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How to read cables

The Prairie Spinner Posted on April 23, 2010 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

The “Cable Knitting Techniques” class I taught last month seems to be about ready to fall off the edge of my conscious memory, but there were a few things that I thought I’d talk about here before that happens. In the class (and in the online information I put together), I mentioned learning to read your cables – but that … Continue reading →

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Cables on my mind

The Prairie Spinner Posted on March 17, 2010 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I despair of ever learning to say “No”. But although I do let myself in for more work that way, it usually more than balances out with fun! This time, it was volunteering to teach a 1-hour class at our local community college’s “Free College Class Day”.  My eldest daughter told me they were looking for instructors, and since knitting … Continue reading →

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Another fiction-inspired sweater design

The Prairie Spinner Posted on January 23, 2010 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I suppose it was inevitable that two of my worlds – books and knitting – would collide, and I’m enjoying the result! I am also seeing the beginning of a trend. The first one, of course, was the “Ithilien Brocade Jacket“, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings character Eowyn. The inspiration for this new one is Lessa, a … Continue reading →

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Sock mods

The Prairie Spinner Posted on December 8, 2009 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

One of the great things about knitting is that you can customize or modify a pattern – even your own – in whatever way you choose. Of course, that opportunity does occasionally backfire, but that just means you have learned something.  Again. Here’s an example of a modification that seems to have worked out just the way I planned it.  … Continue reading →

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