A Knitter’s Blog

When we received our first shipment of Rhythm, I must admit that I was a little intimdated. Every skein in the same dye lot seems to be different.
Each colorway is so long that, in some cases, one repeat of the color uses up more than a half of the skein. If there are three or […]

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I have always considered myself a lace phobic knitter. That is until I purchased a copy of Jane Sowerby’s Victorian Lace Today.
I am more of a technique book person than a coffee table pattern book person, but I could not resist the elegance of this book. I thought I was buying it for my library. […]

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My good friend, Nancy Mcfarlane, knit this pair of socks to test my Right-Cross Lace pattern.
I love the way in which this particular pair displays the JoJoland Melody. Melody is a variegated fingering/sock weight yarn. Some colors are 100% wool and others are machine washable wool.
We like the machine washable wool for socks.
I first saw JoJoLand […]

Filed under: Projects, Sock Wizard by cwulster
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Sock Wizard V2 PC and Sock Wizard Mac now include leg tapering. This feature was at the top of the user wish-list.
This feature not only allows knitters to generate patterns for knee socks but also taper the leg on a crew sock for those with a narrow foot.
However, applying this option to a crew sock may […]

Filed under: Sock Wizard by cwulster
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