Say Goodbye To Stray Coins With This All-Around Knit Change Purse

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Everyone's knitting style is a little different. Whether it's tension, your personal knitting gauge, or the way you wrap your yarn around your fingers. But when it comes to which hand you hold your yarn in, the knitting world is pretty divided. There are five basic knitting styles based on the way the yarn is held and wrapped around the working needle. The names of these styles often are associated with nationalities, like English knitting or Irish Cottage style, but the style you prefer has very little to do with where you grew up, or even where you learned to knit. There are people in England and the United States who do not knit English (also called American) style, and there are plenty of people in continental Europe who would scoff at the idea of holding their yarn in their non-dominant hand, as is done in continental knitting. Likewise, Portuguese knitting is done all over the world, but the name "Portuguese" is just the name that stuck. Because of this, you will see that almost every single one of these knitting styles has two or more alternate names. For more great projects like this, subscribe to our free email newsletter!

Heart Dishcloth Free Knitting Patterns: HEART SHAPED Dishcloth/Washcloth

You can use the simple knit and purl stitches to make many wonderful things. But don't stop there! Challenge yourself with the techniques in this article, and knitting will continue to be an exciting adventure.

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This Yarn Cake Cozy Holder Free Knitting Pattern is a great way to keep your yarn tangle and mess free.

The Beginner Twist Cup Cozy, free knit pattern, is beginner friendly. Looks great in solid or variegated yarns, makes a great gift.

Woven Warmth is a pattern using the woven knitting technique. The pattern includes a shawl as well as a cowl. It requires small amounts of yarn that are carried up the work as well as yarn that is stranded across. You will need to use bobbins or yarn butterflies for this project. The pattern is laid out in sections as follows: Navigating This Pattern What is a Tabby Weave Selecting Your Colors Arranging Your Colors - Shawl Arranging Your Colors - Cowl Pattern Notes Woven Warmth Shawl General Instructions Woven Warmth Chart Photo Collage of Shawl Woven Warmth Cowl Photo Collage of Cowl There are photos to accompany the written instructions to help explain the technique. Color advice is given and to help you select colors, color examples and color-in pages are included. Small amounts of 20 colors were used to make the shawl shown. 4 colors were used to make the cowl. For the cowl, I used Isager Spinni held together with Isager Silk Mohair, approximately 35g of each color, 3.5mm (US4) needles. It measures 60cm (24”) circumference, 40cm (16”) front center depth, 20cm (8”) back neck depth. It is hoped that you, the knitter, will develop your own color/yarn arrangement, your own Woven Warmth.

How do you convert your grandmother's treadle sewing machine into an awesome heirloom spinning wheel? With surprising ease, is the answer! This is a complete and very detailed set of plans that show how to build a spinning wheel head that is capable of handling any sized yarn and attach it to the treadle sewing machine table, without destroying the original appearance of the treadle machine. Made popular by the First Nations people of the Cowichan, in Southern British Columbia, the 'Indian Head' Spinning Wheel, as it has become known, utilizes the power of an old cast iron sewing machine treadle. To the best of my knowledge, these machines have never been commercially produced and the dozens, perhaps even hundreds of treadle-mounted, Indian Head spinning wheels have all been built at home ...and they are all unique! Having encountered and used quite a few of these machines, it was clear that they were all slightly different and that they all worked well. Even the less-skillful craftsmen managed to produce a functional spinning wheel. The only thing lacking has been a clear set of plans to enable anyone to make their own. That gap has now been filled right here. The build-your-own spinning wheel package contains no fewer than twenty nine detailed diagrams, plus many close up photographs, as well as a detailed description of the various parts and their attributes. This spinning wheel is perfectly suited to creating heavy/chunky yarns and especially art yarns, which are often lumpy, bumpy, uneven and frequently too large to fit through the narrow orifices of most commercially produced spinning wheels. It will, of course, produce any weight of yarn you desire, but if you specialize in fine yarns, then the cast iron flywheel might be too powerful for such delicate work. These Detailed Plans Show How To Build Your Own Heirloom Spinning Wheel Not only do these plans enable you to build your own spinning wheel; one which will be passed on through the generations and considered beautiful in centuries to come, but every penny you spend on these plans goes directly to assist the animals at The Llama Sanctuary. Most parts of the spinning wheel can be constructed with simple hand tools. The bobbin and the orifice require a lathe, but that doesn't mean you have to own one or know how to use one! You will be amazed if you ask around, just how many people have a lathe in their garage and would just love to help you! There's only one thing stopping you from jumping in and building your own - and that's fear! Fear that you aren't good enough to build it or fear that you don't know how. With the Internet at your fingertips, there are thousands of people out there who willingly help others to achieve their goals. We live in the age of information, but it doesn't mean we can't still be manually creative. ...and if you have any questions about the build, just send me an email.

Who invented knitting? Was it a sage or a shaman who one day picked up two sticks, some string, and began the incredible act of knitting? Was this ancient genius filled with divine inspiration or dark magic? Could it have been a lucky accident? When I began researching the history of knitting, I expected legends […]

Dare to pedal in your longest skirt with a pair of crochet skirt guards. Both the smaller 1⁄4- wheel and larger 1⁄3-wheel size hook up in just a few hours. Snap it on the fender with a handful of binder clips, and easily snap it off again to wash or swap for another color.  This is a great starter project if you’ve never crocheted lace before. It’s written in normal crochet terms, just as in row-by-row instructions for a ripple stitch or a granny square. It works up fast because you’ll use a larger hook than usual for lace. While it’s an intermediate crochet pattern, we wrote it with extra clarity with beginners in mind. Required skills include chain, skip, slip, and single through triple crochet. Plus, the Knits for Life group on Ravelry has an active discussion thread for this pattern where we’ll answer any question in a day or two. Fits small-large standard wheels. Necessary skills adjustable magic ring chain skip a stitch slip stitch single crochet double crochet half double crochet trip

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Chamomile Blouse is a light and feminine blouse with a delicate neckline. The blouse is worked from the top down, where increases first are made for the shoulder, then the sleeves and finally the armhole. An i-cord edge is worked along the neckline, and wide twisted ribbing is used to finish the body and the sleeves. Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL Bust circumference: 90 (95) 101 (104) 115 (124) 135 cm or 35.5 37.5 39.75 41 45.25 48.75 53.25 inches (measured just below the armholes). Size guide: Chamomile Blouse is designed to have approx. 4-6 cm 1.5-2.25 inches of positive ease. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL are designed to fit a bust circumference of 80-85 cm (85-90 cm) 90-95 cm (95-100 cm) 100-110 cm (110-120 cm) 120-130 cm or 31.5-33.5 inches 33.5-35.5 inches 35.5-37.5 inches 37.5-39.5 inches 39.5-43.3 inches 41.3-47.25 inches 47.25-51.25 inches. Measure yourself with a measuring tape around your bust or your widest upper body point to determine which size will fit you. (Keep in mind that these measurements will only be achieved if you are using the correct gauge). Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm US 6m, 60 cm and 80 cm or 100 cm) 16, 24 and 32 or 40 inches Circular needle 3 mm US 3m or 100 cm) 32 or 40 inches Double pointed needles 3 mm US 3onger circular needle for magic loop). Gauge: 22 stitches x 30 rows in stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm US 6 = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches. Materials: The blouse is knitted using one thread of Baby merino held together with one thread of Kid-Silk. 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 g of Baby Merino by DROPS (50 g = 167 m) 191 yards. 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 g of Kid-Silk by DROPS (25 g = 200 m) 218 yards. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Chamomile Blouse er en let og feminin bluse, med en fin udskæring. Blusen strikkes oppefra og ned, hvor der først laves udtagninger til skulderen, herefter til ærmet og til sidst til ærmegabet. Der strikkes en i-cord kant langs halsudskæringen, mens der strikkes brede ribkant i drejet rib som afslutning til krop og ærmerne. Størrelser: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL Strikkens overvidde: 90 (95) 101 (104) 115 (124) 135 cm (målt lige under ærmegabet). Størrelsesguide: Chamomile Blouse har et bevægelsesrum på ca. 4-6 cm. Størrelserne XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL er designet til at passe et brystmål på 80-85 cm (85-90 cm) 90-95 cm (95-100 cm) 100-110 cm (110-120 cm) 120-130 cm. Mål dig selv rundt om brystet eller det bredeste punkt på din overkrop for at finde den rigtige størrelse, der vil passe dig, inden du går igang. (Vær opmærksom på, at disse mål kun er gældende hvis strikkefastheden overholdes). Vejledende pinde: Rundpind 4 mm (40 cm, 60 cm og 80 cm eller 100 cm). Rundpind 3 mm (80 cm eller 100 cm). Strømpepinde 3 mm (eller en lang rundpind til magic loop). Strikkefasthed: 22 masker x 30 pinde i glatstrik på pind 4 mm = 10 x 10 cm. Materialer: Der strikkes med en tråd Baby Merino sammen med en tråd Kid-Silk. 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 g Baby Merino fra Drops (50 g = ca 175 m). 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 g Kid-Silk fra Drops (25 g = ca 200 m).

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Waterfall is our newest yarn that just touched down at our warehouse! It's a hand dyed, viscose ribbon yarn that almost looks like a watercolor painting caught on yarn. It's fluid, drippy and fantastic for all of your warm weather making! It will work interchangeably with patterns that call for our Wildflower yarn. Anywhere you see Wildflower listed, feel free to sub in this yarn.

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Pinterest activity seemed to slow down there for a little while, but with the approaching holiday season, I predict that the pins will be flying fast and furious. I've started a new pinboard for the season myself, Visions of Sugarplums, so check that out if you want a sneak peek at special things I'm thinking about for Yule! And now, on to the newest pins! This was a hard one to track down the source on! The Mixed Bag Color Chart from Be Sweet Yarns is on page 22 of the new pdf catalog, and it's full of inspiration! I've

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