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Tasha Could Make That

Tasha Could Make That

Vintage knitting, sewing, and a lifetime of craftiness

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Vintage Shetland blog tour stop (help the project, pre-order the book & more!!)

July 12, 2015 by Tasha 5 Comments

There are a lot of things I love in this world. Knitting is one of them. Vintage is another. History, yet another. When all of these things come together, it's magical. Such is the case with Susan Crawford's latest project and upcoming book. It's called The Vintage Shetland Project. If you're a fan of vintage knitting, then you know Susan Crawford. She's a renowned vintage knitwear designer and one of my knitting ... Read more »

Filed Under: Knitting, Vintage Dibs and Dabs Tagged With: fair isle knitting, shetland, susan crawford, vintage knitting

Fenella yarn and a fair isle cowl

June 19, 2014 by Tasha 20 Comments

It's hot and humid out, and I have a brand new fair isle cowl to show you. Just what you would expect in June, right? What can I say, I knit for the wooly months all year around! If you're a knitter, you may have heard that vintage knitwear designer Susan Crawford has recently released a new yarn! It's called Fenella, and it's a 2-ply yarn that Susan designed to fill in a gap for vintage knitters. There are many ... Read more »

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Fox Isle

March 18, 2014 by Tasha 32 Comments

A few months ago Kate Heppell, editor of British knitting magazine Knit Now (you may recall I was in an issue last winter!), released an adorable Fair Isle hat pattern called Fox Isle. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to knit it up immediately, and that's exactly what I did. Except you're only just seeing it now since I didn't photograph it until the day before most of our snow melted last week. How's that for a ... Read more »

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Red Queen fair isle pullover: finished!

October 26, 2012 by Tasha 59 Comments

Happy Friday! Thank you for your comments on being "back". I'm still trying to catch up on life after the last several weeks. :) As promised, I have photos to share of my latest knitted sweater. I actually started this last November if you can believe it. For some reason I only worked on this one in fits and spurts, with the final spurt being to finish it up to wear to Rhinebeck last weekend. My flight was Friday ... Read more »

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Simple beauty of a steek in my fair isle knit

September 4, 2012 by Tasha 26 Comments

I sat down to do a post catching you up on our painting success after my retro fail living room post, but on the camera I found photos Mel and I took a couple of weeks ago when I was cutting the armhole and neckline steeks for my current fair isle project. So instead, I just wanted to share with you the beauty you can find (or at least I can find) in knitting photos. A simple, traditional task in a fair isle knit, ... Read more »

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Fair isle beret & lace gloves for Fall

October 2, 2011 by Tasha 38 Comments

Fall! 'Tis the season for knitters everywhere to enjoy their woolies!I was determined to get a bit of accessory knitting in early for Fall, and diligently started back in August when I first got bitten by the Fall bug. My initial plans were for a matching fair isle beret and fingerless gloves from the book Vintage Knits by Sarah Dallas, as well as a pair of gloves from this free vintage pattern and a beret in the same ... Read more »

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My Knitting Patterns

Express Line Cardigan: new knitting pattern!

Express Line Cardigan: new knitting pattern!

Confectioner Scarf - new knitting pattern

Confectioner Scarf – new knitting pattern

Midge pullover  – new knitting pattern!

Midge pullover – new knitting pattern!

Vintage-inspired Royale pullover knitting pattern release

Vintage-inspired Royale pullover knitting pattern release

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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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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