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Do you ever feel like your hopes and dreams begin with a cast-on? I know, that's a little bit over the top, but I do get really excited when I'm about to cast on a new project. I can't wait to feel how the yarn will knit up, try different types of needles—will the yarn work better with...
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As projects come into the Knitscene office, there's a whole lot of "oohing" and "aahing" over the samples. There's a bevy of comments along the lines of "wow that color is perfect!" or "this yarn is sooooo soft!" and more than few "gee, I want one...
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Up here in Ontario, the leaves are starting to turn, and the temperatures are dropping. This will be my third Canadian winter, and without realizing it, I've started doing actual Winter Preparations for the first time in my life. (Yes, I lived in Colorado for six years, but believe me, those Boulder...
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Kids are enthusiastic knitters! (Photos by Kevin Monko) Remember when you learned to knit? Did it change your life like it changed mine? Well, why not pass that feeling along to your kids? While browsing last year's issue of Interweave Knits Weekend (now available as a digital download !) I came...
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T he Basic Entrelac Scarf by Lisa Shroyer Entrelac is a knitting technique that produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is actually worked all in one piece as a series of interconnecting rectangles. Also called patchwork...
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Welcome back to the Fallen Leaves Scarf knit-along! Now that we've gone through the preparation of part 1 and the slip stitch pattern of part 2 , our final week takes us into the two middle sections of the scarf, which features the basket weave pattern and the seed stitch. (We skip the last section...
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Do you know anyone who wants to learn how to knit? Well, after teaching several sessions of beginning knitting at my local yarn shop, I decided to put together a booklet of knitting instructions for beginner knitting. Introducing our new free eBook How to Knit for Beginners: Easy Knitting Instructions...
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Have you cast on for the Fallen Leaves Scarf knit-along? It's not too late to jump in and join this fun knit-along. Here's knitter Zontee Hou, from Lion Brand Yarn, with the second video installment of Knitting Daily TV's Fallen Leaves Scarf knit-along. Check back on this blog every Tuesday...
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T he new season of Knitting Daily TV is just beginning to air on public television stations around the country (Series 500 - check your local listings for air dates/times) and we're thrilled to announce that we'll be sharing with you here on KnittingDaily.com the videos from the knit-along segments...
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Note from Sandi: The response to last week's tip was wonderful, thank you! So I thought for this week's post, since I am stressing about working on two important end-of-the-month deadlines, I'd repeat a tip that people are still requesting links to a year later. This was originally posted...
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The Chiral Cardigan by Coralie Meslin I went to a water park last weekend and I took my knitting. I got lots of great double-takes and comments, but my favorite was from a fellow knitter. She said, "I wish I would have brought my knitting! I'm working on a cotton tank top for my daughter, but...
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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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Download Now! I've learned that what separates good knitting from GREAT knitting is the details. Each step in the process—from using the correct cast-on to applying appropriate shaping to blocking your project—can make the difference between something that stays in your closet to something...
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The Hudson Cabled Cardigan I came across a wonderful summer pattern the other day in our pattern store, called the Hudson Cabled Cardigan by Teva Durham. It's an ingenious vest that's not much harder to knit than a scarf! Here's what the designer has to say about her vest: "The Tao of...
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Ann Budd's Ruffled Lace Anklets Mari Lynn Patrick's Ruffled Surplice I've never thought of myself as the ruffle type, but I think I might be wrong because I choose a lot of knitting patterns with ruffles! What I love is how they add just a touch of femininity to the finished piece as well...