River and Woods Afghan, Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2008 Editors' Note: We've invited Eunny Jang, editor of PieceWork 's sister publication Interweave Knits to talk about a traditional knitting technique that has been gaining in popularity. Entrelac, one of my favorite knitting techniques...
Kathleen and Anne Berk, who's wearing one of her beautiful Bohus sweaters I recently attended the inaugural Interweave Knitting Lab In San Mateo, CA and it was an absolute blast! The classes were fabulous, the people were wonderful, and the atmosphere was exciting. I took a bunch of classes and I...
One of the best entrelac tutorials I've ever seen is the Beyond the Basics article written by Eunny Jang in the Spring 2007 issue of Interweave Knits. Since entrelac can be a bit tough to explain, here's an excerpt from that article: Entrelac fabric's series of tilted blocks are worked one...
Note from Sandi: When I asked you how you were a Fearless Knitter in 2008, hundreds of you described not only what you had accomplished last year, but what you hoped to accomplish in 2009 . And surprisingly, one of the top four knitting challenges you wanted to tackle was entrelac , that marvelous and...
Note from Sandi: Ever met a knitter who just made you want to stare at her hands as her needles flew along? That's how I felt the first time I saw Lisa Shroyer, the editor of Knitscene magazine, knit. She's a thrower, she does amazing colorwork, and she's wicked fast with the needles. Lisa...
Needlepoint Painted Canvas Shay’s needlepoint project is a painted canvas using quick, creative stitches, which can be inserted into a tote bag. The bag and canvas that Shay demonstrated on is manufactured by Lee’s Needle Art, Inc. Lee’s Needle Art, Inc. 5603 Rt 38 E Pennsauken, NJ...
Last winter, to celebrate the publication of our editor's choice collection, The Best of Interweave Knits , we asked you, our readers, to nominate YOUR favorite Knits patterns. We received thousands of nominations, and we are now proud to announce Your Top Ten Readers' Choice Award Finalists...