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Kelley's Favorite Free Knit Sweater Patterns
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Kelley's Favorite Free Knit Sweater Patterns
How to Use the Fix-A-Stitch
How to Use the Fix-A-Stitch
Do you struggle with fixing your knitting mistakes or dropped stitches? Kelley loves the Fix-A-Stitch tools! They're uniquely made to make it very easy to quickly fix your knitting mistakes. Here,...
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Ways to Join Sweater Sleeves – Russian Grafting Tutorial
Ways to Join Sweater Sleeves – Russian Grafting Tutorial
While working on sweaters these last few weeks, Kelley came across several different techniques for joining or seaming sweater sleeves. She fell in love with Russian Grafting, and demonstrates it along...
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The Benefits of Knitting Stitch Sampler Projects
The Benefits of Knitting Stitch Sampler Projects
In this week's Technique Tuesday, Kelley shared why she loves knitting stitch sampler projects. They not only allow you to practice and learn a variety of stitches, but they look amazing...
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Comparing Three Popular Knitting Bind-Offs
Comparing Three Popular Knitting Bind-Offs
Kelley wrapped up work on her Pengweeno Baby Jacket and thought she would share three different knit bind-offs for you to consider for your future projects! She compared the i-cord...
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Things to Consider When Knitting a Sweater
Things to Consider When Knitting a Sweater
This week Kelley was working on the Tsubaki Pullover by Hiroko Fukatsu, a paid-for pattern on Ravelry. While sharing the pattern in this week's Technique Tuesday, she gave her top...
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How to Knit the Chinese Waitress Bind-Off
How to Knit the Chinese Waitress Bind-Off
Last week Kelley shared the Horai Scarf and how to do the Chinese Waitress Cast-On and how to keep neat edges. This week she's sharing the Chinese Waitress Bind-Off, which is...
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