There is a great buzz about this one. Lots of folks are excited to make this ancient Egypt inspired shawl, that includes a few interesting techniques and angles. The window of time that this will be available is short–May 1-June 15. You need Artyarns yarn in order to participate and I recommend 2 skeins in […]
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New Knitalong Zigzag Cowl
I love the Zigzag Scarf from Reversible Knits, one of my books, that uses 2 colors to create a flat rectangular scarf. But I was teaching this class at Vogue Knitting Live several months ago, and decided that I wanted to design a crescent-shape version that framed the neck nicely. So here is a modification […]
How to Pick Up Wrapped Stitches in Garter Stitch
This technique is provided here to support the Sideways Garter Scarf Knitalong that we are doing on Ravelry. Here’s a photo of a wrapped stitch in Garter stitch. Pick up the wrap around the stitch along with the stitch itself. Knit through both loops (the wrap and the stitch on the needle) at the […]
Sideways Garter Scarf Knitalong
The 200 Yard Scarf Knitalong is over on February 28, 2013. The pattern will be for sale as part of an e-Book in September 2013. But it is time for a new knitalong. Continue practicing short rows, this time in Garter Stitch, with this sideways knitted scarf that curves in a flattering manner and […]
Holiday Contest
Want to win this amazing skein of Beaded Cashmere in Emerald H13 Silver? Here’s your chance. In order to enter, you must knit the Holiday Cowl in ANY Artyarns yarn and post your photo of your knitted Cowl as a project on Ravelry. The deadline is December 30, but the cowl just takes 100 yards, […]
Thanksgiving Time
Today at the office, we had a big family meal of Chinese food and wonderful brownies baked by my sister. We were all shocked when we realized that Thanksgiving is only one week away! November has flown by in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and we lost many hours at the office due to no […]