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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
Filed under: Crochet, Easy, Scarves, Lace, Holiday, Yarn, Silk, Knits, video, fashion, KDTV, knitting, patterns, Knit, knitters, blog, Adina Klein, stripes, reversible, Alpaca
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Dear Interweave Knits , I love you. I hate you. I both hate and love you at the same time. My faithful and clever readers have just spent several weeks carefully choosing a sweater pattern for me to knit, and a color for me to knit the pattern in, and here you go, publishing the new Winter 2009 IK with...
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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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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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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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Free Pattern for The Endless Love Moebius and Hat! Today’s guest blogger is Adina Klein, creative director for Tahki Stacy Charles and former editor in chief of knit.1 and Vogue Knitting magazines. Adina has made several guest appearances on Knitting Daily, most recently in Season 3 demonstrating...
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Knitting Daily TV
on Nov 13, 2009
Filed under: Series 300, Knitting, video, easy, knitters, yarn, knit, KDTV, Lace, crochet, scarves, Alpaca, reversible, vests, Adina Klein, cardigans, pullovers, fashion
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The cardigan sweater is a classic for all seasons. You can throw it on over a T-shirt in the fall and spring, keep a light-weight cardigan on hand for chilly summer evenings, and wear one as a top in the winter. I have several cardigans in my closet and I wear them all year. There are so many ways to...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Nov 13, 2009
Filed under: Cardigans, Easy, Gloves , Fair Isle, Books, Interweave Knits, Yarn, Stash, Finishing, free cardigan patterns, how to, video, videos, Eunny Jang, Free ebook, raglan, techniques, knitting, knitted, patterns, Knit, cast-on, knitters, Cardigan, Knitter, Buttonholes
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For all you fans of Knitscene 's Stylespotting department (look inside the back cover of a recent issue), you can find more of author Kate Sonnick's knit-fashion writing year-round at Knitlit . Go, there are fun pictures of knitting! When the next issue hits in January. we'll have more Stylespotting...
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Designer: Compilation Published: October 7, 2009 Technique: Mixed Skill Level: Intermediate Knitting Daily Founding Editor, Sandi Wiseheart brings you the sixth in our series of free eBooks from Knitting Daily ! We’ve covered socks, lace, gifts for babies, cardigans for women, and patterns for...
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Knitting Daily
on Oct 6, 2009
Filed under: Free Patterns, Sandi Wiseheart, Ann Budd, Scarf, men, norah gaughan, Kathy Zimmerman, knitting, Gloves, fingerless gloves, knitting for men, Hana Jason, Kate Kuckro, Knitting Cardigans, Knitting Sweaters
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All episodes of Let's Knit2gether can be found on our website LetsKnit2gether.com In this episode of our video podcast we demonstrate a few techniques to bind off the cuff of toe up socks. Follow along with the instructions below. Three Stretchy Bind off Techniques KTBL Technique - K1 P1, put the...
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All episodes of Let's Knit2gether can be found on our website LetsKnit2gether.com In this episode of our video podcast, CAT demonstrates several methods for casting on for knitting socks from the toe up! You’ll see Figure 8, Closed Toe, Invisible Provisional and Double Knitting cast-on. We’ll...
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If you're new to entrelac and need a basic pattern to get started, you're in luck! I just started an easy scarf and thought it would make a great beginner entrelac project. I made up the instructions based on Eunny Jang's Beyond the Basics article on entrelac, so if you have that article...
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Knitting Daily
on Jan 30, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Scarves, #4 - Medium, Free Pattern, Intermediate, Scarves and Belts, Women, how-to, knitting, Entrelac
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Entrelac is a knitting technique that produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is actually worked all in one piece as a series of interconnecting rectangles. Also called patchwork knitting, basketweave knitting, or...
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Knitting Daily
on Jan 29, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Free Pattern, Intermediate, how-to, technique, knitting, Entrelac
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These gloves will be perfect for next winter: The double layer of wool yarn created by knitting with two colors at a time makes them warm and sturdy. Coordinating the colored pattern with the glove shaping makes this a challenging project best suited for knitters experienced with multicolored knitting...
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Knitting Daily
on Jan 16, 2009
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, Free Pattern, Colorwork, #2 - Fine, Intermediate, Women, fair isle, Gloves and Mittens, knitting, Gloves
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As the name states, this one is never going out of style. The soft and supple vest is knitted in a luxurious natural color camel and merino blend, and it will appeal to both the Corporate/Traditionalist and the Young Professional/Modern Casual guy. Easy to knit in stockinette stitch with single cable...
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Knitting Daily
on Oct 10, 2008
Filed under: Interweave Free Knitting Pattern, #4 - Medium, Free Pattern, Intermediate, men, Vests, Vest, knitting