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Celebrating Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitting Legacy

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Come Celebrate With Us at Village Knitters (click that link for more info….)

Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitting Legacy Aug 9, 1910 – Nov 30, 1999

100 Year anniversary!

August 9th – 6 to 9 pm! An evening of Demos, sharing EZ stories and trivia. Please wear your favorite EZ inspired garment to this event – we would all love to admire!

Demos include –

EPS (Elizabeth’s Percentage System) explained – a percentage method for designing one’s own sweater – seamlessly!,

A-B-C-SJ (Adult, Baby, Child’s Surprise Jacket) explained! – a garter stitch, reversible sweater with no side or armhole seams!,

KNITTING IN THE ROUND – seamlessly!, (I believe you are getting the picture here!)

CONTINENTAL KNITTING with two colors – in the Scandinavian tradition,

the famously applied I-CORD CAST-OFF including secret buttonholes – quite the finish,

AFTERTHOUGHT HEELS – literally!, and more.

Check out our class schedule for EZ inspired classes: Seamless Shoulder Shapings, Baby Surprise Jacket, Color Workshop, Going Seamless – Converting Flat patterns to Seamless Knits in the Round, Knitting Your First Basic Sweater,

Lastly – Pre-order your Elizabeth Zimmermann books at the Village Knitters for classes and  your personal library and receive a signed bookplate from Meg Swansen (EZ’s brilliant daughter)!

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn.