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A plan to tweak a decrease in ribbed zigzags.

June 23, 2017 No Comments

I’ve been playing with motifs framed in ribbing lately.  I like to grow the points from the center with yo, k1, yo, alternating with yo,

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M1r, k1, m1L and m1L, k1, m1r; a tutorial

June 16, 2017 No Comments

M1r, k1, m1L and m1L, k1, m1r are the last of the centered double increases I’ll look at in this series. Naomi suggested them, because

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Kb, k, pick up the bar increase and knit it twisted, or p1b, p1, pick up the strand between the sts and purl it twisted; a tutorial

June 9, 2017 No Comments

The  kb, k, pick up the bar increase and knit it twisted, is the original CDI.  It’s solid, twisty, nice in a top-down raglan increase.

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Links – both knitting this time

June 2, 2017 No Comments

OK, I cheated.  Patricia C Wrede is a writer, and this blog post uses knitting patterns as a continued metaphor for writing.  Sorry Mrs Simonds,

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Providence broke a weather record yesterday

May 19, 2017 No Comments

I’m not used to it being this hot.  I didn’t wear my Easter dress this Sunday, not even with a turtle neck under it, because

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I’m Starting a Newsletter

May 10, 2017 3 Comments
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Short Row Slides and pattern progress

May 5, 2017 2 Comments

I’m so excited about Short Row Slides – using internal short rows to increase on one side of a set of stitches, and decrease on

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Half Moon Mitts; separate patterns for Knit and Crochet

May 1, 2017 No Comments

I was commissioned to design these mitts in both knitting and crochet for Muskoka Yarn Box, in Northern Bay Fibre’s Harbour sport 25%silk, 75% Blue Faced

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I’ve got Ogees on my mind – early peek of new afghan

April 28, 2017 No Comments

Since the GAL, I’ve had ogees on my mind.   When I saw BabyLove Brand’s Trellis and Chevron afghan (actually, ALL of BabyLove Brands patterns and

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LLI, k1, RLI, and RLI, k1, LLI: a tutorial

April 21, 2017 No Comments

I still haven’t found my camera, but I bought an adapter for my tripod that works with the backup camera, and looked up how to

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