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Recipe For a Spell(caster)
Spellcaster is LIVE!
I'm really excited to share my new, early fall sweater design, shown here in size M / 39.5 inches and knit with our latest Special Edition Merino/Silk Fingering, dyed by M...
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5 DESIGNS TO KNIT THIS SPRING SEASON
It's time to freshen up your wardrobe with some brand new knits. As winter leaves us and spring greets us, you might be ready to cast on and get started on some spring projects. Our wide range of, ...
Bare Naked Wools
Keukenhof Sok
A pretty sock that is perfect for the spring, when you still want to keep warm but you do not mind a little breeze. Making a beautiful statement in a chunky sandal or peaking through your favorite...
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Dock and Cabin
This replica of one of my oldest and dearest sweaters, which I designed and knit back in the 1990s, has been several years in the making.
Originally knit in Morehouse Merino 2 ply sport yarn, I had...
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Switchgrass
Make Switchgrass your next knitted skirt project. The stitches are easy to work, it has no seams (i.e., very little finishing), and makes for terrific travel knitting. You can take it on vacation a...
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Birches
I love this Birches cardigan—can I say that? I loved knitting it (twice now) and I love its coziness when I wear it. Plus, it just screams FALL and just at the moment when our weather turned season...
accessories
Polypore
Leading the parade of accessory projects from our Mood Swings 2017 club, Polypore was a popular shawl right off the bat. With its intriguing hem shapes and deliciously wavy pattern embracing a cres...
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Deep Dive
My contribution in the Bare Naked Wools 2018 Ensemble Collection was Deep Dive - a refined, lightweight pullover in ten sizes to knit in Better Breakfast Fingering or any of our fingering yarns. Yo...
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5 Sweaters To Knit This Season
It's time to freshen up for fall in a brand new cozy sweater! Good things take time and you'll thank yourself later if you cast on now. Our wide range of sweaters offer something that appeals to ev...