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Sara knitted a turkey hat last year for her little guy, when he was just a wee newborn. Okay, we can figure that the stress of the season and childbirth and all…

“I may have been slightly unhinged at that point,” she says.

Granted.

So this year, did she knit little Isaac a sleek toque or a jaunty newboy cap?

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Natural Wood Knitting Needles

by domestika on October 16, 2008

“One natural product deserves another,” say the folks at Rocky-Brook Fine Woodcrafts, recommending their wooden knitting needles for real wool yarn, although “of course, they work just as well with synthetic fibres.”
My sister (a genius knitter) just sent me the tip on these, and I strongly suspect she was sending a hint for [...]

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Soft Chains

by domestika on January 29, 2008

I have to thank Amanda for this find, in a round-about way. She got it all started by spotting a pretty pale blue chain-link scarf at Entre Nous, and that was intriguing enough to send me off to tap the great Google machine like Ponce de León ransacking Florida for a magical water source…
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Mabel’s Pretty Knitted Shawls

by guest on November 15, 2007

In today’s guest post, Pelf Nyok bring us another stand-out crafter from Malaysia with a look at Mabel’s gossamer-fine knit work… It’s inspiring to know that, less than a year ago, the creator of these delicate shawls was a total novice to knitting!
~ Jen

Mabel’s Pretty Shawls
Two weeks ago, we had a peep into [...]

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How can a crafter turn an image into a custom pattern for a knitted motif — quickly and easily — without spending a fortune? It’s not as difficult as you might think, and it can be done for little or no cost at all.
Suddenly, all sorts of creative possibilities come [...]

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