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Editors’ Note: We asked Karin Strom, Interweave’s editorial director for the yarn group, to share her interview with book author Lene Holme Sams ø e. Essentially Feminine Knits: 25 Must-Have Chic Designs by Lene Holme Sams ø e. Every so often a knitting book comes along that...
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The Bower Cardigan by Vera Sanon is a versatile cardigan knitting pattern that incorporates a leaf lace design. A note from Kathleen: The summer 2012 issue of Knitscene is coming soon and it's everything you'd expect from a summer issue: beautiful designs for warmer weather, fun and challenging...
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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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The celebration of the 100th episode season continues! This week on Tuned In To Knitting Daily TV's blog, we encourage you to try something new: Portuguese knitting! Guest Andrea Wong shares with you the fundamentals and history of this technique. Plus, Andrea offers one lucky reader the materials...
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Fiona is a beautiful knit cardigan that showcases one of the unsung heroes in the craft: Garter stitch. Garter stitch is probably the first stitch you learned when you started knitting. It was for me, and I knit project after project in garter stitch. Hats, mittens, scarves, felted stuff, hot pads, wash...
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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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As soon as she tried it on, Dinah knew she had to knit the Heliotropic Pullover. A note from Kathleen: About a year ago, my knitting group tried on sweaters from the Spring 2011 Interweave Knits , and they all loved the Heliotropic Pullover by Mercedes Tarasovich Clark. In fact, Dinah loved it so much...
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Heart shaped items are a weakness of mine, and we're headed toward Valentine's Day, so hearts are everywhere. These little felted hearts from the book Gifted by Mags Kandis are so perfect for gift giving, and if you're knitting for children, they make a perfect decoration for a little girl's...
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Beautiful domino knitting Even though domino knitting has been around for a century, Vivian Hǿxbro is the present-day ambassador for this fun knitting technique. Vivian teaches about domino knitting all over the world and she's published books on the subject as well. Her newest venue is our DVD workshop...
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Stockinette stitch (photo from Knit Fix by Lisa Kartus) My life changed the day I learned how to knit, and I'm sure yours did too. Knitting is a centuries-old craft, practiced out of necessity to create clothing to protect people from the elements. Today, knitting is a more casual craft, with everyone...
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Blume Hat by Connie Chang Chinchio I'm excited about hats, as you know. They're super practical, fast, and fun to knit. We're so into hats that we've developed a web page that puts all of our hat resources in one place ! Here's a taste: Who knows when the first person decided to put...
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Working cables is one of the most satisfying of knitting techniques. Cables add texture to all kinds of garments; they keep knitting interesting, they add a little challenge, and they look fabulous! We've gathered seven patterns for you in this eBook, The Art of Cable Knitting: 7 Free Patterns for...
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In Part 1 of my post on grafting in pattern , I focused on top-to-bottom grafting. In Part 2, I'll look at top-to-top grafting. Knitters employ various methods for remembering the correct sequence of steps when using Kitchener stitch to join two sets of live stitches together. The most popular methods...
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I just started a new hat for a Christmas present for my brother—I'm living proof that it's not too late to start knitting for the holidays! I have three more projects that I need to make, too, another hat (R2D2 hat for my nephew) and a scarf for my sister-in-law. Oh, and that hat for my...
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Applied i-cord on the neckline of my Caftan Pullover . I actually have several favorite finishing techniques, but there is one newish-to-me technique that I really love: the applied i-cord. I used this knitting technique to finish off the neckline of my Caftan Pullover, pictured at left. The edging that...