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Another Yarn Store Directory Which Leads Me To A Free Christmas Stocking Pattern…..

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First the Yarn Shop Directory…….This directory is organized by State, or by Shop Name, or by City Name, or by Area Code. And, it’s brought to you by The Daily Knitter, here.

I had to play around with it, I just had to, you know I did!

Found a couple of shops I didn’t know about in my area code. Saturday, here I come! I found a new shop I hadn’t found earlier in my Mid-January vacation destination (you can bet I’ve already got those scoped out!). And, just for the fun of it, I put “yarn” into the name of the shop section and got quite a few listings. Go figure!

But The Daily Knitter is more than just a yarn shop directory.

There’s the Free Pattern of the Day, Book and Product Reviews, Articles, Tips, Forums, it’s really a great site. Sign up for their newsletter too. And, check out their blog. And, and, and, and….. this site is really pretty neat!

Here’s the free pattern of the day from yesterday. From Castonerika’s blog, here:  http://castonerika.blogspot.com/2008/08/two-needle-christmas-stocking.html 

Isn’t he cute?

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  3. It looks like that site is by invitation only, but if you have a google account you can log in and request permission to view the site. I don’t know if there’s any easier way…maybe check the internet archive? (that’s archive.org)

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A Sweet Skater Dress to Knit

I know knitting a dress sounds like a major time commitment. And that’s before I even tell you that this particular dress, the Sixth Ave Skater Dress by Briana Luppino, is worked in light fingering weight yarn. 

But would you just take a moment to look at it and tell me if it doesn’t look like it would be worth all the time you would spend knitting it? And it’s miles of stockinette stitch so it’s actually beginner friendly and a great semi-mindless knit you can take with you on your travels this summer and wear when it is done. 

The dress is worked from the top down with tank straps, a scoop neck, waist shaping and a flowy skirt for a fun and comfortable fit. 

The pattern has 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging from 28 to 64 inches, or 71.5 to 163 cm. The sample shown was worked with 4 inches/10 cm of negative ease at the bust, and the designer says most people like between 2 and 6 inches/5 to 15 cm of negative ease in the bust and around 10 inches/25.4 cm positive ease in the hips. 

(To refresh your memory, negative ease means the measurement of the garment is smaller than your actual body measurement, while positive ease is bigger than your body.)

To pick a size you’d work from the bust measurement because you can always add more or fewer decreases as you need to get your desired fit at the waist and hips. And because it’s worked from the top down you can try it on as often as you like to make sure it’s the perfect fit. 

The I-cord edgings give the dress a super casual feel, and I think this would be a great one to add to your summer rotation. (Yes, even with a wool blend yarn.)

You can see lots of cute finished versions and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Briana Luppino]

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