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Ah swatching. It’s rarely anyone’s favorite thing to do but it’s such an important step in the process, especially for garment knitting. In this blog post I won’t go into all of…
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I love to layer when it comes to my clothing and style. So I’m always looking for different ways I can use knitwear for layering – one of my older designs (or…
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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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I absolutely love the linen stitch! I used it my Flicker & Fade cowl (featured above and below), worked in-the-round with instructions for either a short or long version. If you like…
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As I’ve talked about in other posts, I’m a big fan of the Three Needle Bind-Off. I use it in almost all of my vest designs and many of my bottom-up sweater…