29 January 2016
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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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.
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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
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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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
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Episode Two: The Yarn
Show notes
- Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns.
- The adorable ruler is from the Ravelry Mini Mart and made by Katrinkles on Etsy.
- This is a great Magic Loop photo tutorial from Tin Can Knits. (Save it for when we do the pullover season of The Sweater.)
- A little more on integrated button bands. And, yes, you do work buttonholes on both bands as you go, so you'll know *exactly* where to sew on your buttons.
- If you want to learn more about spins and plies and weights of yarn, Clara Parkes’s first book, Knitter's Book of Yarn, is an excellent way to get started.
- And now that you know all about yarn, you might be interested in learning more about the wool itself from the Knitter's Book of Wool.
- Breed-specific yarns hand-dyed in beautiful shades from Sheepspot.
- Does your new project need a new bag? My friend Alex makes lovely ones!
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 hashtag #kdsweater
*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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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing Sotherton, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available here.
13 January 2016
12 January 2016
08 January 2016
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
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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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing An Aran for Anne, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available here.
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