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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What's on Sandi's Needles?
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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
I love calendars, especially wall calendars, and I spend a lot of time every year in the bookstore choosing something that will inspire me every day. It's a tough choice, too, because with wall calendars, you look at one photo for a whole month. I've said before how lucky I am to have this job...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 9, 2009
Filed under: Gifts, Fair Isle, Gauge, Lace, Socks, Holiday, Books, Spin-Off, Spinning, Yarn, Stash, Knits, Eunny Jang, raglan, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Cardigan, Best of Interweave Knits
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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Tuned In to Knitting Daily TV
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Knitting Daily TV
on Nov 5, 2009
Filed under: Knitting, video, easy, knitters, yarn, knit, KDTV, knitter, techniques, increases, blog, crochet, kids, Jil Eaton, gauge, Holiday, knots, Embroidery, designing
I’ve never knitted a pair of gloves, if you can believe that. Mittens, fingerless gloves, and wrist warmers are all in my repertoire, but no gloves! The thought of knitting all of those fingers has always steered me away from glove projects. I usually get about four pairs of those tiny knit gloves...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 2, 2009
Filed under: Gloves , Gauge, Socks, Mittens, Books, Yarn, Tips, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, sock yarn, Knitter, fingerless gloves
I'm working on my Knit-a-Long , the Central Park Hoodie , and even though I'm behind my own schedule (!), I'm making fast progress now that I can devote more hours to this project. The Central Park Hoodie is actually a really quick project, for several reasons: the gauge is a generous 4.25...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Oct 16, 2009
Filed under: Cables, Gauge, Yarn, Tips, Central Park Hoodie, video, KDTV, cabling, Kathleen's KAL, knitting, patterns, Knit, Kathy Zimmerman, Designing
There are so many beautiful variegated and self-striping yarns out there. They're perfect for adding some pizzazz to your stockinette projects, but have you thought about doing some colorwork with these yarns? The term "faux isle" is a funny play on words, but it's also a neat technique...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Oct 9, 2009
Filed under: Christmas, Easy, Gifts, Hats, Fair Isle, Decreasing, Gauge, Kids, Yarn, Silk, Colorwork, Holidays, Working in the round, Knits, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, cast-on, Cardigan, blog