written by Carole Wulster
When I lay a set-in sleeve on a table, aligned with the armhole of the sweater, I always think that “finishing” is not for the faint of heart!
Years ago, when I was a college student, it was common practice to knit all the pieces of a garment and then take those pieces to the yarn […]
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A few months ago, a customer posted a request on Sweater Wizard group for a hat wizard.
Over the years, I had often thought about doing a hat wizard, but a full program seemed like overkill, therefore, I never wrote the code.
When I discovered that I could develop Interactive Patterns, I then realized that I could also write mini-programs […]
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I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when we received this email inquiry this week.
>>I saw a lady knitting a beautiful vest while
waiting for a show in the theater. I got 1 minute to talk
to her and learned that she got the pattern at Stitches
in Baltimore last month and the yarn was Rhythm. It was a very simple and elegant vest […]
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A few days ago, I saw a MasterCard ad on TV. It was one of the ads in the “priceless” series.
The add depicted a young woman engaging in daring and wonderful sports activities while she was singing My Favorite Things. Of course, each activity was tagged with its cost.
I don’t know why this ad made me start […]
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What a frustrating week I had. I decided that the next Interactive Tool that we should offer was a sleeve body calculator. We have named it Sleeve Body Wizard.
Building the tool was far more complex than I had first thought. I took all of your emails and questions regarding shaping the body of a sleeve […]
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