Articles related to "Knitting Design"
Camisoles
Designing your own knitted/crochet camisole plus a free pattern to get you going.
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Starting at the Beginning
It's a new year and a good time for a fresh start. Those of us who knitted holiday gifts out of love can put those generous impulses behind us for a while and do something for ourselves: design a sweater, scarf, gloves, or hat custom made just for us.
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Knitting Design for Beginners
A guide to basic garment design for knitters: gathering equipment and knitting your swatch.
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Knitting Design: Measuring
A guide to basic garment design for knitters, measuring and calculating the stitches and rows required to make your own unique design.
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• designing jumpers
• creating knitting patterns
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Knitting Design: Shaping
Completing the simple knitwear design, calculating your shaping to ensure a comfortable fit.
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Knitting Design: Types of Edging
Unique Knitwear Creations; the choice of edgings and ribbings available, including instructions for a picot edge.
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• designing jumpers
• creating knitting patterns
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Real People Online: Leigh Witchel, Part 1
Leigh Witchel is a dancer, choreographer, knitter, and knitwear designer. He has a ballet company, Dance As Ever, in New York City, and he writes about both ballet and knitting. In this interview, Leigh talks about the importance of patience and discipline in his life.
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Real People Online: Leigh Witchel, Part 2
The interview with Leigh Witchel concludes, with more of his views on dancing, knitting, the internet, his stash, and his current projects.
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The Quiet Pleasure of Email Lists
Which of the many mailing lists on knitting, spinning, and other fiber-related topics should you subscribe to? In this review, I've discussed the popular mailing lists, along with some you may not have heard of.
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Web Site Review: KnitNet
I'm going to put the knit design series on hold for a few weeks while I regroup and review the web sites I've selected as the Top Five sites for spinning and knitting on the internet. The first site is KnitNet, a quarterly online knitting magazine.
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Book Review: Designing Knitwear by Deborah Newton
This is a great book to give or receive for the holidays. It will inspire and educate knitters at all skill levels. Deborah Newton's designs are elegant, and her book reflects her creativity, careful thinking, and attention to detail.
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Design: Playing With Color and Form
Last week I talked about executing a design inspiration -- turning vision into knitting -- and considered making a sweater or a shawl using color, texture, or a combination of both. This week I'm going to speculate about using the design elements in different, possibly more creative, ways.
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Design: The Sky's the Limit
In my last article, I talked about inspiration, knowledge, skill, and confidence as requirements for a good knit design, and I described a landscape that has inspired me. In this article I'll talk about turning an inspiration into a design, using my knowledge of knitting.
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Lisa Gentry
Lisa Gentry is the fastest crocheter in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. She is also an up-and-coming designer.
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