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My Knitting Bag · 1W ago

Headband for a Spring Newborn Baby

Materials Used: 2 colors of Plymouth Encore Worsted Weight (used very little of two skeins of yarn) 3.75mm circular needle 2.25mm needles Tapestry needle Stitch marker Instructions: Using circular needle, cast on 68 sts in contrast color. Join to work in the round. Knit a few stitches and place stit
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My Knitting Bag · 1M ago

Domino Square Potholder

Measurements: 7.5″ x 7.5″ (19 x 19 cm) without border, 8″ x 8″ (20 x 20 cm) with border Yarn: DK weight cotton yarn Colours: Purple, fuchsia, and violet Needles: Dn 4 (3.5 mm). Circular needle 4 (3.5 mm) for the border. Abbreviations K-CO: knitted cast-on dn: domino needle K-CO 75 stitch on dn and [
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My Knitting Bag · 4M ago

Almost a Year Has Passed!

Hmm, what can I say? My last post boasted about a new project I was starting … and I did start it! But it was one of those projects where you had to count every stitch on every row. It certainly wasn’t relaxing, or easy! As a result, I procrastinated until the end of winter [...]
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Settling in Front of a Fire

We live in the mountains and it gets much colder, much quicker here. Even though winter doesn’t officially start for another month or so, the weather is already plummeting and we are already resorting to putting the gas heater on in the evening. Today, it has rained all day. Continuously! And right
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Annual Hiatus Time

I live in Australia, so it’s now the middle of summer. It’s too hot and humid to do “crafty” things. My hands are sweaty and I just don’t have the patience. So I’m just checking in to let you know that the blog hasn’t been abandoned, it’s just on hiatus until the cooler months arrive. [...]
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Knit an iPod Case

As an iPod Touch user, I was thrilled to find a freebie pattern on How to Knit an iPod Case. It’s an ideal way to use some left over wool too.
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Joining Without a Twist

I receive a newsletter from Knitting Daily, which sometimes has really good tips and even the odd free pattern to try. Earlier this week, the following bit of information was included and I thought it was worthy of sharing: Joining Without a Twist by Karen Frisa Instructions for joining in the round
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Extra Soft Slippers

In all the years I’ve knitted, I have always done larger projects – vests, jumpers and complete baby outfits. Never, have I thought about doing any small items. However, over the last two winters, I have found myself concentrating on smaller projects – hats, scarfs, wrist warmers and, at present, fi
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

Easy Wrist Warmer Pattern

To the left you’ll see the first pair of wrist warmers I’ve ever knitted. I used some cheap wool left over from another project I knitted last year. They are knitted on straight needles, as I wasn’t confident enough to knit “in the round”. The pattern is one that I adapted myself as I couldn’t [...]
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My Knitting Bag · 1Y ago

The Knitting Gauge

I’m a rebel when it comes to knitting. Why? Because I never knit a gauge! All those committed knitters out there will be cringing and calling me the worst names…and I deserve every name thrown at me. I spend the money buying the yarn. I spend the time knitting the project. I then spend time [...]
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