Needle-Felted Lovelies Now that fall is here, I've been thinking a lot about felting projects because I like to make felted items for holiday gifts. In the past I've made felted slippers, bags, beads for necklaces, and coasters. The coasters are a favorite because I just knit yardage in stockinette...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Sep 14, 2009
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"Sock it to me" is such a cliché, but it's true this time--I've been socked with sock goodness! Yes, I was lucky enough to attend the Sock Summit in Portland, Oregon, this weekend. Actually, I was only there on Thursday and Friday because I had to come home and teach a sock class...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Aug 10, 2009
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Whether you knit scarves to take a break from serious knitting, to practice a new stitch, or even to knit up a quick gift, there's no denying that scarf knitting is popular amongst all skill levels. First you start with garter stitch scarves, and then you break into stockinette (and learn that the...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jul 31, 2009
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A note from Kathleen: As you all know, I'm a knitter. But I dabble in crochet (I did the Hemp Flowers Necklace a couple of years ago), and I was so excited to see the new book Crocheted Gifts . It's the sister book to Knitted Gifts , and it's a treasure trove of fun gift ideas. I like crochet...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jul 17, 2009
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The Knitting Daily TV hosts are on hiatus right now, that term used in television scheduling to refer to a break between seasons. So we thought it would be a good time to catch up with them and look back at the last three series’ tapings and their favorite memories. Not surprisingly, the recurring...
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on Jul 9, 2009
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True confession: I've never spun a single inch of yarn. Really embarrassing true confession: I've never wanted to spin a single inch of yarn. (I'm sure that'll change as I get to know more about spinning, right?) So why am I even talking about spinning? It's all because of the yarn...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jul 8, 2009
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Welcome to our new home--and yours! For a while now, we've been working on moving Knitting Daily into a larger, prettier online home for everyone, with more goodies, more features, and more room to grow! And so today, with much pleasure, we are opening the doors and inviting you in to have a look...
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on Jun 17, 2009
Filed under: Gifts, Holiday, Galleries, knitscene, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Lisa Shroyer, free patterns, tutorials, videos, Eunny Jang, knitting, patterns, blog, felt, Sandi Wiseheart