I went to the Nordic Knitting Conference in Seattle last year and really had a blast. When I asked about it here last September, more than one commenter said, "Oh! If they do another one, let us know!"

Well, thanks to faeryl, I can tell you they are, so I am ( Read more... )

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Pattern #55, the Crochet Knit Treble Shell Pattern, in "Traditional Knitting Patterns from Scandinavia, the British Isles, France, Italy, and other European Countries" by James Norbury, is driving me up the wall ( Read more... )

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So I'm thinking about steeking, and I'm wondering about the reasonable bulk that two layes of knitting _ floats has... and I'm wondering if a steek could be done with a long carried float (plain stockinette) on the piece that gets turned under. And the long float, after getting tacked down (with a straight machine stitch I think), gets trimmed off ( Read more... )

This is going to be the most boring post ever but if anyone has the patience to read it, I'd appreciate your feedback.

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Background: I'm just beginning contemplating designing a cabled fitted vest.  I'd love to have a cable that runs along the bottom.  I figure I'll need to knit the cable first and then pick up from along the side to knit the body.  Now here's the tricky part - I'd love to take that same cable and turn the corner and have it run up the front edges of ( Read more... )

I recently made a really lovely pair of fingerless gloves, and I'm in the process of writing up the pattern, and wanted to get some opinions on a technical issue ( Read more... )

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I'm wondering if anyone has ever lined their knitted item. Besides loving knitting, I also enjoy sewing and have been reading sewing reference books lately (that I wish I had read long ago!). One of them suggests that it's a good idea to line a knitted jacket (to keep the wind out). Of course, the lining has to be able to stretch and wash the same ( Read more... )