I joined both the Knitting Olympics and the Ravelympics this year. I set my Olympic goals: To finish the Farmer's Market Cardigan . To knit a sock. To spin some luscious fibre. I made a schedule. I organized each knitting project in a pretty box. At the opening ceremonies, I jumped in with both needles...
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KD Sandi
on Mar 4, 2010
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In this episode of Knitting Daily TV you are taken to the edge – that is, the perfect finish or edge for your cuffs or hems. Edgings can create a signature look to any knit or crochet project. Preview episode 412: Back to Basics: Eunny demonstrates a variety of knitted edgings. Download tips and...
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AnnieB
on Jan 22, 2010
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Yes, that's a llama. Her name is High Hope, and she likes humans. (I think she thinks we're funny looking.) She and her sisters kindly appear on my blog this week in order to amuse and distract you from the fact that no actual sweater was photographed in the creation of this blog. My camera battery...
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KD Sandi
on Jan 7, 2010
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I finally finished the Central Park Hoodie (a.k.a. "The CPH"). I'm only a couple months behind my own schedule—this project was my second knit-a-long with all of you, and most of you speedy knitters finished on time or soon afterward. Not that that's important, mind you—in...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Dec 30, 2009
Filed under: Blocking, Cables, Gauge, Holiday, Jackets, Yarn, Finishing, Central Park Hoodie, traveling, cabling, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, knitters, Alpaca
I've never owned a holiday sweater (unless you count a plain red or green sweater a holiday sweater!) but I have a friend who finds a cute new holiday sweater each year and wears it on Christmas for all to see and admire. I think she gets them at Nordstrom. This year, I've gotten ugly sweaters...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Dec 21, 2009
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Thank you so much for your comments and emails in last Tuesday's post ! You let me know that you appreciated "the same or a bit more math, please" in these posts so you can more easily apply my techniques with the Farmer's Market Cardi to your own sweater-making. Thus: A Bit of Math...
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KD Sandi
on Dec 17, 2009
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Why hello again. I'm here, and I'm in yarn heaven. Care to join me? The Dream In Color Classy yarn for my Farmer's Market Cardigan (the pattern is from Interweave Knits Fall 2009 ) arrived two weeks ago, and ever since then, I've been immersed in the Farmer's Market Cardi in one way...
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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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
A note from Kathleen: After hearing so many stories of the fun everyone had at this year's SOAR (Spin-Off Autumn Retreat), I looked at my Winter 2009 issue of Spin-Off with renewed interest. Spin-Off always provides lots of interesting items for knitters, but I actually read through some of the spinning...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 30, 2009
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"Snood" sounds like a Dr. Seuss creature, doesn't it? The snood has been around for quite a while—remember those hairnet type things in the 40s? They were the quintessential woman's look of the era, and when I see a photo of one or someone wearing one in a movie, that era is evoked...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 20, 2009
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