelt is an innovative felting technique...
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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...
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Needle-Felted Lovelies Now that fall is here, I've been thinking a lot about felting projects because I like to make felted items for holiday gifts. In the past I've made felted slippers, bags, beads for necklaces, and coasters. The coasters are a favorite because I just knit yardage in stockinette...