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Sunday, February 7, 2010 TA-DA! Afghan Completed! (Finally) Well the afghan is finally done! I am soooo happy to be finished with it. I hate putting things together, and one hundred twenty-one squares is not fun (especially when you put the last three strips together to add as a final piece and you find...
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Reader Photos
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stealthystitcher
on Feb 8, 2010
Filed under: knitting, finally, afghan squares, satisfying, at last, crocheting, afghan, TA-DA
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A couple of years ago my knitting group took a beginning crochet class. Some of us took to it more than others, but my friend Molly really got crochet fever and she's been interspersing knitting with crochet ever since. She told me once that when she loses her knitting mojo, she turns to crochet...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jan 22, 2010
Filed under: Afghans, Crochet, Edgings, Scarves, Shawls, Charts, Wraps, Blankets, Books, Yarn, Colorwork, Finishing, studio, how to, video, videos, embellishing, raglan, KDTV, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, Cardigan, Knitter, crocheted, crocheting, Interweave Press, crocheters, afghan, free crochet, granny squares
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Unleash your inner geek with this episode of Knitting Daily TV . You will have fun with both old-school and contemporary fiber technology. Preview episode 406: Back to Basics: Eunny gets started with the tried and true: winding a ball of yarn of yarn on a thumb or nostepinne, using a niddy noddy, and...
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Knitting Daily TV Series 400
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AnnieB
on Jan 20, 2010
Filed under: Knitting, crochet corner, how to, techniques, yarn, knit, tips, crocheting, Crochet, Video, spinning, felting, www.knittingdaily.com, free patterns, designers, series 400, Knitting Daily TV, Lily Chin, Skacel, fiber tech, Knittting Machine
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The goal of this season of Knitting Daily TV is to develop your skills and deepen your understanding of how yarn becomes fabric. In episode 401 you will be encouraged to try new techniques as you embark on a road to fearless knitting and crocheting. Preview Episode 401 Back to Basics: Eunny demonstrates...
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Knitting Daily TV Series 400
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AnnieB
on Jan 14, 2010
Filed under: Knitting, fearless, fearless knitting and crochet, knots, crochet corner, knitter, adina klein, knitting daily tv series 400, how to, Barry Klein, techniques, knitters, eunny jang, yarn, knit, 401, knits, tips, KDTV, crocheting, Laura Bryant, kristin omdahl, Crochet, embellishments, Trendsetter Yarns, Prism Arts, children's sweater, Video, spinning, felting, www.knittingdaily.com, free patterns, designers
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Yes, that's a llama. Her name is High Hope, and she likes humans. (I think she thinks we're funny looking.) She and her sisters kindly appear on my blog this week in order to amuse and distract you from the fact that no actual sweater was photographed in the creation of this blog. My camera battery...
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What's on Sandi's Needles?
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KD Sandi
on Jan 7, 2010
Filed under: Sandi Wiseheart, Knitting, knit, yarn, Knits, Increases, decreases, knitted, spinning, gauge, knitter, cast-on, blog, cardigan, sweater pattern, designers, measuring, holiday, fearless, holidays, Waist Shaping, crocheting, blogging
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Last time , we left our intrepid knitting heroine (that would be me) discovering (after knitting roughly 3800 stitches, of course) that she had unwittingly added extra ease to the hips of her Farmer's Market Cardigan . We also left Our Intrepid Heroine admitting that she had added a steek to the...
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What's on Sandi's Needles?
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KD Sandi
on Dec 31, 2009
Filed under: Sandi Wiseheart, Knitting, lace, knit, yarn, Knits, Increases, decreases, knitted, how to, spinning, knitters, gauge, cast-on, Interweave Knits, blog, cardigan, Eunny Jang, galleries, measuring, steeks, fearless, holidays, Waist Shaping, crocheting, blogging
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A note from Kathleen: Even though I'm a knitter first, I look forward to seeing each new issue of Interweave Crochet . There's always something that inspires me to try a new pattern or stitch. This time, the inspiration came from an article by the ever-adventurous Franklin Habit. Here to tell...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Sep 28, 2009
Filed under: Crochet, Gifts, Books, Interweave Crochet, Spinning, Yarn, Finishing, Franklin Habit, It Itches, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Knitter, crocheted, crocheting, afghan
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Wrap yarn around hook two times, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over hook and draw a loop through (four loops on hook; Figure 1), yarn over hook and draw it through two loops (Figure 2), yarn over hook and draw it through the next two loops, yarn over hook and draw it through the remaining two loops...
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Make a slipknot and place it on a crochet hook. *Insert hook through both pieces of fabric one stitch in from selvedge (Figure 1), wrap yarn around hook to make a loop, pull this loop back through the fabric and through loop already on the hook (Figure 2). Repeat from *.
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Insert hook into an edge stitch, yarn over hook and draw a loop through stitch, yarn over hook (Figure 1) and draw it through both loops on hook (Figure 2). Fig. 1 Fig. 2
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Insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook and draw loop through stitch and loop on hook.
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A fun accessory to add to a hat or perch on your head. Designer Regina Rioux Gonzalez Size 11" wide and 5½" tall at longest point Yarn Plymouth Encore DK (75% acrylic, 25% wool; 150 yd [138 m]/50 g): #1386 red, 1 skein Gauge 6 sc and 6 rows = 1" Tools • Size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet...
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Free Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 6, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Crochet, Accessories, KnitScene Spring 2007, Knitscene, Free Pattern, #3 - Light, Crochet chain, Regina Rioux Gonzalez, Intermediate, Crocheting
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Colorful crochet potholders are a perfect beginner project. Designer Marilyn Murphy Size 6" square Yarn Knit Picks Shine Sport (60% Pima cotton; 40% Modal; 110 yd [99 m]/50 g), one ball each: • #6560 grass (A) • #8066 coral (B) Gauge 15 sts and 26 rows = 4" in patt Tools • Size...
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Free Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 6, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Crochet, Accessories, KnitScene Spring 2007, Knitscene, Home Decor, Free Pattern, Beginner, Colorwork, #2 - Fine, Crocheting, Marilyn Murphy
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Quick, easy, and colorful bracelet. Size About 1" wide and 14" long Yarn Muench Oceana (55% Viscose, 30% Nylon, 15% Cotton; 77 yd [70 m]/50 g), #4809 pink/red mix, 1 ball Gauge Gauge is not important for this project Tools • Size 10 (6 mm): set of 2 double-pointed needles • Yarn needle...
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Free Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 6, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Crochet, Accessories, Knitscene, Free Pattern, Beginner, Crocheting, DPNs, I-cord, KnitScene 2005, #5 - Bulky
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This crocheted dragonfly pin makes an excellent accessory to any hat or coat. Designer Regina Rioux Gonzalez Size 5½" wingspan and 5" long Yarn Plymouth Encore DK (75% acrylic, 25% wool; 150 yd [138 m]/50 g), one skein of each: • #217 black (MC) • #1386 red (CC1) • #1385...
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 6, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Crochet, Accessories, KnitScene Spring 2007, Knitscene, Free Pattern, #3 - Light, Crochet chain, Regina Rioux Gonzalez, Intermediate, Crocheting
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A woman’s easy crochet beret is worked top-down with increases in a bobble stitch pattern. The brim is picked up with circular needles and worked in the round with knitting. Designer Robyn Chachula Size 20" head circumference at brim Yarn Alpaca with a Twist Baby Twist (100% baby alpaca; 110...
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 3, 2009
Filed under: Women, Knitscene, Easy, Hats, Robyn Chachula, Crochet, #3 - Light, Knitscene Fall 2009, Beret, Working in the round, Crocheting, Increases