not sure how i missed this but the knit.1 website has a whole page of free pattern pdfs for you to download. check it out and find patterns for everything from a knitted and felted reusable tote pictured above to a lacy cardigan amigurimi octopus or anchormotif tube top. read this article comment on this article......
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jewelrymaking editor writes ai recently was browsing the jelly yarn read the full post crochet yourself some mod circle pendants......
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im getting back into knitting these days. im messing around with some mittens for my mom who lives in california. in the desert. no idea why she needs mittens as well as plans to knit hatmittens for myself. actually a friend recently bough a fabulous hat at banana republic so with the help of craft magazine i plan on making my own version although it is technically crochet. the funny thing about t...
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lego knitting machine via kevin devin the combination of the background music and this machines slow repetitive movement makes me sleepy but i want to see what the finished project looks like. marv......
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the christian science monitor is reporting on a new display at the museum of arts and design in new york called radical lace and subversive knitting. crafts have long played second fiddle to painting and sculpture at least as far as museums were concerned. crafts have always had domestic connotations. now a landmark exhibition here at the museum of arts and design explodes that homey image and ...
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on sale today the spring issue of knit.1 magazine featuring shannons new column. share this......
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featured movieslove me if you daredirected by yann samuellbuy the movielike water for chocolatedirected by alfonso araubuy the moviechasing amydirected by kevin smithbuy the movielucky you can buy the criterion edition at amazon for 14.99 which is quite a bargain imo.featured projectheart pillow from knit.1 winter 20062007fo pic from the knit.1 blogthe spring 2007 issue comes out february 14 so yo...
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during wwii knitting was a nationwide movement of support as seen in the above poster. now over 65 years later the national wwii museum is starting a new knit your bit campaign to honor wwii veterans by knitting them scarves to keep them warm this winter. you can download the free scarf pattern from the site and send your finished scarf to the museum in new orleans. via link. read this arti...
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1. yesterday i casually mentioned that i am in love with mason dixons book. the picture above shows the planning stage of my next project. the yarn is rowan cotton glace in the following colors zeal in the pink hot lips pick and mix and shoot. they arent very neon in the photo but they are positively flourescent in person.i am going to turn those bad girls into a knitted tote using the polka dot s...
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could it be that another creative use has been found for plymouth eros. in the summer edition of knit1 the yellow edition there is a flapper dress that is so much fun. our very own kendra knit this up. i think the combinations of color and fabric are limitless picture yourself in this dress at a summer party. i want to make another one for the shop also if you havent received the email telling yo...
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we have tenants in the house in san antonio. whew it was getting hairy having to pay that mortgage and the mortgage here. and they signed a two year lease so we can breathe a bit easier about that for a while at least. ive gotta love my husband. i have some sweaters i bought in korea a little over 15 years ago that i dont wear because theyre out of style. and i told him that. so when he was at th...
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the toilet paper cozies have been published in the current summer 06 issue of knit.1 magazine what silly fun that was. at first i was only writing an article on embellishing knitting. then the editor adina klein wanted some embellished objects to accompany the article. adina as all editors should has a knack for getting you to agree to something in casual conversation and not consider the cons...
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i popped over to lys lint to check out yarns for one of my potential projects and came out with yarn for a totally different project i browsed through these new knitting magazines and found lots of great patterns. my next project is the bonita shirt from the summer 2006 issue of interweave knits. it will be knit in rowan cotton glace in dijon. it took me a while to decide between colors and the di...
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i shouldnt be spending so much money lately but i couldnt resize these two magazines. sometimes i dont even knit from them and yet i buy them why can someone tells me why first one is knit simple winter 2005 and the other is vogue knit 1 spring 2006.......
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....i like the fruit bowl in the go for baroque section. this issue is trying to be cool. if they would just drop the themes and put a better selection of crochet inside this mag would be great. httpwww.kn it1mag.com thisfashio nfashion.h tml......
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i was wandering around barnes noble today looking for a copy of a book that was mentioned on oprah when i randomly came across the new issue of knit.1 after i got over being annoyed that i hadnt gotten my copy in the mail yet i ooohed and ahhhhed over all of the issues technicolor goodness this edition an ode to art is filled with great projects inspired by the kitschy masters that we cant help...
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hi all ive decided to make the free pattern thing that i posted on april 1st a monthly tradition of sorts. that said its may 1st and time for something new. enjoy xx vickiebrimster beanieby vickie howellorginally designed for and published knit.1 magazine fall 2005. all rights reserved.stuff4 balls in dark grey of cashmere blend by lion brand 1 a oz40g balls each approx 84 yds77mus size 7 4.5...
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do you remember the foldout photograph in knit 1 that reminded us all of the burt reynolds cosmo layout a few years er decades ago it became such a popular photo that it was turned into a poster. but i digress. i am not here to discuss halfnaked men on bear rugs. however i am here to discuss the bear rug this is a pattern designed by nicky epstein one of my personal favorites in knit design a...
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im back from my whirlwind weekend in nyc. it was cut a little short by my lastminute detour to the doctor on friday but i managed to catch the 430 bus and get to nyc around 830. too late to get to the moma but it didnt matter. christine met me at the bus station and we headed back to her new apartment where we spent the next 5 hours drinking tea and catching up on our lives. i did most of the ...
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more simple knitting. none of it is particularly original but its all fast pleasant to knit and makes decent gifts. i cant show you the toilet paper covers from the forthcoming knit.1 article on embellishing knitting in their full twisted glory ill just say one thing more that 150 safety pins. however since no one in their right mind is going to knit toilet paper cozies the bottom two hats in...
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i first came across amigurumi in the pages of knit.1 magazine. amigurumi is a japanese term for little crocheted animals. theyre pretty damn cute with an awkward charm that comes from being crudely fashioned from yarn and yet carefully crafted with obsessive attention to detail.i actually ordered a booklet from annies attic on how to make amigurumi last week.then today i came across this site gour...
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je suis encore trs loin davoir mon toile sur la clbrissime promenade de la gloire mais jy arriverais un jour ... jy arriverais en attendant cest le magazine knit.1 qui moffre ma premire parution internatio nale......
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this will be my last post for a couple of weeks as im off on a even if i do say so myself muchdeserved holiday with db. were spending time in singapore and malaysia neither of which i have visited before so im looking forward to it very much. having said that with the week ive just had even a weekend in bognor would met with glee i have chosen my plane knitting project although were flying ov...
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