"Snood" sounds like a Dr. Seuss creature, doesn't it? The snood has been around for quite a while—remember those hairnet type things in the 40s? They were the quintessential woman's look of the era, and when I see a photo of one or someone wearing one in a movie, that era is evoked...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 20, 2009
Filed under: Crochet, Easy, Scarves, Lace, Holiday, Yarn, Silk, Knits, video, fashion, KDTV, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, blog, Adina Klein, stripes, reversible, Alpaca
And the winner is... The Farmer's Market Cardigan, by Connie Chang Chinchio! Whoo-hoo! Everyone please give Connie, the designer of this fine cardigan, a round of applause for designing something so unusual and so flattering. I love this sweater, and I'm thrilled that you folks chose it for me...
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KD Sandi
on Nov 12, 2009
Filed under: Knitting, lace, blocking, knit, yarn, Knits, Books, knitted, spinning, knitters, gauge, CABLES, Interweave Knits, blog, cardigan, sweater pattern, silk, alpaca, cashmere, Eunny Jang, Lisa Shroyer, Central Park Hoodie, towels, seaming, designing
Knitting For SOAR You might have noticed that I did not post last week (bad blogger!). My excuse? I was at Interweave's Spin-Off Annual Retreat , learning all about my most favorite thing: Yarn. My SOAR adventure was, in part, a mission to find out more about this beloved substance, to see if I could...
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KD Sandi
on Nov 5, 2009
Filed under: Knitting, lace, blocking, knit, yarn, Books, Swatching, how to, spinning, techniques, knitters, Abby Franquemont, gauge, knitter, socks, blog, cardigan, sweater pattern, silk, alpaca, designers, Spin-Off, cashmere, Eunny Jang, Lisa Shroyer, Central Park Hoodie
Give a big welcome to today's guest blogger Jil Eaton, whose name has become synonymous with kids knitwear. Last year she introduced her own yarn line— MinnowMerino distributed by Classic Elite Yarns—and offered knitters everywhere an adorable free pattern for a child’s holiday...
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Knitting Daily TV
on Nov 5, 2009
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Even though it's just Halloween, I'm already dreaming of the holidays—my favorite time of the year. I have a really beautiful collection of glass holiday ornaments that look just lovely on the Christmas tree. They sparkle and glimmer when the light hits them. I usually get a couple of new...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Oct 30, 2009
Filed under: Christmas, Gifts, Holiday, Yarn, Stash, Central Park Hoodie, Holidays, Lisa Shroyer, Knits, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, blog
We are Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre , co-authors of the upcoming book New England Knits (Interweave, Spring 2010) . We both live in Massachusetts, but at opposite ends of the state. We've known each other since before knitting ever took over our lives, but our shared love of the craft...
We are Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre , co-authors of the upcoming book New England Knits (Interweave, Spring 2010) . We both live in Massachusetts, but at opposite ends of the state. We've known each other since before knitting ever took over our lives, but our shared love of the craft...