written by Carole Wulster
Below are directions for using The Sweater Wizard Chart as a basis for a Side Placket Neckline.
I think that we would have to define the style as either being a t-shape or a set-in. Either one will work. It wouldn’t be as handsome on a drop shoulder as the added shoulder work would go down [...]
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I just finished a new sock pattern, Hidden Stitch Lace Sock. As I was writing the pattern, I realized that using a Provisional Cast-On might be a problem for some.
It is the Provisional Cast-On and the two rows of Kitchener Rib that allow this sock to scallop so beautifully at the top and, at [...]
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A few months ago, there was a discussion that at our Yahoo! Group that lasted for several days. I hadn’t realized how difficult both the concept of gauge and the measuring of a swatch are for many new and intermediate knitters.
While the discussion was taking place, it occurred to me that I might assist by [...]
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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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