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    As you know, I'm a recent convert to triangular shawls. They're beautiful and really useful, especially this time of year! I went to a spring football scrimmage last weekend (go, Cougs!) and, thankfully, I wore a shawl. The weather was quintessentially
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  • Knitting Gossamer Webs
    Last November at Interweave Knitting Lab, I saw several genuine Orenburg shawls. They were simply exquisite, and expensive. The one I wanted was $400, and the one I thought I might "settle for" was $250. I didn't end up getting one, but
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  • Your Feet, Your Socks
    A note from Kathleen : A new issue of Sockupied is here. Yippee! There are new sock knitting patterns , yarn reviews, and lots of new techniques to try. Here's Sockupied Editor Anne Merrow to tell you more: Find 10+ ways to make your socks fit Wrap
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  • Resolve to Save!
    Save big this New Year with up to 80% off books, magazines, videos, seminars and more. Find great deals to help you learn a new technique, tackle your to-do lists and stick with your resolutions. You know I love cables, and I want to share some great
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  • Knitting Daily TV Turns 10!
    I note from Kathleen: It's hard to believe another season of Knitting Daily TV is here! But it is, and I'm thankful. Each episode is so full of interesting techniques, patterns, and fun personalities. If you want to learn how to knit, or if you
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  • Episode 1011 - Sock It To Me
    Join host Eunny Jang to get started on knitting socks on this episode of Knitting Daily TV. You'll learn how to knit a sock, turn the heel, and even finish your toes with the kitchner stitch. Watch a preview of episode 1011 - Sock It To Me Getting
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  • Knitscene presents Easy Seamless Sweaters to Knit
    This time of year, many of us in the Northern Hemisphere are planning our fall and winter wardrobes. If you're a newer knitter, this is the perfect time to learn how to knit sweaters with our new eBook, Easy Seamless Sweaters to Knit . We've chosen
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  • Learn Something New: The Crochet Cast On
    The Crochet Cast On from the new Knitting Daily video, 45+ Knitted Cast Ons and Bind Offs with Ann Budd I was lucky enough to take my friend Ann Budd's Sock Summit class, Beginnings and Endings, all about cast ons and bind offs. She's turned that
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  • Try Something New: Entrelac
    The Cochin Shrug by Eunny Jang comes as a free download with the new workshop, Knitting Entrelac: Basics and Beyond . Entrelac is one of my favorite knitting techniques for texture and visual interest in knitting. It produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers
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  • Sharing Knitting Techniques on YouTube
    I was thinking the other day about the evolution of technology and how it's changed our lives. When I was in college I thought I was pretty cool because I had a typewriter with built-in correction tape. Pretty slick. I used it to type up papers on
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  • Knitting Bummer: Joining New Yarn
    Here's one of my overlapping joins. You really can't see it at all! Note that this is pre-blocked, so when it's blocked it'll be impossible to find. Now, the puppy hair that's knit into the sweater? I think that'll be visible forever
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  • Two New Sweepstakes: "Pass on Your Passion" and "Win a Knitter's Library"!
    Anyone who knits a lot probably considers the craft a passion, and those of us who knit every day certainly do! It's so rewarding to pass on your crafting passion, no matter what your craft is, and to celebrate National Craft Month we want you to
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  • Ruffles: The perfect birthday treat
    Angora from my stash: Fleece Artist Peter Rabbit It's my birthday today and I feel like a little something girly. Ruffled angora scarf? Yes, please! I have a skein of Fleece Artist Peter Rabbit in my stash and I've been looking for the perfect
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  • Learning how to knit
    Stockinette stitch (photo from Knit Fix by Lisa Kartus) My life changed the day I learned how to knit, and I'm sure yours did too. Knitting is a centuries-old craft, practiced out of necessity to create clothing to protect people from the elements
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  • Knitting Lab: A weekend in knitter's Heaven!
    Kathleen and Anne Berk, who's wearing one of her beautiful Bohus sweaters I recently attended the inaugural Interweave Knitting Lab In San Mateo, CA and it was an absolute blast! The classes were fabulous, the people were wonderful, and the atmosphere
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  • A First Knitted Cardigan
    Allison is the Managing Editor for Interweave Knits , Knitscene , and Interweave Crochet , and Allison is knitting her first cardigan. Allison came to us from our sisters in the Jewelry magazines earlier this year, and while she'd had some experience
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  • Beginning Knitting: A Free eBook!
    Knitting for beginners is one of my favorite things to teach because I love getting people started in the craft that I love so much. Our eBook, How to Knit for Beginners , has recently been updated to include step-by-step instructions for how to knit
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  • Back-to-school knitting
    The Rainbow Cowl by Lisa Shroyer I've been noticing a change lately, mainly with the seasonal products in some of the stores I shop in. Summer supplies are being replaced with school supplies! Our weather here in Spokane is hovering around the high
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  • Share your love of knitting with others
    A simple garter-stitch square might not seem like a big deal to you or me, but to a new knitter it's quite an accomplishment! I had a bar-b-que this weekend, and some of my knitting friends brought their projects. It was a great mix of people; and
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  • Yarn Intern shows her style
    If you haven't noticed, there is a new generation of textile crafters coming up. We certainly see it at Interweave: a growing group of young people that are intrinsically curious about the handmade life. I think we have an interesting paradox to ponder
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  • Kathleen's Favorites on the Web: Knitty.com
    Sheep marker from Knitifacts. So cute! Happy Friday! I'm starting a new feature today on Knitting Daily ! I want you to know all about what's going on out there in the knitting world. There's so much knitting knowledge out there, and I don't
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  • Beginning Knitting and Beyond: 30 Techniques to Make You a Better Knitter!
    There's so much to learn in knitting, whether you're a beginner or an expert! 30 Knitting Techniques for Beginning Knitters and Beyond is brought to you by the folks at Knitting Daily TV; I'm sure you'll learn something new! Knitting Technique
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  • Your Weekend Project: Teach a Child to Knit!
    Kids are enthusiastic knitters! (Photos by Kevin Monko) Remember when you learned to knit? Did it change your life like it changed mine? Well, why not pass that feeling along to your kids? While browsing last year's issue of Interweave Knits Weekend
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  • Free eBook! How to Knit for Beginners: Easy Knitting Instructions to Help you Learn to Knit (The Knit Stitch)
    Do you know anyone who wants to learn how to knit? Well, after teaching several sessions of beginning knitting at my local yarn shop, I decided to put together a booklet of knitting instructions for beginner knitting. Introducing our new free eBook How
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  • Tune in to a new season of Knitting Daily TV!
    Knitting Daily TV hosts Shay Pendray, Eunny Jang, and Kristin Omdahl Shay Pendray and Vicki Square Eunny Jang in a sea of hats Eunny Jang and Zontee Hou discussing the Little Lamb Sock Critter project A note from Kathleen: Knitting Daily TV is such an
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  • New Adventures in Knitting . . . Daily
    Three years ago, when Interweave asked me to be editor of Knitting Daily, they gave me a phenomenal opportunity to learn from and share with knitters from all over the globe. My job as editor was to help build a vibrant online community; but it wasn't long before I discovered that I was merely the
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  • Learn to Make A Chinese Knot Closure
    Note from Sandi: On Wednesday , Vicki Square , author of our book Knit Kimono: 18 Designs With Simple Shapes , shared some thoughts about her passion for knitting with us. Today, as inspiration for your own creativity, Vicki shares her instructions for
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  • Vicki Square: A Passionate Knitter's Companion
    Note from Sandi: Vicki Square is an old friend and mentor to so many of us knitters through her Interweave classic The Knitter's Companion and her delightful duo, Folk Bags and Folk Hats (all available at your local yarn shop or from our online store
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  • Tips For Choosing The Perfect Yarn
    One day not too long ago, I walked into a conference room at Interweave only to see that it was filled with kimonos--a dozen or more gloriously knitted garments, all with graceful sleeves, flowing lines, and elegant styling. I'd never seen a knitted
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  • Ten Easy Free Knitting Patterns for Women
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  • About Knitting Daily
    An online knitting guild meeting with everything but the brownies, Sandi Wiseheart's writings from the knitting side of life offer stories, posts, patterns, and techniques from a life-long knitter, general all-around yarn addict, and former managing
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  • New Online Knitting Tool: Waist Shaping Calculator
    So it's Friday. It's Spring. Don't you think we all deserve a little teensy goodie today? Yup. We do. That's why here in the Knitting Daily offices, we've spent part of this week cooking up a spring surprise for you: The Knitting Daily
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  • It's All About You!
    Look what Michelle made to congratulate us! Something magical happened this week. A bit like the Velveteen Rabbit becoming real, Knitting Daily started to become a real community over the past several days. You commenters were having a rollicking good
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  • Meet Eunny Jang!
    We are all thrilled to have Eunny Jang on board as the new Interweave Knits editor. I spoke with her on the phone yesterday and got a few Knitting Daily exclusives: Knitting Daily: How did you feel when you were offered the job--every knitter's dream
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