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Outfit Along 2017
Knit a piece. Sew a piece. Make an outfit. June 1st-July 31st. Get ready for the fourth annual Outfit Along! The Outfit Along pairs a sew-along with a knit-along to create a complete outfit that you’ll...
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Anaheim – A New Cardigan Pattern
Last summer one of my close friends told me that she had never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I immediately thought, “Well, we better fix that right now!” Every Monday after that, I’d make dinner...
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Anaheim Resources
The Outfit Along starts today! I cast on my Anaheim using the long-tail method, and I’m working on US 8/5 mm needles. Yes, I had to go up a needle size for my own pattern! This is why it’s really...
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Picking Up the Shoulders and Joining the Underarms
After you finish your upper back on a top-down sweater like Anaheim, you’ll slip your stitches onto holders, break your yarn, and get ready to start the fronts. You’ll join new yarn and pick up...
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Counting Stitch Markers
Before I got really good at “reading” my knitting, I was a devoted counting stitch marker user, and I’m constantly surprised by how few knitters are familiar with them. The concept is simple: markers...
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Adding Ties to Anaheim
If you want to turn your Anaheim into a true wrap sweater, you’ll need to add ties instead of the continuous i-cord edging. Your ties will get heavily abraded, so you want to be sure you’re using a...
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OAL2017 Progress
We’ve got a little over three weeks left of the Outfit Along! How are you projects going? I recently started my first sleeve of my Anaheim cardigan. Stockinette in the round is really quick for me to...
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Anaheim’s I-cord Edging
If you’re knitting Anaheim without tie modifications, the i-cord is worked all the way around the opening, and it can be challenging to visualize from the instructions because the pattern has you...
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Planning Buttons for Anaheim
Anaheim has buttons on each side at the waist, and they need to be evenly placed or else one of fronts will end up baggy with the other one tight. It’s not a good look, and a little planning ahead can...
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My OAL2017 Finished Outfit
After failing to finish my outfit last year, I was extremely determined to get this year’s outfit done early, and I did! I had the bulk of my pieces done by mid-July and simply needed to add the...
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