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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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Finishing is a crucial part of knitting a sweater, and most of us have had to learn on our own how to accomplish neat looking, buttonholes, picked-up stitches, and so forth. We can take loads of classes about how to knit, but finishing skills classes are few and far between. So I thought I'd have...
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In keeping with my resolutions, finishing my UFOs and knitting from my stash, I'm thinking about starting with the second one, and as I do, totally blowing the first one. I didn't realize how these resolutions worked against each other, but oh, well! Anyway, I have sweater-quantity of a beautiful...
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World War I-era knitters, as shown in Knits of Yore I love the word "yore." It conjures up all kinds of images for me, including an episode of Friends when Phoebe asked Rachel what era an apothecary table (from Pottery Barn) was from and Rachel said, "It's from yore." Phoebe said...
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The French Braid Pullover by Angela Hahn I've finished several hats for Christmas presents and now I'm itching to get back to sweater knitting. Whether knitting for women or knitting for men, there's one thing I know about my knitting personality: I love working cabled sweaters. I remember...
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Kathleen and Anne Berk, who's wearing one of her beautiful Bohus sweaters I recently attended the inaugural Interweave Knitting Lab In San Mateo, CA and it was an absolute blast! The classes were fabulous, the people were wonderful, and the atmosphere was exciting. I took a bunch of classes and I...
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Kathleen's finished Maple Street Cardigan (all but the buttons) I've finished my Maple Street Cardigan , and I'm so happy with it. (Okay, so I haven't sewn on the buttons yet, but I'm going to do that before I go on to the next project, I promise!) I used Rowan All-Seasons Cotton...
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Banstead Pullover by Lisa Shroyer A note from Kathleen: Since I began knitting I've noticed a common cry among plus-sized knitters: "How can we make sweaters that look good on us?" I hear you, folks, and I echo your question. I've made lots and lots of sweaters in my knitting life,...
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You all know how much I love to cables; in fact I just bought a pattern yesterday for a simple cable pullover. I was looking at the pattern and I thought about changing the cable, so I picked up Lily Chin's recent book, Power Cables , to get some ideas. The cable in the pattern is a horseshoe cable...
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Last time, I showed a photo of the beginnings of my Tattoo Tank from Knitscene Winter/Spring 2010 . I also gave instructions for how to choose the right size for this little summer top , only to find out that I myself had gone and cast on for a little summer top big enough to fit Godzilla. Hmm. You know...
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The cute little Bolero from Interweave's book Feminine Knits is indeed done. I bound it off Wednesday morning, and then made some coffee, turned on an audiobook, and sat down to be a good girl and weave in all the (double-digit) ends. (It took two cups of coffee. There were a LOT of ends!) Closures...
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Just a little scene-setting photo—knit on! I was reading through the forums and the Knitting Daily blog post comments, and I was impressed by the wealth of knitting expertise out there! I thought I'd pull some of them and put them all here for you to enjoy. This is a potpourri of knitting tips...
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Three sweaters from The Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd Those of you who read Knitting Daily regularly know that I love a good tip. I've got several books that are filled with tips, but the one that I go to most when knitting sweaters is Ann Budd's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns ....
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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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The cardigan sweater is a classic for all seasons. You can throw it on over a T-shirt in the fall and spring, keep a light-weight cardigan on hand for chilly summer evenings, and wear one as a top in the winter. I have several cardigans in my closet and I wear them all year. There are so many ways to...