We have winners! KNITTING CROCHETING Hap's Piwheel by Kristin Rowse What fun I had!!! Inspired by the image of a child's pinwheel and the colors in a mini kaleidoscope I gave my son for Christmas, I designed my own pattern. I selected six detail colors (#3488 Dark Red, #3528 Light Bright Yellow...
Hello Knitting Daily readers! There are so many ways to stay connected to the world: smart phones, laptops, tablets, to mention a few. I have a Blackberry and an iTouch, and I always carry them with me. I get twitchy if I forget them; I was in the car the other day and realized I didn't have my phone...
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Colorplay Scarf, knitted version Colorplay Scarf, crocheted version A note from Kathleen: I'm so thrilled to announce a new challenge! We've partnered with Tahki Yarns to bring you the Colorplay Reader Challenge . We invite you to take part in our challenge by knitting or crocheting a scarf ...
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My favorite scarf! Cashmere goodness in a beautiful color. Lots of knitters stop knitting scarves after they become intermediate knitters—as beginners, we're encouraged to knit scarves to get comfortable with the knit stitch, and we end up with a lot of garter-stitch scarves in our scarf drawer...
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Lacy Cable Scarf A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to spend some time with Marcy Smith, editor of Interweave Crochet . She's a lot of fun, and we had a good time talking about our yarny crafts. One of the topics that always comes up when Marcy and I talk is how crocheters don't knit and...
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T he Basic Entrelac Scarf by Lisa Shroyer Entrelac is a knitting technique that produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is actually worked all in one piece as a series of interconnecting rectangles. Also called patchwork...
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A note from Kathleen: I was filling in for a sick friend at my LYS the other day, and a gal came in wanting to see all of our novelty yarns. We have one stacking basket full of these yarns and some in drawers under the wall of beautiful, subtle balls of cashmere-merino blend, all in muted, understated...
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It's getting down into the 20s and 30s here in Spokane, so it's time to bundle up! I've amassed quite the collection of cozy scarves, but the one I go to more than any other is a large, simple rectangle that I can wear as a scarf or as a wrap. My favorite way to wear it is around my shoulders...
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Our newest free eBook is all about men! Knitting for men is a popular topic here at Knitting Daily, and because we live to serve, we thought we'd gather our favorite men's sweater patterns and package them up into a lovely collection: Knitting Daily Presents: 7 FREE Knitting Patterns for Men...
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I was flipping through our new special issue Interweave Knits: Weekend , and thinking about how much I usually look forward to knitting on the weekend; "usually" is the key word here, because I've got a project that I'm ready to be finished with. It's a complicated cabled scarf...
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