05 February 2016
s01 ep05 : the shaping | the sweater with kathleen dames
Show notes
Questions about Episode Five? Check the Ravelry thread first: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3368678/
Today it's all about that shaping, plus close-ups on different decreases. Did you know that the first stitch you stick your needle into when working a decrease indicates which stitch will come out on top? Stay tuned to find out more!
Have you already created your project page on Ravelry? If not, visit the Solstice Cardi pattern page to cast on: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi
Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns http://www.roundtableyarns.com
Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/RemembrancesPottery
Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits http://picnicknits.com/
Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!) https://taraswiger.com/
Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtag #kdsweater
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design
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Kathleen is wearing Mermaid's Cardigan. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mermaids-cardigan
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway http://www.julie-asselin.com/en/yarns/
Episode Five: The Shaping
Show notes
Questions about Episode Five? Check the Ravelry thread first.
Today it's all about that shaping, plus close-ups on different decreases. Did you know that the first stitch you stick your needle into when working a decrease indicates which stitch will come out on top? Stay tuned to find out more!
Have you already created your project page on Ravelry? If not, visit the Solstice Cardi pattern page to cast on.
Happy knitting!
xoxo,
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Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns
Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy
Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits
Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!)
Visit this page to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop.
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periscope
ravelry
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing Mermaid's Cardigan. Pattern available here.
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway.
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Now available on iTunes: The Sweater with Kathleen Dames
If you prefer listening to watching, you're in luck! The Sweater with Kathleen Dames is now on iTunes. So, you know what to do... Go. Subscribe. Leave a review. Give stars. Most importantly, enjoy.
Happy knitting!
xoxo,
P.S. I will embed the audio episodes in blog posts (in case you prefer listening from the site) over the next few days and add links to The Sweater page on the site until we are all caught up.
Episode Four: The Body
Show notes
Questions? Check the Ravelry thread first.
Today we will cast on for the body with with the Two-Tail Long-Tail Cast-on, then we will move our working yarn over to the end of the button band, as well as go over making buttonholes. Just a reminder that buttonholes are made on *both* button bands. And if your row gauge is different than the pattern gauge, be sure to account for that when creating your buttonholes as we work our way up the body.
Have you already created your project page on Ravelry? If not, visit the Solstice Cardi pattern page to cast on.
Happy knitting!
xoxo,
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- Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns
- Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy
- Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits
- Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!)
Visit The Sweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop.
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periscope
ravelry
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing Sailor's Valentine. Pattern available here.
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway.
27 January 2016
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22 January 2016
Episode Three: The Cast-on
Show notes
Questions? Check the Ravelry thread first.
Today we will begin our sweater with the first sleeve, first casting on with the Two-Tail Long-Tail Cast-on, then working make-1 (m1) increases with a backwards loop. Plus a little guidance on altering sleeve length. Be sure to get more yarn if you plan to alter the pattern.
Happy knitting!
xoxo,
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Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns
Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy
Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits
Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!).
Visit here to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtag #kdsweater or #solsticecardi
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop.
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periscope
ravelry
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing An Aran for Frederick, originally published in Jane Austen Knits 2011. Pattern available here.
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway