Follow along and discover your next inspiration as we cast on for projects we love, explore new techniques, and dish about the latest and greatest from Knit Picks.
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Melissa Dominguez
was one of the very first designers we approached when we started the
Independent Designer Program and it’s no wonder – several of us here
love her patterns for OpArt and Josephine
from Knitty. We all love her new patterns just as much and obviously
you all do too, as she’s one of the most popular IDP designers! So I
just had to do a little interview with her – enjoy!
Hi Knitters! This final edition of the sweater class is all about
finishing. In this week’s video and handout, I’ll discuss weaving in
ends, how to finish your turned hem, closing up the underarms, and
working the neckline trim! Whew! Each step goes pretty fast, but make
sure to take the time to do these steps right, as a well-finished
sweater will look a lot better than one with sloppy finishing.
Check out our tutorials on finishing, too–they’ll give you a
lot of information on how to execute the techniques discussed in this
lesson.
Another resource I really like and use a lot is Nancie Wiseman’s Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, which is a wealth of information on every bit of swea=ter finishing you could imagine!
And without further ado, here’s your handout for this week:
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The leaves aren’t changing colors yet, but I can share some of the fall yarn colors with you!
I’m particularly excited about our fall yarn colors, I got to help pick them at my first color selection meeting! This seems crazy, but it takes a really long time to plan a yarn line. When we pick new colors, we love customer suggestions and feedback, we look at upcoming trends, and we try to round out colors that are missing in yarn lines. The Knit Picks staff loves a really diverse range of colors. When we opened the box, everyone clamored for their favorite colors!
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The yoke is the most complicated part of a raglan sweater, but I think you’ll find that if you take it slow and work
carefully, it is not very hard at all! The trickiest thing is that the raglan decreases and neckline shaping will be worked
at the same time.This is also the most exciting part of the sweater–we are
nearing the finish line and for the first time, you’ll get to see your work really start to come together. Pun intended.
Let’s get started!
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Read more »Knitpicks.Com x DressHead Floral Casual Dress – Coral Pink Base
This knitpicks.com x http://www.dresshead.com/c/casual-dresses/ floral casual dress creates all the joy of spring and summer time freedom. A coral pink base is complemented by multicolored flowers and a contrasting trim waistline. Made of soft and breezy polyester, this romper dress will suit all body types and create quite the interest with its unique style of tailoring. Perfect for sea side and beach wear, casual lunch in the sun, or a garden picnic, this dress will look best paired with small sandals or beach foot wear. Sure to be one of your favorite and most repeated casual dresses this season! Garment measurements with reference to a Ladies size XS are: bust circumference of 84 cm, waist circumference can expand from 64 to 90 cm, and total dress length from shoulder to hemline of 81 cm.
It’s almost time for fall yarn launch!
I know, it’s July, and it’s too hot to think about a winter sweater right now. So I’ll start you off with a lighter weight yarn. Stroll!
I think I’ve made it pretty much known to everyone that I love cheezombie‘s patterns.
When I first started as the IDP Coordinator, the program wasn’t open to submissions quite yet & an early part of my job was inviting interesting designers to submit patterns. cheezombie was one of the first designers I contacted – her designs are so much fun!
So of course I had to interview her…and her answers cracked me so much I couldn’t wait to put it up
How long have you been knitting? I taught myself to knit about 6 years ago from “Knitting for Dummies” (very apt title I might add, I knit through the back loops for 2 years before I figured out that was what I was doing).
Who taught you to knit?
Duh, should have read all the questions before I started typing! Being a self-taught knitter has been a trip …
