29 January 2016

One FO and one almost-FO this Friday. #FOFriday #knitscope #yarnscope #knitting



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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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*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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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.

22 January 2016

What kind of sweater would you want to knit for a second season of The Sweater? #kdsweater #knitscope#yarnscope



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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

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*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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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

15 January 2016

Happy Friday! Getting ready to cast on a sleeve for my 2nd #solsticecardi.



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Episode Two: The Yarn



Show notes

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*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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Kathleen is wearing Sotherton, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available here.

08 January 2016

Winding yarn after launching The Sweater ep1 #knitscope



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Episode One: The Pattern (with show notes)





Let's talk about the pattern for the Solstice Cardi!



Visit here to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*. Your link to download the PDF will be in your Welcome email. Be sure to create your project page on Ravelry!



Round Table Yarns - I will be knitting my Solstice Cardi in the Camelot base, colorway: Orkney  - Perceval, Gawain, and Guenevere are other great options in the gauge range



Julie Asselin  - the original Solstice Cardi was knit in the Stella base, colorway: Diamant; Fino Simple, Fino, Leizu Fingering, Nanos, and Piccolo are other great bases that have a similar gauge



Hiya Hiya 40" Steel Circular Needles



Black Sheep tape measure



Ann Tudor  - adorable ring stitch markers; I have a set of sheep



Removable stitch markers - there are plenty of these out in the world; here is just one option



Shaker needle case - more examples can be seen in the Photo Gallery; contact them directly about purchasing, since they can't keep them in stock in the shop



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Kathleen is wearing An Aran for Anne, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available here.