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Blueprint Crochet by Robyn Chachula Participate in our CAL and upload photos and multimedia of your FOs, talk about specific patterns, and share your interpretations of the designs.
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Knit to be Square by Vivian Høxbro Participate in our KAL and upload photos and multimedia of your FOs, talk about specific patterns, and share your interpretations of the designs.
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Gallery: Little Blue Sweater by Simona Merchant-Dest Notes from Sandi: The key to this sweater's success is to determine, for yourself, where you want the ribbing to end and the cabled section to begin. Do you want the ribbing to come right up under your bust? Or do you want it to fall somewhere in the vicinity of your waist? As you can see, the
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Gallery: Backstage Tweed Jacket by Alina Khasanova Notes from Sandi: How much ease is enough for this swingy, beautifully detailed jacket? One way to determine this is to measure a garment you already have that has the fit you'd like this coat to have. Then think of how you want to wear it: Layered, with a sweater or other garments underneath, so
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Designer: Eunny Jang Published: August 15, 2008 Skill Level: Intermediate Paired with a dark solid, a bright variegated yarn and a woven-look slip-stitch pattern gussy up some truly simple knitting: There are only two pattern rows and no hand shaping. Snowball fights, here I come. Finished Size: 7½" hand circumference and 8¼"
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Skill Level: Easy Knitting in Fair Isle involves working two or more colors on one row of a pattern. It isn't much more complicated than knitting or purling in one color, but it can produce some really stellar fabrics. basically, you'lll work a few stitches in one color, then the next few in a second color--both balls of yarn always staying
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Designer: Katie Himmelberg Published: July 18, 2008 Skill Level: Easy Mittens that are a little more interesting than your standard guy fare (more charcoal gray yarn, anyone?) that still appeal to those slightly wary about handknits. The chunky yarn works up quickly, and the subtle colorway is broken up by alternating each round with opposite ends of
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Designer: Laura Rintala Published: July 25, 2008 Skill Level: Intermediate Colorwork trees worked in a fine gauge make light-as-air mitts perfect for warming cold hands on winter days—be it all dressed up at work or just to cozy up while knitting at home. Finished Size: 6" hand circumference and 9" long. Yarn: Jade Sapphire Mongolian
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Designer: Ann Budd Published: July 11, 2008 Skill Level: Easy These machine-washable and dryable hand towels are knitted from side to side (the cast-on and bind-off edges form the side “selvedges”) in a simple lace pattern formed by multiple yarnovers. To make coordinating washcloths, simply cast on fewer stitches and work fewer rows. Finished
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Designer: Amy Clarke Moore Published: August, 2007 I had three favorite sweaters—two that were handknitted that I had purchased at a charity auction years ago and one that was store-bought but still much loved. I wore the sweaters constantly and had developed a system for washing them in my washing machine that worked well—that is until