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Note from Sandi: I'm glad so many of you enjoyed our Dancing Knitted Socks video ! (Some of you said it was fuzzy on your computer... here's a link for the high-res version .) So today, I thought it would be fun to hear from the person responsible for collecting all those beautiful handknit socks...
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Today, I've got a treat for you that ought to put a smile on your face and get your toes a-tappin'. Especially if your toes happen to be wearing handknitted socks... I'm kind of hesitant to spoil the fun for you by telling you anything about today's video before you see it. Except that...
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Note from Sandi: Ever wonder if famous designers look back on their early designs and say, "I would do that differently today"? We wondered this, too! Over the years, Nancy Bush , author of Interweave's new book Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions , as well as...
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As promised, this week is a Week of Treats for all you Knitting Daily folks. Today's knitting treat: A lace knitting technique video for you --PLUS we introduce two new lace patterns for Knitting Daily readers! Last week , I talked about Nancy Bush's fab new book Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques...
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I showed you a really great cast-on for toe-up socks on Monday ...but what do you do when you get to the cuff and need to bind off? Lots of folks, myself included, get a little tight-fisted when it comes to binding off, and it's a bit demoralizing to knit a beautiful sock that fits you perfectly...
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Eastern Cast On I was flipping through the final proofs of the new Fall Knits with a colleague who is a beginning knitter, and when I got to the chapter on different cast-ons and bind-offs, she looked mildly puzzled and said, "You mean there's more than one?" When we are beginners, we learn...
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Katie Himmelberg , style editor of Knitscene and assistant editor of Interweave Knits, once again joins us as today's guest poster. Today, she talks about the her design process for Katie's Fountain Hat , our new free pattern, which was inspired by a beloved movie: Katie wearing The Fountain...
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Ann Budd's Broken Cable Rib Socks I don't have any magic words to help you get all your holiday knitting done on time. (Sorry about that.) However, I do have a nifty little grafting tip for those of you, who like me, completely and utterly despise the Kitchener Stitch. Up until a few years ago...
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I have already received, and am already wearing, the best holiday present I can imagine: A pair of cabled socks knitted for me by my husband Nicholas. Happy feet! I'd like to point out that Sir Nicholas has only been knitting for a couple of years: His very first knitting project ever was a pair...
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My elderly, but lovely, lace socks Thirteen years ago, I started the Lacey Arrow Socks from the book Socks . I gleefully ordered itty-bitty size 0 needles, and the finest of creamy, laceweight silk-merino yarn. When the yarn arrived, as I recall, I sat down and cast on for the first sock almost as soon...
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It's here! Fall 2007 Interweave Crochet There, I said it: Crochet. We're an online community called Knitting Daily, and I've gone and said the word "crochet," right up front for all the world to see. From the beginning, crochet has been part of Knitting Daily's mission, but...
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When I first came to work at Interweave, I found out that my officemate was to be none other than the one and only Ann Budd , author of one of my most well-loved knitting books: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns . I was petrified. They might as well have put me in the same office with Maya Angelou...
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Ah, technology. As Mary Chapin Carpenter sang, "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Our server-hosting company had some technical difficulties this week, which meant that we were unable to do our regular Monday post. Sorry about that. The technogeeks have been...
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More than 300 of you wrote in to say why you thought the Comfy Socks were a bit lonely. The two factors mentioned most often were the bulky yarn/large gauge used in the pattern, and—surprisingly—the photograph. The bulky yarn part made sense—most of you felt that these knitted socks...
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According to the Sock Survey, your perfect sock pattern would be: Worked from the cuff down (70% of the votes); For a woman (46%); Designed in a textured (but not cabled) stitch pattern (22%); Worked on 5 dpns (37%); and Suitable for a variegated or handpainted yarn (36%). To this, I say: Knitters, I...
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