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22 March 2016

Recording ep12 of The Sweater: the finale! #kdsweater #solsticecardi

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21 March 2016

Happy Monday! Let's catch up. #knitscope #kathleentalks

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18 March 2016

episode eleven : the block | the sweater with kathleen dames - iTunes/LibSyn

Show Notes for Episode 11

Ready to stomp on your sweater? Don't worry, it's all part of finishing your beautiful garment! No sweaters were harmed in the making of this video ;)

Questions about Episode Eleven? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/topics/3397025

Don't forget to like and share this podcast, if you're enjoying it. Share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Many thanks!
-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/Remembrance
-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*

*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-designs
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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Quadrille, previously published in Interweave Knits Winter 2015. Pattern will be available soon on Ravelry!

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/

s01 ep11 : the block | the sweater with kathleen dames

Show Notes for Episode 11

Ready to stomp on your sweater? Don't worry, it's all part of finishing your beautiful garment! No sweaters were harmed in the making of this video ;)

Questions about Episode Eleven? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/topics/3397025

Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

Kathleen is wearing Quadrille, previously published in Interweave Knits Winter 2015. Pattern will be available soon on Ravelry!

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/

Check out this episode!

15 March 2016

Visit to the gorgeous Espace Tricot #yarnscope #knitscope #montrealbound

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14 March 2016

A visit to La Maison Tricotée in Montreal #knitscope #yarnscope

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11 March 2016

Do you have any FOs this Friday? #knitscope

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The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode 10 : The Finish - YouTube

Show Notes for Episode 10

Now that the knitting is complete, it's time to finish your cardigan the elegant way with weaving and seaming.

Questions about Episode Ten? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/topics/3392963

Don't forget to like and share this podcast, if you're enjoying it. Share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Many thanks!
-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/Remembrance
-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*

*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-designs
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instagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/
twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendames
ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kathleen-dames
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesign
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Thistle Leaf Pullover. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thistle-leaf-pullover

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/

The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode Ten : The Finish - iTunes

s01 ep10 : the finish | the sweater with kathleen dames

Show Notes for Episode 10

Now that the knitting is complete, it's time to finish your cardigan the elegant way with weaving and seaming.

Questions about Episode Ten? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/topics/3392963

Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

Kathleen is wearing Thistle Leaf Pullover. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thistle-leaf-pullover

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/

Check out this episode!

09 March 2016

Whoops! How about a quick five minute chat?

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Better late than never #wipwednesday

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04 March 2016

Book report for lousy sMarch weather. #knitscope #bookscope

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The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode 9 : The Bindoff - YouTube

Show Notes for Episode 9

All about binding off! Did you even know there was more than one way to bind off your stitches? I've also got some news for you about Season Two.

Questions about Episode Nine? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3388641/

Share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Many thanks!
-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/Remembrance
-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*

*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-designs
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periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/kathleendames
instagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/
twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendames
ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kathleen-dames
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesign
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Pomegranate Cardi. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pomegranate-cardi

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/

s01 ep09 : the bindoff | the sweater with kathleen dames

Show Notes for Episode 9

All about binding off! Did you even know there was more than one way to bind off your stitches?

Questions about Episode Nine? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3388641/

Share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

Kathleen is wearing Pomegranate Cardi. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pomegranate-cardi

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/

Check out this episode!

The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode Nine : The Bindoff - iTunes/LibSyn

Show Notes for Episode 9

All about binding off! Did you even know there was more than one way to bind off your stitches?

Questions about Episode Nine? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3388641/

Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

Kathleen is wearing Pomegranate Cardi. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pomegranate-cardi

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/

03 March 2016

Shall we talk pattern grading? #knitscope #designerthursday

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02 March 2016

Recording ep11 of The Sweater: weaving in ends and blocking

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01 March 2016

Techniques on Tuesday: chat about Kitchener and mattress stitch. #knitscope #kathleentalks #techniqueontuesday

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29 February 2016

Recording ep10 of The Sweater: weaving underarms and sewing seams. #knitscope #kdsweater #solsticecardi #kathleentalks

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26 February 2016

FOFriday: Jane Austen Knits edition. #fofriday #janeaustenknits #knitscope #kathleentalks

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The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode Eight : The Yoke - iTunes

Show notes

Questions about Episode Eight? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered.

Don't forget to share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page, then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Many thanks!
-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!)

Click here to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

*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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twitter
ravelry
facebook
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Wavelette. Pattern available here.

Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway.

s01 ep08 : the yoke | the sweater with kathleen dames

Show notes

Questions about Episode Eight? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3383689/

Don't forget to share your project on social media (Instagram is my favorite!) with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

Kathleen is wearing Wavelette. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wavelette

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/

Check out this episode!

25 February 2016

Winding yarn + design talk. #knitscope

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The Sweater with Kathleen Dames Episode Seven: The Sleeve (again) - iTunes

Now with button talk!

Show notes

Questions about Episode Seven? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered.

Just one sleeve to go, then we will bring everything together in the yoke - my favorite part! Be sure to match this second sleeve to the one you made way back in Episode Three.

And to keep you distracted from your (brief) visit to Sleeve Island, let's talk a little bit about our button options. I'll show you how I sew on a two-hole button plus give you some food for thought with shanked, cufflink-style buttons.

Don't forget to share your project on social media with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page, then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

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!)

Sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

*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
instagram
twitter
ravelry
facebook
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Bloc Pulli. Pattern available here.

Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway.

The Sweater with Kathleen Dames | Episode Seven: The Sleeve (again) - YouTube

24 February 2016

Clara Parkes | Knitlandia

Hey, that's me answering trivia at about the 36' mark!

Wednesday chat:WIPs and whatnot. #knitscope

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23 February 2016

Let's talk bindoff options. #knitscope

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22 February 2016

Recording ep9 of The Sweater # kdsweater #solsticecardi #kathleentalks #knittingpodcast

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19 February 2016

Greetings from Knitlandia! Time to eat my Claramel.

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s01 ep07 : the sleeve (again) | the sweater with kathleen dames

Now with button talk!

Show notes

Questions about Episode Seven? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3373498/

Just one sleeve to go, then we will bring everything together in the yoke - my favorite part! Be sure to match this second sleeve to the one you made way back in Episode Three https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mW-AV-32ww

And to keep you distracted from your (brief) visit to Sleeve Island, let's talk a little bit about our button options. I'll show you how I sew on a two-hole button plus give you some food for thought with shanked, cufflink-style buttons.

Don't forget to share your project on social media with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi. See below for links to where you can find me. And be sure to create your project page on Ravelry by visiting the pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi , then clicking "cast on" in the upper right corner of the page.

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/Remembrance...

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*

*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/kathlee...
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instagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/
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ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kath...
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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Bloc Pulli. Pattern available here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bloc-pulli

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/

Check out this episode!

17 February 2016

Recording ep8 of The Sweater. Let's yoke it up! #kdsweater #solsticecardi #kathleentalks

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16 February 2016

Tuesday chat: knitting, designing, and the weather report #kathleentalks

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15 February 2016

Color blocking with Kathleen Dames (and Victoria Beckham)

Yesterday's Victoria Beckham show for NYFW included a little something that looks awfully familiar...

Victoria Beckham: Fall 2016, Look 9

Color-blocked cuffs, matching collar, navy body, orange contrast. Does that look like anything you might already know?

Kathleen Dames: June 2013, Bloc Pulli

Oh, hello, Bloc Pulli. You're looking as sharp as when I designed and knit you during Hurricane Sandy. You've got fun-to-knit long cuffs shaped with short rows, a sideways-knit collar that's stretchy and adds a pop of color up top, and in the entire garment you only have to purl three half-rows, so you're just one big, fabulous knit-knit-knit. (Personally, I wouldn't want to knit a sweater entirely in ribbing these days, but that may just be me.)

Guess color blocking is still a fashionable thing. Do you think my Bloc Party cardigan will show up in a collection next Spring?

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Last summer I experienced another facet of the Intellectual Property dodecahedron when someone was selling a copy of my pattern for An Aran for Frederick on Etsy. That was a pretty clear case, and Etsy responded almost immediately by taking the pattern down.

In this instance Ms. Beckham's Look 9 would be deemed nothing more than a coincidence, since, unlike Mati Ventrillon's experience with the house of Chanel, VB's design team have not visited my atelier (i.e. my desk in the corner of the dining room/book and yarn stash storage next to the washer-dryer/filming studio in our bedroom) ... ever.

So, what should I do? Not much, actually, except enjoy the fact that a design similar to mine stomped the catwalk at NYFW yesterday. I do think my design is more fun to knit, though ;)

Thanks for stopping by, and happy knitting!
xoxo,

P.S. Guess my next pattern in the upgrade queue should be Bloc Pulli, eh?

12 February 2016

A real live FO for #FOFriday: my sample of the wedding cardi #knitscope

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s01 ep06 : the body (again) | the sweater with kathleen dames {iTunes}

Show Notes
Questions about Episode Six? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3373497/

Going on a #buttonhunt? Some of my favorite resources include:

Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi.

Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen

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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 kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

*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
instagram
twitter
ravelry
facebook
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Benwick. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/benwick

Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway

s01 ep6 : the body (again) | the sweater with kathleen dames

Questions about Episode Six? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3373497/

Going on a #buttonhunt? Some of my favorite resources include:

-Some of my favorite buttons on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/people/kathleendames/favorites/buttons

-Etsy button search https://www.etsy.com/c/craft-supplies-and-tools/sewing-and-needlecraft-supplies/buttons-and-fasteners/buttons

-M&J Trimming http://www.mjtrim.com/

-Mood Fabrics http://www.moodfabrics.com/buttons.html

-Your LYS (or favorite online yarn store) https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/advancedProductSearch.asp?pcID=24

Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi.

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*

*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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periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/kathleendames
instagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/
twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendames
ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kathleen-dames
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesign
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Benwick. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/benwick

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/

Check out this episode!

11 February 2016

Episode 6 | The Body (again) {YouTube}

Show Notes

Questions about Episode Six? Visit the Ravelry thread to see if your question has already been answered: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3373497/

Going on a #buttonhunt? Some of my favorite resources include:

Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtags #kdsweater and #solsticecardi.

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 kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*

*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
instagram
twitter
ravelry
facebook
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Benwick. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/benwick

Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway

Let's seam up a sleeve with mattress stitch today. #knitscope with @kathleendames

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Pattern: Benwick

Benwick on Ravelry $8 (no account necessary)

To celebrate the publication of Benwick (and Valentine's Day), use code persuasion2016 at checkout to receive 20% off this pattern, as well as my favorite Persuasion-inspired patterns, A Vest for Charles, An Aran for Anne, and An Aran for Frederick, from 11-14 February 2016.

[Captain Benwick] had an affectionate heart. He must love somebody.

—Chapter 18, Persuasion, Jane Austen

Louisa Musgrove takes the air on the Cobb. She has finally recovered from her interesting illness and is escorted, of course, by Captain Benwick. A passing breeze gives our invalid a chill. Our gallant captain wraps his coat around her shoulders. How very interesting she is! And how ready to fall in love is he!

Far from an exact replica of naval dress, this cardigan nods to Royal Navy uniforms with it's epaulet-like braids and clean front closure. It is also trimmed with matching braids at the collar, cuffs, and hem. In a nod to all the love Captain Benwick has to give, there is a heart on the sleeve.

Feel like the heroine in your own novel!

What you'll love about knitting Benwick:

Seamless saddle-shoulder construction is so much fun to knit - you'll feel so clever using the specified decreases to set in the sleeve and make a saddle for each shoulder
Matching braid at collar, cuffs, hem, cardigan fronts, and epaulets are delighfully matchy-matchy and a good excuse to practice cabling without a cable needle
Who doesn't want to knit a heart on their sleeve? This one makes clever use of increases to make a lovely heart
Finishing work is modest: seam up the sleeves (or work them in the round if your gauge is similar working flat vs. in the round), weave together the underarms, and sew on those hooks and eyes

What you'll love about wearing Benwick:

You've got your heart on your sleeve!
Matchy-matchy cables makes everything look sharp
Hook-and-eye front closures are crisp and elegant

Size/Finished Measurements
32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) inches bust circumference, closed. Shown in size 36-inch with two inches negative ease

Materials

Seven Sisters Arts Nova (100% Bluefaced Leicester; 200 yds [183 m]/4 oz [113 g]): cobalt, 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8) skeins {approx. 900 (950, 1050, 1150, 1200, 1300, 1400 yds}
Size 6 (4 mm): 29-inch circular (cir) needle (ndl)
Markers (m)
Cable needle (cn)
Removable stitch markers (rm)
Stitch holders or waste yarn
Tapestry needle
7 hook-and-eye sets, sharp-point sewing needle, and matching thread

Gauge
20 stitches x 30 rows = 4 inches square in Stockinette St.

Skills Needed

casting on
binding off
knitting
purling
increasing
decreasing
working stitches out of order (otherwise known as cabling)
following charts

Thanks!
Previously published in: Jane Austen Knits, Fall 2013
Photography: Angela Lee

Everything you need to create your own beautiful Benwick is provided in the professionally designed (by me!) pattern.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy knitting!
xoxo,

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