Knitting How To

I LOVE this stuff! It smells really fresh and wonderful, makes my dry hands soft and doesn’t affect the yarn. So there’s no interruption in knitting when I want to moisturize my hands. It’s going to last a long time, too!
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Kelley gives new knitters tips for choosing (and using) patterns, then chats
with Nina about the new Learn to Knit kits.
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Yeah, yeah, they’re boosting security again. What does this mean for our knitting?
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Catching up with Questions and Answers.  (Also, a little Q&A is a nice way to cover for a slow moving sweater.)Several people enquired: (And I’m paraphrasing and combining here) What happened with all those French Press Slippers? Did you finish…
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Laura Grutzeck’s loose-fitting Fair Isle cardigan sports contrasting color hemmed edges and is knit in the round, Norwegian-style. Stitches are cast on at the sleeves and steeks are cut at the front bands and cuff openings for individual style.

Duration : 0:1:0

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me demonstrating knitting onto double pointed needles

Duration : 0:5:26

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Learn how to knit a drop stitch pattern with Planet Purl’s how-to video.

Duration : 0:3:21

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This short 7-minute video Traditional Socks from Iraq was demonstrated by master knitter Betsy Tuttle. The goal of this project was to supplement the Interim Teaching Collection (the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection’s name for a select group of objects used for teaching during the Collections upcoming relocation period). This video assists us with presenting our collection to students and to the community at large, teaching them about a specific technical process, and encouraging their creative vision through historical objects.

Duration : 0:6:54

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This talk covers the basics of learning to knit a hat using a knitting loom: supplies and materials, planning a hat, getting started and what to do when you have a ton of hats.

Duration : 0:8:3

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Well, Stephenie Meyer said th@ in the movie they got most of their clothes from American Eagle, Nordstrom, & 5th somethin.