What's more precious than a new baby? In my family we call them "newbies" and when there's a newbie on the way, I start knitting as soon as I hear about it! I have a trove of baby knitting patterns that I love to use, and since it's baby season (at least that's what I've...
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Kathleen Cubley
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Frederica Shawlette by Susanna IC Camden Place Cardigan by Marianne Hobart Middleton Waistcoat by Kristi Schueler A note from Kathleen: My sister is back from a year in Egypt. Hooray! She and I share a wonderful relationship that reminds me of Jane Austen and her beloved sister, Cassandra. We jokingly...
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Kathleen Cubley
on May 9, 2012
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There's so much knowledge out there—let's help each other and share tips and tricks. Here are some topics to get you going: Sock Knitting: How do you avoid that hole at the top of the gusset? Sweater Knitting Patterns: What's your favorite cast-on tip? Lace Knitting: How do you put...
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Kathleen Cubley
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I was taking a stroll through past Knitting Daily blogs, and I came upon a cute blog by Sandi Wiseheart. She knit a precious baby cap and didn't discover a mistake she made until the cap was finished and snug on the recipient. It happens to the best of us! My most memorable mistake happened when...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jul 5, 2011
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Note from Sandi: Knitting for a child seems to bring out in us the longing to make something worthy of being passed down through the generations. Here is Lisa Shroyer's contributrion to the staff design challenge for Interweave Knits Summer 2009: "Design an Heirloom." Sweet Hex Child’s...
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KD Sandi
on May 15, 2009
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I just finished reading the 406 comments that you left on the last post of 2008 , in which you answered the question "How were you a fearless knitter in 2008?" I love you people. I love you because your comments were so amazing that even though I thought I was going to just skim them (there...
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KD Sandi
on Jan 9, 2009
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I have an industry secret to reveal: Knitting editors are human. (Not aliens from The Planet Of Perfect Knitting! Imagine that.) We make mistakes while knitting just like anyone else. The difference is that sometimes our knitting mistakes end up in a high-resolution photograph, published for all the...
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KD Sandi
on May 8, 2007
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Mom and my adorable niece Jackie Someone asked me the other day: "So, Sandi, what are you knitting for your mom for Mother's Day?" A bit of guilty silence ensued. The embarrassing truth is, I've spent hours and hours knitting for babies, for cancer survivors, for friends, for my husband...
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KD Sandi
on May 4, 2007
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