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Our magazine, knit.wear , has only existed for a year or so and it's already so popular. The designs are classically fashionable, clean and simple (mostly), and infinitely wearable. Sue Falcone in her beautiful Tucked-Buttonband Cardigan Detail of the tucked buttonband and the really cool buttons...
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Last week we launched the preview of our upcoming Knitscene Summer 2013 issue—did you see? Our third ever Summer edition takes knitting to new heights with 21 knitting patterns you've gotta have. Our featured designer is Hilary Smith Callis, the brilliant mind behind The Yarniad , who managed...
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Beaded purse. Maker unknown. Glass beads, velvet, silk ribbon, and cotton. Iroquois, probably Tuscarora or Mohawk. New York. Circa 1850. Photograph courtesy of Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Photograph by Thomas Neill. I’ve always had a fondness for the obscure and the unusual...
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It's the first week of April, which seems like the perfect time to talk about spring knitting styles! I've never been one to complain about warm weather knitting. I love making accessories, and linen and silk blends are some of my favorite fibers to wear. But it doesn't take long in the knitting...
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That's what I was saying a few months ago, after I impulse-bought some beautiful sparkly S. Charles Luna. It's brown with the most delightful golden sparkle. It's 71 percent mohair, and it's really fine, so I thought I'd run it with another yarn to add a special touch. Here's...
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From top to bottom: Backward Loop Cast-On, Knitted Cast-On, Cable Cast-On Casting on and binding off are two skills that are essential for knitters to know. In our new eBook, The Essentials of Casting-on and Binding-Off: How to Cast-On and Bind-Off Knitting , we provide you with a bundle of cast-ons...
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When I first started knitting garments, I did a lot of knitting for children. I learned complex knitting techniques, stitch patterns, and garment construction from knitting sweaters on a small scale. And the resulting product was so darling! What fun. Dax's Jacket by Katie Himmelberg Whirligig Shrug...
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Kathleen's finished Minimalist Cardigan I knit the Minimalist Cardigan by Ruthie Nussbaum in the spring and summer of 2010. I wore it a few times, and then spilled some coffee on it. I put it in the washing machine on hand wash with cold water, I thought, and when I pulled it out, it was well and...
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Heatherly Walker's Remembrance Socks contain stars hidden among winding cables, proclaiming a powerful statement. (Photograph by Joe Coca) As a history buff, I eat up knitting lore. A new issue of PieceWork 's Knitting Traditions is out, and it's so good, I truly didn't know where to...
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Two years ago, in the Spring 2011 issue of Interweave Knits , the Ruched Yoke Tee debuted. We're knitting the Ruched Yoke in our current knit-along, and I thought it would be fun to learn more about the project. Knits intern Sharon Zientara helped out with the photoshoot for the Spring 2011 issue...
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We all started off as beginning knitters. We learned about knitting needles , yarn, how to cast on, knit garter stitch, and bind off. Somehow, we've progressed to knitting hats, scarves, mittens, and even sweaters! Along the way we learned all sorts of things: how to increase, decrease, work cables...
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The "Feet on the Street" feature in the first few issues of Sockupied was always one of my favorites. I loved seeing and reading about what sock knitters had on the needles. Gifts for friends, treats for themselves, projects to keep their hands busy, irresistible patterns—we love hearing...
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Penelope Hemingway's simple stockings knitted from a pattern in the 1844 manual, The Practical Companion to the Work-table. Shown with a portrait of Charlotte Bront ë . We invited Interweave’s founder and PieceWork ’s creative director Linda Ligon to share her thoughts about our...
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I'm eco-conscious, and I'll bet you are too. I recycle, reuse, and reduce wherever I can. But did you ever think about the environment in regards to your knitting? The yarn you choose can make a difference ecologically, and I recently learned a lot about the fiber tencel from a segment on Knitting...
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Basilica, draped in front Euclid, side wrapped I've worked lots of scarf knitting patterns and several large wraps, but I've only knit a couple of shawls. As much as I like them, I just haven't been able to incorporate them into my everyday wardrobe. I have a friend who knits amazingly intricate...