New England life and knitting pattern reviews
Knitting yarn purchases and patterns with personal advice and information as I increase my knitting abilities.
This is my third time knitting the Triple Patterned Watchcap hat pattern from the “Hat’s On” book (link to book below). This Fair Isle hat has a brim which is knit in such a way that it will be doubled and therefore keeps the ears nice and warm. The pattern begins with a Latvian Braid […]
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Tips for deciding on yarn colors when knitting a project that calls for multiple strands of color.
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Do you ever wonder how color-work knitting can be done flat? I’ve wondered if that is possible because I’ve only ever done color-work in the round. Well, mosaic knitting is not really the same thing, but it can have the same effect with a pattern knit into a flat item, like a scarf, shawl, or […]
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After knitting the Beloved baby bonnet pattern for a friend’s new granddaughter, I found this free baby sock pattern. The Perfect Newborn Socks pattern is offered for free by Tabitha Gandee and I got the pattern on the Ravelry site. I already had the CoBaSi machine washable yarn in color Bubblegum pink. Get the Free […]
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This cute little baby bonnet knitting pattern is offered by Tin Can Knits and it’s called “Beloved“. That link will take you to the Ravelry site where you can buy the pattern for $5.00US (at time of this writing). Knitting the Bonnet This unique pattern begins on one side of the bonnet where an i-cord […]
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