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What Knitting Looks Like in Stock Photography

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What knitting looks like in stock photographyLots of websites use stock photography to jazz up their sites without having to pay a photographer, but there are a lot of problem pictures out there for people who are really in the know. And sometimes even for people who aren’t.

BuzzFeed recently combed through the archives of some stock photography sites and found some really, really awful pictures related to knitting.

They show people knitting while scantily clad (which, you know, I do all the time), a man utterly confused by his knitting (of course), people holding and laughing at yarn balls, and all sorts of other nonsense.

But I think the one pictured above (which originally came from ThinkStock) is my favorite. So, she’s supposedly knitting the hat she’s wearing, even though that would not be possible. I’m also not even sure how they made the hat look like that, with one side unraveled.

Take a look and let me know your favorite of these stunningly bad pictures!

[Photo via BuzzFeed.]

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  2. At least the knitting is knitting, not crochet. It’s ridiculous how often the two are mislabled, not just by the muggles – which we expect to happen – but by retailers and people in the fashion industry.

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]