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For the longest time, whenever I made sweaters I always knit my sleeves on double-pointed-needles (DPNs). That’s what you’re often instructed to do in patterns, so if you are a beginner knitter,…
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Let’s say you just saw a cowl pattern that you absolutely love, but just wish it used a different yarn weight. For example, let’s say the pattern calls for DK-weight but you…
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This week I’ve released my newest design, Low-key vest! When knitting up the samples of this design (there are two versions – cropped & tunic length), I decided to knit 2 different…
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One of the main places I use short rows is in shaping my sweater shoulders. But before I go into the details about that, let me define short rows first (just in…
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For the last year I’ve been collaborating with the wonderful folks over at Fairmount Fibers on a Spring collection using Manos del Uruguay yarns (who they are the U.S distributors of) and…