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Tag Archives: stranded
“More monkeys, please!”
A common request around here lately: “More monkeys, please!” Today’s answer: “Coming right up!” You’re just one click away from one dozen new colorway ideas for my Monkey Hat using Dale of Norway Baby Ull yarn, our hands-down favorite for … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Norwegian Knitting, Uncategorized
Tagged baby, baby ull, boy, chart, circular knitting, color, colorwork, craft, Dale, Dale of Norway, Dalegarn, design, DIY, fair isle, fair isle knitting, girl, hat, knit, Knitting, knitting design, knitting kit, knitting pattern, layette, Mary Ann Stephens, merino, new baby, newborn, Norwegian knitting, stranded, stranded knitting, superwash, yarn
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Shamrock Mittens
My new Shamrock Mittens, knit in Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift. Sized to fit an 8″ adult female palm circumference. The PDF is available for purchase and download through Ravelry. The Spindrift yarn (in natural white and…you guessed it…”leprechaun”) is available through … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Uncategorized
Tagged design, fair isle, fingering weight, irish, kit, knit, Knitting, knitting kit, latvian, Mary Ann Stephens, mittens, norwegian, pattern, shamrock, shetland, spindrift, st patricks day, stranded, wool, yarn
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Tiger Lily Jacket Color Substitutions
I think putting together new colorways can be a lot of fun. But, it takes a lot of time, too – something I’m finding in short supply these days. In an effort to stop wasting time on duplicated effort (okay, … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, New From Dale of Norway, Norwegian Knitting
Tagged choosing yarn colors, colors, fair isle, knit, Knitting, norwegian, stranded, yarn, yarn colors
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Allamanda Hat
My new Allamanda Hat design. It’s easier than it looks. It’s first knit in typical Fair Isle style (no more than two colors at once.) When the knitting is done, you have the option to get carried away with some … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Norwegian Knitting
Tagged beret, color, design, embroidered, embroidery, fair isle, fair isle design, fair isle hat, fair isle knitting, floral, hat, knit, Knitting, knitting design, knitting pattern, Mary Ann Stephens, norwegian, norwegian design, Norwegian knitting, shetland, slouched, slouched beret, slouched tam, stranded, tam, wool, yarn
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Christmas Balls – a free knitting pattern PDF
It’s Christmas at Kidsknits! Oh, okay…it’s still August. But, I’ve been busy making Christmas presents, and the first one is for…YOU! Around this time last year, the red and white Heilo was flying off the shelves, as fast as we … Continue reading
Posted in Free Knitting Patterns, Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Norwegian Knitting, Uncategorized
Tagged arne & carlos, balls, Christmas, christmas balls, christmas ornaments, fair isle, free, free knitting pattern, gift, julekuler, knit, Knitting, Mary Ann Stephens, norwegian, norwegian christmas, Norwegian knitting, ornaments, pattern, pdf, scandinavian, stranded
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Fishy Booty
…Or, how to get maximum cuteness from one tiny pile of sock yarn scraps… The Fishy Booty design is knit circularly and seamlessly, using mainly garter stitch, with a few priceless little rounds of stranded garter stitch (which is explained … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby shoes, baby ull, baby yarn, bootie, booties, booty, cute, cuteness, Dale of Norway, DIY, fair isle, fingering, garter stitch, home, knit, Knitting, merino, newborn, nordic knitting, Norwegian knitting, pattern, pdf, sock yarn, stranded, stranded knitting, yarn scraps
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Two New Knitting Classes – Stranded Mittens and Circular Booties
Please note: These classes took place in 2011; they are not offered currently. I had a wonderful time teaching the Fair Isle Hat class at Keep Me In Stitches a few weeks ago. In fact, I think everybody had a … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Knitting Classes, Mary Ann's Designs, Uncategorized
Tagged booties, circular, circular knitting, class, dpns, fair isle, i-cord, knitted braids, Knitting, knitting class, lace, mittens, norwegian, stranded
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Zinnia Mittens, Twist Collective Winter 2011
Yippee, the new Twist Collective is out! There are so many beautiful designs in this issue! I’m honored to have my Zinnia mittens among them: The links: Zinnia on Twist Collective, main pattern page Zinnia on Twist Collective, detail page … Continue reading
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Tagged baby ull, chart, circular knitting, color, colorwork, Dale, Dale of Norway, Dalegarn, design, fair isle, fair isle knitting, knit, Knitting, knitting design, knitting pattern, knitting pattern pdf, Mary Ann Stephens, mittens, nordic, nordic knitting, norwegian, Norwegian knitting, pdf, shetland wool, stranded, stranded knitting, twist collective, wool, yarn, zinnia
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Snow Day Hat…
…or “How I Survived A Sweltering September With One Easy Project”: And all it took was 2 balls of Dale of Norway Freestyle yarn (plus a lot of wishful thinking.) Are you starting to “Think Snow”, too? Here’s the PDF, … Continue reading
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Tagged beanie, cap, colorwork, design, fair isle, fair isle knitting, hat, knit, Knitting, knitting pattern, nordic, nordic knitting, norwegian, Norwegian knitting, outerwear, pdf, ski hat, snow, snow day hat, snowflake, snowflake hat, snowflakes, stranded, stranded knitting, winter, yarn
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Dale Book NR 235: “Julevott Adventkalender”
That’s Dale of Norway’s Book NR 235 and it’s in stock (for now) at Kidsknits.com. It includes instructions for several winter and Christmastime gifts to knit, such as hats, mittens, scarves, afghans, ornaments, etc., including the “Julevott Adventkalender” (mini-Christmas mitten … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, advent calendar, adventkalender, book, book 235, chart, Christmas, Dale, Dale of Norway, jule, julevott, knit, Knitting, knitting book, knitting chart, knitting pattern, mittens, nordic, norway, norwegian, stranded, vott, yule, yuletide
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