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Are you a visual learner? If so, you have so come to the right place!

Berroco has, in their tutorial library, this video, How To Sew On A Buttonband. Go here to learn how:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJeZnk9CQg

And here for more of Berocco’s tutorials:…

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No more formaldehyde!!

croppedfrog

Sometimes you run across something that makes you say, “Wait! What?”

Well this morning this was it. A knitted frog, complete with, um, er, uh, innards, ready to be disected!

Go here to read the story…..http://news.cnet.com:80/8301-17938_105-10274267-1.html

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header_1I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com

All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
 
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we knit. (Yup,…

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madiera

I really like this design, the pink, not so much, but the design is nice.

Now that I have a sock pattern that I love and have memorized I can start to knit socks with patterns in them. The current pair,…

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alpacaI’d go with Black Hollyhock, but I already have a cat with that name, so it’s all you!

Go here, to KnitIdeas.com to their blog and help them Name Their Alpaca!! There’s a 25$$ Gift Certificate in it for you if…

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laceThis is the Cogwheel pattern from the 3rd treasury.

Would make really pretty socks, no?

Go here for the details: http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/wide-weave-lace-eyelet-version/

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slide_1814_24366_largeYes, it’s knitted (or it appears to be anyway). And here’s the “rest of the story”….  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/21/bruno-in-berlin-dons-pink_n_218640.html

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main_logoThis is such a cool magazine! I don’t know if it’s new or not, but it’s new to me, and there are really cute patterns in it, and there’s a blog, and there’s submission guidelines, and archives.

I do love me…

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dress

315,000 stitches ! This is what you will get with almost 5 miles of yarn. Although there’s not a full picture of the dress (and I’d LOVE to see it), you can read the rest of the article in the Pantagraph, here:

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top1I like this top, it’s easy, summery and casual enough to wear with jeans. Plus it’s green. Can’t go wrong with green.

But the best part… it’s FREE! From Classic Elite Yarns, here: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/93/Top1.php

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mschineBT YARNS machine knitting conference
westlake (cleveland), oh
Sept 24-27, 2009

Knowledgeable and Entertaining Instructors:

  • lily chin - yes, she machine knits!
  • susan lazear - garment designer and more!
  • mary anne oger - a year’s worth of new garments!
  • carol scott - nationally known instructor!

Go here to…

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fleeceWhat is Keep The Fleece?

  • A celebration in honor of the United Nations International Year of Natural Fibres
  • An international effort to raise 250K for the largest fiber flock in the world in partnership with Heifer International
  • A community for people of all…

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periodicThe total geek in me finds this just fascinating! Why? Probably best not to ask. I really don’t know, but it’s just cool!

A whole periodic table devoted to knitting.  And, here is the latest addition to the Periodic Table of…

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From Knitty:

The Knitty 2010 Calendar contest! 
Have you knit something from a Knitty pattern? Yahoo! You’re eligible to enter!

We’ve had four gorgeous calendars since the contest began in 2006. It’s a Knitty tradition we couldn’t think of skipping! Now’s your chance…

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lightAnd the Barbara Walker Treasury Project Blog concurs! Lacy zig zags jag across your knitting with this yarn over creation. Go here to see this Lightening Pattern:

http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/lightning/

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