written by Carole Wulster
My Winter Berries bag is almost finished. All the knitting is done. The bag itself is felted, and all the branches are made waiting to be felted and sewn onto the bag.
I wanted to share with you my solution to using pre-beaded yarn for the branches and the berries.
We found that Jojoland solid worsted [...]
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Leah just emailed me a picture of her Stork’s Nest Scarf in progress.
She chose Blossom Pink for the color.
I wanted to post the picture, so that you can see how beautifully twined this cashmere is. The way in which the cashmere is spun enhances the stitch definition. Yet, the yarn remains as soft as a [...]
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Have you ever asked yourself why a piece of knitting just grabs you? I have, but I have no answer. I just know, that I look at 100’s of pictures of knitted garments a year, and never think twice about them. Then, I see one and I become obsessed until I knit the piece.
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I spent the weekend learning how to knit! Yes, I did.
I know that you know that I know how to knit, but this weekend, I used Andrea Wong’s DVD, Learn How to Knit Portuguese Style, to master a new technique.
I remember reading in Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book about shepherds in Landes (an area of France), [...]
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The more I knit, the more I realize that in some cases the simplest solutions are the best.
The easiest and probably the most efficient way of placing stitches on hold is to use a tapestry needle and waste yarn. Waste yarn is the way in which we describe yarn that is not used in the [...]
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