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Wool is one of the most popular fibers for knitters and crocheters, it’s easy to work with and naturally elastic. In this episode of Knitting Daily TV you will see all types of wool and learn about it's benefits. Preview episode 407: Back to Basics: Eunny shows you unspun wool and how it’s...
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Knitting Daily TV Series 400
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AnnieB
on Jan 21, 2010
Filed under: Knitting, knitter, Barry Klein, techniques, knitters, yarn, knit, tips, Laura Bryant, Crochet, Trendsetter Yarns, Prism Arts, Video, spinning, felting, www.knittingdaily.com, free patterns, designers, easy, patterns, series 400, Knitting Daily TV, free crochet pattern - afghans, crocheters, hats, shawls, granny squares, Clara Parkes, Crochet Free Pattern
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Remember my list of knitting resolutions ? Number 1 was to learn the Old Norwegian Cast-On. Well I did, and I want you to learn it, too. I also learned some really cool tips for "tail management" when casting on, so keep reading to the bottom of the blog! Back to the Norwegian: This cast-on...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jan 20, 2010
Filed under: Hats, Scarves, Shawls, Socks, Mittens, Yarn, Tips, Cast-ons, free sock knitting patterns, how to, tutorials, video, free sock patterns, tubular cast-on, provisional cast-ons, KDTV, techniques, knitting, sock pattern, patterns, Knit, cast-on, Knitter, blog, Getting Started Knitting Socks
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A note from Kathleen: I have every issue of Knitscene . One of my Seattle knitting groups used to meet at a bookshop and one of the bonuses was that we would get to see new issues of knitting magazines as soon as they hit the shelves. I bought a lot of magazines off the newsstand, but I can honestly...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jan 15, 2010
Filed under: Hats, Scarves, Shawls, Lace, Tops, Vests, Socks, knitscene, Yarn, Waist Shaping, Lisa Shroyer, Working in the round, designers, how to, Knits, fashion, knitting, Knit, Melissa Wehrle
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In Knitting Daily TV Episode 401, meet Adina Klein, creative director for Tahki Stacy Charles , who encourages knitters to use baby knits as a way to test new techniques: they are small, there is no need to fit them, and the baby will never notice small mistakes. This free pattern--the Zarina Baby Print...
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Free Patterns
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AnnieB
on Jan 13, 2010
Filed under: Intermediate, free knitting pattern, adina klein, Hats, free baby patterns, baby, free knitted baby hat pattern, series 400. Knitting Daily TV
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Well, here we are in 2010. I can't believe it. I think I've said before that I thought we'd be flying around in little spaceships by now, or at the very least using Star Trek medicine—I love how they put a puff of air in your neck and you're cured of cancer. If only! Anyway, let's...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Jan 4, 2010
Filed under: Easy, Hats, Socks, Kids, Yarn, Lisa Shroyer, entrelac, Knits, raglan, Heather Hoodie Vest, knitting, patterns, Knit, cast-on, intarsia
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Norah Gaughan, design director for Berroco Yarns, earned her degree from Brown in both biology and art, and is known in the knitwear industry for her incredible patterns inspired by nature and geometry. Norah has been working in the handknitting industry for more than twenty years and we’re thrilled...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Dec 11, 2009
Filed under: Crochet, Hats, Felting, Interweave Knits, how to, video, Eunny Jang, knitting, patterns, Knit, sock yarn, crocheted, Alpaca, Designing
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Awhile back I confessed that I might not be knitting as much as I usually do for the holiday season. Well that turned out to be a big, fat lie! I'm sure many of you can join me on the Island of Frenzied Gift Knitting, which is very close to the Island of Misfit Toys if you need to orient yourself...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Dec 9, 2009
Filed under: Christmas, Crochet, Gifts, Hats, Fair Isle, Toys, Holiday, Yarn, Whimsies, Holidays, Knits, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, Cardigan, Knitter, blog
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Norah Gaughan, design director for Berroco Yarns, earned her degree from Brown in both biology and art, and is known in the knitwear industry for her incredible patterns inspired by nature and geometry. Norah has been working in the handknitting industry for more than twenty years and we’re thrilled...
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Tuned In to Knitting Daily TV
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Knitting Daily TV
on Nov 26, 2009
Filed under: Knitting Daily TV, Videos, Knitting, video, hats, knit, KDTV, crochet, how to, crocheted, Alpaca, patterns, Knitting Videos, designing, Babies and Children, Advanced, Christmas, Norah Gaughan, Toys, felting, Berocco Yarns, Knitting Patterns - Toys and Doll Clothes, sock yarn
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I have so much to be thankful for this year. I have a terrific job, lovely friends and family, a nice home, and a growing yarn stash. :) Seriously, though, I have had a fabulous year. Here's the story. I moved from Seattle to Spokane last August, leaving behind a gaggle...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 25, 2009
Filed under: Christmas, Hats, Scarves, Gauge, Kids, Galleries, Spinning, Yarn, Stash, how to, traveling, weaving, techniques, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, sock yarn, charity
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A note from Kathleen: My friendly UPS gal brightened my day again on Friday and delivered the winter 2009 issue of Interweave Knits ! I was on my way to A Grand Yarn, my LYS, so I slipped my copy into my knitting bag to show it off at the shop. And guess what, it was a hit! Several of my buddies were...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 18, 2009
Filed under: Hats, Cables, Slippers, Mittens, Books, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Stash, Stranded Colorwork, Knits, Eunny Jang, knitting, Knit, reversible, Alpaca
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Remember that hilarious line from the movie Steel Magnolias : "the only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize"? Well, our new special interest publication, Interweave Knits Accessories , is a collection of patterns that'll keep you from becoming an animal...
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Knitting Daily
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 16, 2009
Filed under: Gifts, Gloves , Hats, Scarves, Lace, Socks, Mittens, Books, knitscene, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Stash, Silk, Finishing, tutorials, Knits, fashion, knitting, patterns, Knit, Kathy Zimmerman
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A set of three Fair Isle hats, each offered in children's and adults' sizes. The snowflake motif is worked in stranded colorwork in three colors. Try an earflap hat, basic stocking cap, or slouchy tam. Designer Catherine Shields Finished Size Each hat comes in two sizes: child and adult. Basic...
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Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Oct 27, 2009
Filed under: Colorwork, Hats, Intermediate, Fair Isle, Beret, Backward-Loop Cast-On, #1 - Super Fine, Knitting for men, Interweave Knits, I-cord, Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2009, Catherine Shields, Stranded colorwork, Knitting for children, Knitted cast-on, Earflap hats, Tam
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Intermediate hat and mitten set for men and women. This project features Fair Isle stranded colorwork in two colors, in an Andean-inspired motif. The chart is easy to work. A turned-up hem, crown shaping, and thumb gussets make for refined details. Designer Lisa Myers Finished Size Hat: 20" head...
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Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Sep 16, 2009
Filed under: Colorwork, #4 - Medium, Hats, Intermediate, Stranded Colorwork, Mittens, Backward-Loop Cast-On, Crochet chain, Knitting for men, Men, Interweave Knits, Interweave Knits Weekend 2009, Lisa Myers, Fair Isle
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An easy hat worked in the round in stockinette with crown shaping. This hat nods to high fashion with its 37 pom-poms, creating a fun and dramatic look. Customize your hat with yarns and number of pom-poms. Designer Sharon Riggs Finished Size 24" head circumference. Hat is very stretchy. Yarn Universal...
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Free Patterns
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Tricia G
on Sep 15, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Knits, Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Easy, #5 - Bulky, In the Round, Hats, free hat pattern, Sharon Riggs, pom-poms, Interweave Knits Weekend 2009, knitted cast-on, embellishment
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Baseball has been declared America’s pastime, and the baseball cap is by far the most popular accessory in American culture. You can find baseball caps atop almost any sports team in America, and they come in every color combination imaginable.No sports team? No problem. Pick pink for girls, blue...
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Free Patterns
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AmyPalmer
on Aug 3, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Knits, Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Accessories, Free Pattern, #3 - Light, Stitch N' Pitch, Hats, free hat pattern, Vicki Square
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Designer Lisa Shroyer Size 17¾" circumference at brim, to fit 20–21" head circumference. Yarn Tahki Montana (100% wool; 130 yd [120 m]/100 g): • #001 off-white, 1 skein Gauge 11¼ sts and 16 rnds = 4" in St st in the rnd Tools • Size 10 (6 mm): 16" circular...
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Patterns
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Rebecca
on Jun 16, 2009
Filed under: Women, Knitscene, Easy, Knitscene Winter 2008 Spring 2009, #6 - Super Bulky, Hats, Lisa Shroyer
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Designer Sophia Sallas-Brookwell Size 16" circumference, unstretched Yarn Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Heavyweight (100% superwash merino; 350 yd [320 m]/198 g): • star sapphire, 1 skein Note: 1 skein should make 4 headbands. Gauge 18 sts and 20 rows = 4" in patt; 20 sts and 26...
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Patterns
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Rebecca
on Jun 12, 2009
Filed under: Women, Knitscene, Easy, Knitscene Winter 2008 Spring 2009, Hats, Sophia Sallas-Brookwell, #2 - Fine
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Designer Kristin Roach Size 20" circumference at brim; will fit up to 23" head Yarn Aslan Trends Invernal (50% angora, 25% merino, 25% polyamide; 295 yd [270 m]/100 g): • #5111 indigo, 1 skein Gauge 32 sts and 36 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles; crochet stripe measures about...
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Patterns
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Rebecca
on Jun 12, 2009
Filed under: Women, Knitscene, Knitscene Winter 2008 Spring 2009, Lace, #4 - Medium, Hats, Kristin Roach
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Designer Cathy Carron Finished Size 20 (22¾)" head circumference. Hat shown measures 20". Yarn Classic Elite Lavish (100% cashmere; 125 yd [114 m]/50 g): #L10064 natural, 2 balls. Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): set of 4 double-pointed (dpn) and 16" circular (cir). Adjust needle size if...
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Patterns
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Rebecca
on May 20, 2009
Filed under: Women, Cathy Carron, #4 - Medium, In the Round, Hats, Intermediate, Interweave Knits, Bobbles, Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2008
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Designer Lisa Shroyer, senior editor Finished Size 25½" head circumference at brim. Brim circumference is somewhat adjustable (to make a hat smaller than 25½") based on length of buttonband. Yarn La Lana Wools Phat Silk Phat (50% wool, 50% silk; 98 yd [90 m]/2 oz): walnut (light...
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Free Patterns
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Rebecca
on May 7, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, #4 - Medium, Easy, Women, In the Round, Hats, Lisa Shroyer, Interweave Knits Spring 2008