New Patterns in November: The Flower Cornucopia Shawl Pattern
The Flower Cornucopia Shawl is the first of many new shawl pattern this autumn. Flower Cornucopia was born out of
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Tutorials
Alpine Lace Knitting: Lace Knitting in Austria and Bavaria
Alpine lace knitting, especially Austria and Bavaria, has a long lived tradition manifesting mostly in socks, not necessarily shawls. Asking
Design
Four Seasons of Shawls: Autumn
I told you – in my main article about Four Seasons of Shawls – how the whole project started last
Patterns
New Pattern: Undosa Undulata
I’m very happy to announce the release of the Undosa Undulata shawl knitting pattern, the next shawl from the Knitting Art
Cornucopia Shawl Design
Yesterday, I talked about Cornucopia shawls, and why I dropped the term “vortex shawls” and using this one instead. Let’s
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The Health Benefits of Knitting
About 15 years ago, I was invited to join a knitting group. My reluctant response — “When would I do
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The Horn of Plenty: Cornucopia Shawls
The name “vortex shawl” never really hit the nail, did it? It was just the only name I could think
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WIP Wednesday 2016-11-09
Winter term is in full action and at the moment – until Christmas, at least – my Wednesdays are filled
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Making Stitch Patterns Work in Vortex Shawl Design
Recently I showed you how to fit stitch patterns into specific shawl shapes in my article Adapting Stitch Patterns to
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WIP Wednesday 2016-11-03
I’m always working on something (actually, that’s understatement…) and today is no different. Welcome to another issue of #WIPWednesday! I’m
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Austrian Yarn Club Wollness Weekend
Old friends from Austrian Yarn Club invited me to join their Austrian Yarn Club Wollness Weekend and give some talks
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Enchanting Autumn: Traditional Knitting in Germany
Against a deep blue sky we notice leaves in shades of hot red, glowing orange, vibrant yellow, and earthy brown.
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Yarn Porn Day #2: The Natural Dye Studio Angel
This week’s yarn porn comes from England: Angel 1-ply by The Natural Dye Studio. Unfortunately The Natural Dye Studio closed
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