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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...
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Sirdal
Dale of Norway Sirdal, knit in Heilo yarn, by Karin I’m very fortunate to have some tremendously talented customers. This past week, a charming coincidence arose: two of my wonderful customers showed...
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Catching long floats on the Polar Chullo
Polar Chullo, sized for adults, knit in Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift. Click photo for details. I know quite a few of you are working on your Polar Chullos, hoping to get them done in time for the...
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“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...
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Tiger Lily, in the pink
Reason #352 why I love knitting: Merely by changing the shades of yarn we’re using, we can give an entirely new look to beloved, old designs. It’s true, I do lament when an “old favorite” shade is...
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Circular knitting intro for use with Christmas Balls PDF
When I wrote my “Christmas Balls” free knitting patterns last year (and my free “Star of Bethlehem” pattern this year) I had my “typical” knitting customer in mind. Not that any of you are typical –...
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White, Off-White or Natural?
Here’s the #1 hemming and hawing point for knitters picking out yarns for a Norwegian knitting project: “Which ‘White’ will it be?” Today, we had a nice (?) overcast morning – good for photography,...
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Dale of Norway / Dalegarn Baby Book #270
Dale of Norway’s latest English-text Baby Book #270 is live on the Kidsknits.com site now. (Actually, it comes with both English and Norwegian instructions!) It has a nice selection of sweet, little...
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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...
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Camissonia Mittens
My new “Camissonia Mittens“, sized to fit the average adult female hand. Knit in standard Fair Isle knitting technique, then (optionally) embroidered, using Dale Garn Alpakka throughout: Ladies’...
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Calling Scotland
“Calling Scotland” is my new Fair Isle style ladies’ hat and fingerless mittens set knitting design, knit in Jamieson’s of Shetland “Shetland Spindrift” jumper / fingering weight 100% Shetland wool...
View ArticleDale Clearance – more awesome reductions!
First of all, a big “Thanks!” to everyone who has stopped by our Dale Clearance Sale lately. There’s no sense in my lugging yarn I can’t use for my future designs and kits all the way across the...
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Sirdal
Dale of Norway Sirdal, knit in Heilo yarn, by Karin I’m very fortunate to have some tremendously talented customers. This past week, a charming coincidence arose: two of my wonderful customers showed...
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Polar Pizazz + Sonoran Christmas
Here are a couple of particularly popular, recent highlights from my Instagram page: Recently, this lovely and very talented customer – “swissmissdenise” on Ravelry – posted her delightful Polar Chullo...
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How to get 25% off on Ravelry for ALL of my mitten PDFs through February 2020
My colorwork mitten knitting pattern designs, all on sale this month in support of The Woolly Thistle’s 5th Annual Colorwork Mitten KAL. I’m thrilled to be a participating designer in The Woolly...
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2 new designs: Wild Rose Vest & Doggy Loves Kitty
“Wild Rose Vest” is a traditional Shetland wool vest / slipover with an updated bit of femininity. It’s knit in 12 colors of Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift. “Doggy Loves Kitty” is a baby blanket knit...
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How I picked up stitches on my Wild Rose Vest
A delightful knitter who is working on my Wild Rose Vest wrote to me this morning wondering exactly how I like to pick up stitches on steeked garments, such as Wild Rose. Whether you’re working on one...
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