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Knitting Daily Series 400

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This might be Knitting Daily’s best season yet.

In show #401 the Expert Knitting Daily Squad shows you that you can learn and practice new techniques easily and fearlessly on baby items.

Eunny shows us how to “unknit” or tink … Read More ...

LOVE IT!!

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heartiganThe Heartigan Cardigan from Knitting Daily!

This would be a perfect Valentine idea, come on, I know you’re looking for ideas. While the elbow patches are certainly cute, what you can’t see on the picture is the small heart embroidered, … Read More ...

This One’s For You….

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cardiganYou spent all fall knitting your Christmas gifts, now it’s time for you.

Spring is right around the corner, which means that the changing temps will require easy on, easy off sweaters. This cardigan is perfect, with it’s light, easy, … Read More ...

Yarn Girl’s Guide To Simple Knits

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yarngirlsWhat happens when you take big needles, simple yet stylish patterns, and mix them all together with the industry’s “funnest” yarns? Well, you don’t get frumpy. You get gorgeous, wearable, real people sized knits.

The Yarn Girls have selected thirty … Read More ...

Giveaway…Vintage Knits For Modern Babies

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Another Giveaway…..

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Vintage Knits for Modern Babies presents twenty-five vintage-inspired patterns from the stylish baby knitwear label, Shescraftyknits.com. Owner and designer Hadley Fierlinger shares her lovingly crafted collection of hand-knitted, heirloom-quality garments for infants and toddlers aged six months to … Read More ...

Growing A Better Knitter….

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daniSo one of my daughters decided she wanted this, from Nashua Handknits, City Streets Pattern Book from the Autumn 2008, Winter 2009 collection, but, and here’s the kicker, she wanted a cardigan, not a pullover.

How hard can it … Read More ...

New Giveaway….

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simplestyleGot my hot little hands on another copy of SimpleSTYLE by Ann Budd. I’m thinking of a number, can anyone guess what it is? First to guess gets the book!

Muhahahahah, my little robots…..

This book is awesome, classic. 19 … Read More ...

Your Little Girl Needs A New Sweater

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maddyFrom Maddycraft.com:

This new pattern, ML154 Little Miss Shrug starts a new line of patterns, “maddy kids”. It was one niche in our pattern collections that we needed to fill.

When it came to picking colors for this new pattern, … Read More ...

Patternmaking With Photoshop

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Yesterday I did a post on Craftzine’s Knitted Handlebar Bag. As I was surfing around their site, I found a video showing how to take a digital image and turn it into a knitting pattern. The video shows a skeleton … Read More ...

Pretty Fall Cardigan Pattern – Free!

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baton_rouge_1_lgI really like this pattern, it’s feminine, yet it could be just warm enough for chilly autumn outings. Classic and yet updated. Dress it up or down, myself, I can see it in a sage green (enough with the green … Read More ...

They Get It!

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article200_cardigan3-420x01Slouchy “boyfriend-style” knits were a big hit on the winter runways and you have to admit nothing makes you feel so warm and fuzzy especially one handmade with love by nanna. If you’re handy, dust off the knitting needles, invest … Read More ...

Blog Tour With Donna Druchunas

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bookWe’re going to be part of a blog tour! Donna Druchunas, in promoting her newest book, Ethnic Knitting, Exploration has agreed to stop by on April 23rd. So, in honor of this event, I cast on for yet another project. … Read More ...