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Confidette bolero garter stitch border and cuffs

Confidette: border, cuffs, and Icelandic bind off

September 15, 2022 by Tasha 2 Comments

When last we met, I introduced you to my new Confidette bolero knitting pattern (available on Ravelry and Payhip). One of my favorite elements about Confidette is the shaded garter stitch border and cuffs, which we'll look at more today. And I'm going to share a quick tutorial on Icelandic bind, which finished them off perfectly! The blue sample bolero was knit in John Arbon Knit by Numbers DK, and the blues are two ... Read more »

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Victory beret: intro tips for stranded knitting

November 27, 2013 by Tasha 21 Comments

Alright everyone! This post is especially for those of you knitting my Victory beret as one of your first fair isle projects, for Knit for Victory. I've talked about stranded knitting / fair isle in the past, and have two older posts that extensively cover a few of the topics I'm going to touch on today. For easy reference those are: Getting started with stranded / fair isle knitting Puckers, tension and even ... Read more »

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How to knit seamless set-in sleeves from the top down

October 28, 2013 by Tasha

Today I have a big ol' knitting tutorial for you! I'm going to show you a technique I sometimes use to seamlessly knit sleeves that look set-in. If you're not a fan of seaming, then it's an awesome technique to have in your arsenal. I actually don't mind setting in sleeves and do that more often than not. But I used this method on my Dragonflies Jumper and a lot of you were intrigued and interested in a tutorial. I ... Read more »

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VKC: Planning colors for vintage stranded knitting

February 20, 2012 by Tasha 17 Comments

Hi everyone! Has it been long enough since I've been able to do a Vintage Knitting College post?? Good grief! I was expecting to have so much more time to devote to this, but with the condo selling/house buying, obviously life has gotten in the way. Thank you all for your wonderful comments on my last post, I can't wait until we've moved and everything calms back down so I can get back to regular blogging! :) So let's ... Read more »

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VKC: Charts & vintage stranded knitting patterns

December 9, 2011 by Tasha 6 Comments

Hi everyone! Let's talk about stranded knitting and charts. A bit about charts and stranded knitting Modern stranded knitting pattern use charts to convey the colorwork part of the pattern. Sometimes they'll use multiple colors in a colored chart, sometimes just shades of gray, or different shapes to represent different colors, or some combination thereof. Here are a couple of examples. {Source: charts ... Read more »

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VKC: Tension, puckers & even stranded knitting

November 30, 2011 by Tasha 31 Comments

Today, let's talk about how to keep your stranded knitting nice and even looking! I'll cover a few things that tie together to make that happen, and give you my best advice for lovely looking stranded knitting. Tension You may or may not find that your tension changes from knitting with one color to knitting with two colors. Many people say your tension tightens up when you knit stranded (producing more stitches per ... Read more »

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My Knitting Patterns

Wondrella cardigan - new knitting pattern!

Wondrella cardigan – new knitting pattern!

Fortesse beret - new knitting pattern

Fortesse beret – new knitting pattern

Fortesse pullover - new knitting pattern

Fortesse pullover – new knitting pattern

Confidette bolero - new knitting pattern!

Confidette bolero – new knitting pattern!

Legendaire pullover hands behind head

Legendaire pullover – new knitting pattern release

Fayne beret: new knitting pattern release

Fayne beret: new knitting pattern release

Knitting pattern release: Sprigs and Berries

Knitting pattern release: Sprigs and Berries

Nisse: knitting pattern release

Nisse: knitting pattern release

Debut knitting pattern release: Victory

Debut knitting pattern release: Victory

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Some Favorites

Getting a cardigan right

Getting a cardigan right

Our great 1950s kitchen renovation reveal

Our great 1950s kitchen renovation reveal

50s topper coat for spring

50s topper coat for spring

Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Epic Sweater

Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Epic Sweater

A plaid bolero, a dress, and a belt buckle walk into a bar

A plaid bolero, a dress, and a belt buckle walk into a bar

Spring green batwing sleeve bolero

Spring green batwing sleeve bolero

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