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Summer 2003 - Issue #9
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Click on any image to view a close up! Sweater pictures tell you the yarn, sizes, and any corrections reported. Also download larger sized charts when appropriate.

Corrections
On page 26, Blue Waterfall Pullover.
• Under Neck and Shoulder Saddles. Paragraph 2, sentence 3:
Work next 35 (35, 35, 35, 47) sts (Front neck), slip sts to holder.
• For XL size in Front and Back sections, paragraph 1, first sentence, ...cont in patt Row 4 on 35 (35, 35, 35, 47) sts...
• In Back section, Paragraph 1, second sentence, note changes to # of sts on Back:
... 73 (83, 93, 103, 113) sts ...
• In the Stitch Pattern section, Row 1 needs correcting:
Row 1: *[K1, p1b, k1, p1, yo, p1], rep from * to end.

On page 84, Garden Flowers, the chart is missing gridlines. Click here for the corrected chart.

As always, more articles then anyone else. We treat knitting as a craft worth being skilled at.
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Carry-Along Yarns -
Adding Drama
     by Diane Piwko

    The exciting addition of a carry-along yarn can completely change   the look of your garment without recharting the pattern.

To Strand or To Weave? That is the Question
by Dixie Berryman

   Float control by slipping stitches and weaving floats is further explored.

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by Jennie Merritt

    Part 3 of the series on using a knitting machine to assemble your hand knit sweaters. Matching row gauge  to stitch gauge for final assembly is easy using the knitting machine.

Helen Neale - The Education of a Designer
by Suzann Thompson

    Starting in childhood, Helen has been designing all of her life. Now she has the credentials to prove her merit.


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   A Study of Brioche Stitches, Part 2
by Shirley MacNulty


    The conclusion of Shirley’s study of Brioche covers stitches made by knitting or purling into the row below.

Friendly Knitters Lace Vest Project
    by Judith Rankin

    The Friendly Knitters Guild decided to make their Knit’N Share project special by learning to design and knit lace vests. Follow their exploits.

A Knit'N Share Program
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    Knitting Geometry - Designing with Rectangles  
by  Dee Neer

    Part 2 of Dee’s series is based on carry-along summer knitting projects.

Imperial Stock Ranch...    Looking at History
by Jean Lampe

    INKnitters visits the Imperial Stock Ranch where for over 300   years, they have raised sheep.

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Pattern Biology 101 -     Dissecting Knitting Instructions by Kathy Sasser


    We have all found that perfect pattern that we want to make, now let’s figure out what the  designer was trying to tell us.

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Swatches, Making it Big
  by  Mary henderson

  Beautiful, big, bulky and bold are some of the  words that spring to mind when you look at these swatches.

Knitting Connection of Puget Sounds Helix Hat Project
   by Barbara Cobean

    Knitting for your favorite charity has never been   more fun. Look at all of the delightful designs and     colorways that can be combined in this fun hat  project. Read about the Knit’N Share project and try   the helix hat.

A Knit'N Share Project

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