Category: Knitting
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Blackcomb in Stranded Magazine
Last month the new Cold Weather 2016 issue of Stranded Magazine came out, and I had a pattern in it that’s quite different from my usual cardigans. It’s called Blackcomb, and it’s a kitschy, stranded-colorwork, full-length, steeked cardigan with positive ease and a cozy shawl collar. The shape is simple, so you can focus on…
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The Selfish Sweater KAL 2017
The Selfish Sweater KAL always feels like the perfect remedy for post-holiday blues and dark, winter blahs, and I’m happy to announce that I will be running it for the third year in a row! The Selfish Sweater KAL will start Boxing Day and run until Valentine’s Day, December 26th to February 14th. The idea…
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Wainthropp – A New Cardigan Pattern
I’m really happy about finally being able to share Wainthropp, my new cardigan pattern, with you because the release date for this poor cardigan kept getting moved around! I had been planning on taking photos of it in October, but the remnants of a tsunami hit western Washington the weekend I was going to take…
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Henriette Blocked and with Buttons
I had this whole mopey post about how I lost interest in finishing sweaters unless I have pattern pictures to take and blah blah blah, but it all feels really silly now, so I’m going to summarize, okay? Right after I finished knitting my Blaster cardigan for the KAL, my coworker at my part-time job…
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Repairing Marion’s Elbow
I was at my part-time job a few weeks ago, and I started to notice a breeze on my elbow. I looked notice and was dismayed to see that I wore through the elbow of my grey Marion. I couldn’t believe this was happening to me again! I’ve worn through the right elbows of three…