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Free Spirit Topper Knit-Along: Blocking & Seaming

Friends! Fellow Knitters! I cannot believe we have reached the end of another fantastic knit along. I admit I felt a little overwhelmed when I read the Free Spirit Topper pattern — all those stockinette stitches! – but I am SO GLAD I stuck with it because my topper is so cozy. I haven’t taken…

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Free Spirit Topper Knit-Along: What’s Your Knitting Style?

You are probably nearing the end of your first of two panels for the Free Spirit Topper.  You have repeated the same two rows for so many inches, you may be exhaling a little sigh as you realize you have to do it all again for the second half of your Free Spirit Topper! If…

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Free Spirit Topper Knit-Along: Reading Your Knitting

While you are knitting, do you ever find yourself asking these questions: What did I just do, a knit or a purl? Okay, what did I finish when I last put this down? What am I doing?  Why did I just knit a knit, but it seems like I should be doing a purl? Why…

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Free Spirit Topper Knit-Along: How to Perfect Your Ombre

Before you begin, I want to point something out that has come up on the Ravelry forum. This topper is knit in two parts.  If you look at the Lion Brand photo of this garment, you will see the two sides’ colorway match up nicely. The bottom starts on the darker color and works into…

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Free Spirit Topper Knit-Along: Gauge Swatching!

Editor’s note: There’s still time to get your Knit-Along Kit, get your kit here now and use coupon code FALLKAL2015 to save 20% (until November 1st)! Don’t forget to join our Ravelry Forum; share your progress with us along the way! Welcome to the Fall Knit Along! Your votes have spoken and our project is…

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Let’s knit a Free Spirit Topper … announcing your 2015 Fall Knit-Along with host Kristy Glass!

Each season we host a crochet- or knit-along, a virtual event in which knitters and crocheters come together here online to work on one pattern together, share their experiences, and to learn together. There’s no need to sign up! Simply follow along with the blog posts at your own pace as you knit your project,…

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Voting is open! Vote for our next Knit-Along Project!

Hurry, voting ends this Sunday, October 11th! Here we go again! Come knit-along with us as we make one of the garments featured in this post. So let’s get started, shall we? FIRST you have to help us pick the pattern! Learn more about each of the patterns by clicking on their photos/names below and…

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Glamour Jacket Knit-Along: Styling … the fun part!

Editor’s note: LAST CHANCE to get your Knit-Along Kit — get your kit here now before it’s too late! There are four to choose from! Also we have a hashtag for this KAL, use #LBspringKAL2015 when you share your progress on social media. Have fun! Hello my fellow knitters! It’s Kristy Glass here – we’re…

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Glamour Jacket Knit-Along: Sleeves and Blocking!

Editor’s note: There’s still time to get your Knit-Along Kit, get your kit here now – there are four to choose from! Also we have a hashtag for this KAL, use #LBspringKAL2015 when you share your progress on social media. Have fun! Hello my fellow knitters! It’s Kristy Glass here and I’m hoping you’re still…

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Glamour Jacket Knit-Along: Knitting the Upper Body

Editor’s note: There’s still time to get your Knit-Along Kit, get your kit here now – there are four to choose from! Also we have a hashtag for this KAL, use #LBspringKAL2015 when you share your progress on social media. Have fun! Hello my fellow knitters! It’s Kristy Glass here and I’m hoping you’re still…

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