A Landscape in Yarn: The Neutral Cabled Afghan

In this post, Selma Moss-Ward completes her afghan as a gift for a friend, and delivers good news. Read Part 1 of this story here. Knitting the Neutral Cabled Afghan for my friend Ana was a swift, but not impulsive decision.  Like many knitters, I’m subconsciously prepared to drop my ongoing knitting projects when a friend’s…

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Clement Canyon Poncho Crochet-Along Week 2: Handy Tips for Keeping Count!

Let’s start at the beginning. If you are like me, you read the first instruction: “Chain 196” and decided maybe this was a horrible idea. Never fear, I have a few ideas to help with this initial stumbling block. For those of you with Apple smart phones, there is a wonderful free fiber artists’ helper…

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Top 5 Knit and Crochet Trends for 2016!

I had the pleasure recently of sitting down with Trisha Malcolm the editorial director of Vogue Knitting and we talked about the big trends for 2016. There are so many fun looks to bring into your knitting and crochet and this year there are lots of simple ways to do it. And one of them is a great…

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