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Bride knits her own dress

Lydia Tayler and Ash Pears went budget on their wedding in order to save money for a house, but Lydia still looks a million dollars in this beautiful dress that she knitted herself. She spent four...

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Bigger on the Inside

Thanks to Knitty Blog for reporting this wonderful 'knitting meets Dr Who moment'. Knitter and Doctor Who Fan Lisa Pinedo made this 'Bigger on the Inside' shawl and wore it to a convention. She made a...

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Reading Charts

Many knitters are frightened of reading a chart for the first time, but when you know a few basic rules, they're not scary at all, says Anniken Allis. She gives us an easy-to-understand but...

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Hand Carved Crochet Hooks

Knitsnthings has a new look to her blog but she's being just as crafty as ever. Wanting to do something with a dead branch from her pear tree, she's learned to carve crochet hooks which look cute and...

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Blogpick: a traditionally constructed Haapsalu Shawl

Jobo Designs has made her first Haapsalu Shawl - knit as a rectangle with a separate border seamed on. The result is a rectangular shawl with beautifully rounded corners. Despite being a slightly...

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How to spin and knit this shawl in ten days

One of my own blog posts, I'm very proud of this project. I managed to spin and knit this shawl in 10 days of the Olympics, leaving time for some WIP wrestling. Here are the details and lots of photos.

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Stainless steel yarn

Have you used stainless steel yarn? Minniemoll has given it a go and says that it's fun and that you can shape the finished item. Here she writes her thoughts about how to avoid the 'chain mail' look...

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The Queen's colour-chart

This amazing chart shows The queen's outfits sorted by colour and shows which is clearly her favourite colour. Thanks to http://www.facebook.com/WeLoveWool for sharing. "Lots of wool outfits in there...

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No yarns of danger could deter this old lady

This lovely story from a 1908 New York Times tells the story of one knitter's stand against Health and Safety. With thanks to the for sharing

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What made you fall in love with knitting?

What made you fall in love with knitting? Cotton and Cloud shows us the amazing book which turned her onto knitting. A fascinating idea; a story book combined with patterns (some looking deviously...

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