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Calling Scotland Hat and Fingerless Mittens Set
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North Star Hat Knitting Kit
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Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Littlest hat, biggest honor
OMG! Sometimes I get the sweetest reports back from my customers! I think today’s might top ’em all: Isn’t it wonderful, what we can do with sticks and string?! The pattern was originally written for sport weight Terne (newborn size) … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Miscellaneous, Norwegian Knitting
Tagged baby, Dale, hat, infant, knit, Knitting, Mary Ann Stephens, norwegian, stranded knitting, toddler
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Blendoku – a great game for Fair Isle fanatics
What’s Blendoku? It’s an intriguing free app that sharpens your color management skills. Should disaster strike and you find yourself without your knitting (gasp!) it’s a fun way to sharpen your skills for setting up smooth color gradients for your … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Miscellaneous, Technique
Tagged Blendoku, color, color gradient, colorwork, fair isle, fair isle knitting, free, game, Knitting, Norwegian knitting, stranded knitting
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Happy Thanksgiving – a free chart
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!! Click on the image to see a larger, clearer version. (Originally published here on Two Strands for Thanksgiving 2010.)
Free Knitting Chart – Numerals
Here’s a happy way to make your 2013 knitting special:
Perfect Mitten Blockers, on the Cheap
Right about now, I’d guess quite a few of you are finishing up Mitten #2, and you’re looking forward to that sparkling moment when you present your beautiful work to a (hopefully deserving and endlessly appreciative) special someone. Before you … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Miscellaneous, Technique
Tagged block, blockers, blocking, finishing technique, free, homemade, knit, Knitting, mitten, mittens, mitts
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Yarn on Sale
I’ve just made a bunch of updates to the “Yarn on Sale” page. (See also top right of menu.) Definitely check it out – there are some beautiful deals here! Since they’re predominantly discontinued yarns, email me at mas “AT” … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Miscellaneous, Special Sales
Tagged ara, carry along, cheap, clearance, close out, closeout, cotton, Dale, discontinued, discount, discounted, fair isle, flamingo, harlequin, knit, Knitting, nordic, norway, norwegian, on sale, popcorn, reduced, sale, silk, stranded, svale, wool, yarn
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Happy Thanksgiving – a free chart
Click on the image to see a larger, clearer version.
“Norwegian Sweater Techniques for Today’s Knitter” by Therese Chynoweth
I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on “Norwegian Sweater Techniques for Today’s Knitter” by the wonderful Therese Chynoweth. At last, it made its merry way to my desk last week. What a treat! I’m so delighted by this … Continue reading
A dpn bag with a pedigree
Remember “Home Ec” class? If yours was anything like mine, maybe we shouldn’t even dredge those dreary memories up. Fast forward to 2009 and I bet you’ll be impressed with some of the ideas that are swirling around the “Family … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Tagged craft, DIY, dog food bag, double pointed needle, dpn, Knitting, knitting needle bag, needle, recycling, reuse
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