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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...
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Garter stitch selvage edge "It's all in the finishing." How many times have you heard that? It's true, though, finishing can make all the difference. My favorite technique for making beautiful finished garments and the one I use almost exclusively (that means "all the time"...
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I met Cookie A at Sock Summit and a gracious stranger took our picture. We're so thrilled to be able to offer you a brand new sock pattern by Cookie A, brilliant sock designer and the author of the book Sock Innovation ! Her new design, Cubist Socks, brings you one more of Cookie's amazing stitch...
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Yes, my knitting is laughing at me. The Star Light, Star Bright Baby Blanket ? It is just a little ol' baby blankie, for heaven's sake. I have finished the inner rectangle; all I have to do now (she says blithely) is pick up stitches around the edges, knit a few rounds of garter stitch, knit...
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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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We've had such a great time knitting the Minimalist Cardigan by Ruthie Nussbaum. I continue to be amazed both at the wealth of knowledge you all possess and at your willingness to share it! You are such a great bunch of knitters and friends; during this knit-along (KAL) we talked about all kinds...
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Yarn "butterfly," waiting to be a cardigan. The photo at left is a butterfly of beautiful yarn I got at the Blue Moon Fiber Arts booth at Sock Summit last fall. The worsted yarn is called Twisted and the fingering is the venerable Socks the Rock, both in the Valkyrie colorway: lovely purples...
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A note from Kathleen: Customizing for your body and wardrobe is one of the great joys of being able to make your own knitted garments. A few weeks ago, Interweave Knits editor Eunny Jang presented a sweater workshop for Betty's Tee ( Interweave Knits, Spring 2010). This cute tee is also an exciting...
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April 22 is Earth Day. For many of us this means planting a tree, exchanging our incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, setting up a compost bin in the back yard, and so on. These are all wonderful things to do for our Earth, our children, ourselves. But what about applying this environmental...
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I'm starting to wonder about myself. I have started three projects overall for this here little blog, and none of them are done yet. What. Is. My. Problem? Let's recap, shall we? (Yes, we shall.) First, there was the Bolero, from Feminine Knits . (The first blog post about it is here .) That...
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Pinch Hat by Cecily Glowik MacDonald Flash Mitts by Amy Polcyn Rainbow Cowl by Lisa Shroyer Wendy Bernard's Frontier Blues Jacket Knitscene always delivers, and now it's back with an issue devoted to the new knitter. I love meeting new knitters, and I come upon them more and more as knitting...
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Party Socks by Nancy Bush, from Knitting Traditions . Ever since I got my issue of Knitting Traditions , I've been thinking a lot about knitting socks. I'm planning to knit the Party Socks by Nancy Bush (photo at left) and I'm in the swatching process. The yarn I want to use is beautiful—it's...
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A note from Kathleen— True confessions: The only shawl I've ever knit was for a shop sample. I've always wanted to knit one of those beautiful lace shawls out there, but I really have no place to wear something like that, so I have stuck with scarves and neckwarmers. One of my friends knits...
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The beautiful Yggdrasil Afghan, by Lisa Jacobs A note from Kathleen: We're so happy to offer the Yggdrasil ( " IG-dra-sil") A fghan on Knitting Daily. We love its gorgeous blend of cables and stockinette, not to mention the interesting backstory! Since it appeared in the spring issue of...