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Kathleen's top-down seamless cardigan, in progress! Seamless knitting and I have a love/less-love relationship. When the method first became popular again several years ago (it had a little lull after Elizabeth Zimmermann and Barbara Walker made it famous), I knit sweater after sweater in one piece...
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The Summer 2013 issue of Sockupied is almost here, but for now, we hope you'll enjoy this sneak peek of all the sock-knitting bliss this issue has to offer! From knitting two socks at once to cast-ons for colorwork, you'll find helpful tips and tricks to take your knitting to the next level....
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Galina with her collection of Russian dolls wearing shawls as part of their finery. Editors' Note: We invited Anita Osterhaug, Interweave's editorial director for the specialty fiber group and the editor of Handwoven , to tell us more about Galina Khmeleva's newest DVD, Knitting Gossamer...
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Our Paths Cross Socks by Lorilee Beltman, from Sockupied , Spring 2012 I went to Vogue Knitting Live: Seattle last weekend, and I saw my friend Lorilee Beltman. She's a favorite of mine, and she's an amazing designer and teacher. I took a vertical stranded knitting class from her at the second...
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As spring and summer arrive, color is all around me. It's popping up in my garden, my wardrobe, and my knitting bag. I recently went through my stash and pulled out some lovely salmon for a summer tee. I've knit three summer tops, and I wear them a lot. It's so great to be able to wear your...
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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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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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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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I think I've knit four cowls this winter. One was a slip-stitch pattern, one a lace pattern, one a linen-stitch pattern, and one a plain stockinette pattern. Oddly, I think the stockinette cowl is my favorite. Probably because it's knit from a 100-percent cashmere yarn that I got for Christmas...
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The history of knitting is so full of interesting tidbits, and the Dancing Couples cardigan is one of the cutest. Knitting scholar Susan Strawn was contacted by Rechs Ann Pedersen, and American living in Denmark. She asked Susan if she would like to add a baby cardigan to her knitting collection. Rechs...
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Wrap Blouse from Light & Layered Knits Sport Zip Jacket from Light & Layered Knits When I was in college, a friend showed up to a late-spring baseball game wearing a long-sleeve tee-shirt under a short-sleeve tee shirt. This was 25 years ago, so layering wasn't as common as it is now! It...