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Interweave Knits Magazine announces a new website and newsletter called Knitting Daily.

To join you need to go to the [tag]Interweave Knits Magazine[/tag] site and click on the link on the right. It will take you to a page to enter your email addy. You will receive a welcome email like this one explaining all the details –

We have a lot of exciting things planned for Knitting Daily. I thought you might like to hear about some of what’s coming up in Spring 2007:

* [tag]Free Pattern Library[/tag]: We’re working on a searchable free pattern archive for you, where Knitting Daily subscribers can browse a large collection of the best knitting (and crochet!) patterns anywhere. (Did I mention they’re all free to Knitting Daily subscribers? Yep.)

* Knitting Daily Blog: We really do “knit daily” here at Interweave Press, and it’s my job to make sure you are all invited to share the fun! I’ll be starting the conversation with a daily blog full of photos, interviews, guest bloggers, links, and information about all things knitting…and then it’s your turn! Leave comments, send emails, post photos of your own work, and share ideas and tips with knitters around the world.

* Techniques & Tips: A searchable online glossary of techniques is just the beginning. The [tag]Knitting Daily[/tag] blog will have how-to informationâ€”and insider tipsâ€”from some of the best in the businessâ€”including you! If you have a trick or a technique to share, you can post it on the Knitting Daily website where thousands of knitters will see it.

And of course, we’ll be adding new free patterns to the pattern library continually, with updates sent right to your inbox.

Free patterns that are not available in the magazine, but through the newsletter! What more could you ask for?

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Once you get past the rush of the holidays, it’s time to focus on yourself and your home and what’s going to make you feel good for the rest of winter. For me, that’s having a homemade blanket in every room. I’m currently working on a granny stitch crochet blanket, but I wanted to share some cozy knit blanket patterns with you in case you’re on the lookout for something great to knit yourself or someone you love.

I have really been enjoying log cabin projects lately because they’re a great way to use stash and I love the connections between knitting and quilting. This log cabin scrap blanket pattern is free from Very Pink, and it includes a video tutorial if you haven’t done log cabin knitting before. It’s worked in garter stitch and has blocks that are connected by borders in a single color.

Speaking of scrap busting (since that’s on my mind all the time, but particularly when New Year’s resolution time rolls around), the Hue Shift Afghan by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence is worked in a huge array of colors in garter stitch mitered squares. The pattern has options for working with sport weight or worsted weight yarn, and the blanket is worked in quarters and then sewn together, but the individual squares in each section are worked off each other for minimal finishing. Get the pattern from Knit Picks.

If you’re looking for an easy pattern that has a lot of texture, this quilted knit throw from Mama in a Stitch is a great choice. It uses chunky yarn in a single color to make a simple knit and purl pattern that looks like diamonds. The designer notes that a lighter colored yarn is helpful for making the stitch pattern stand out, but you can try whatever color you like.

Or go even simpler with the Bella Vita blanket from Christaco Design. This one uses super bulky yarn (or make it a stash buster by holding two strands of worsted weight yarn together). The pattern has a seed stitch border and allover knit and purl pattern, and includes sizes from baby blanket to California king.

If instead you want a project that will challenge you and occupy your mind as well as your needles, try the Aran texture cable afghan knitting pattern from Pattern Professionals. This gorgeous design features panels of cables and other textured stitches, and the pattern is originally form the 1970s. It uses worsted weight yarn and each pattern strip is worked individually and sewn together (though you could combine them into one big panel if you’d rather).

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