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Thank you for supporting my March knitting classes.
And now it's time for... |
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Designs to entertain and inspire you...
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| See below in Newsletter #151 for some fabulous hints and tips to make your garment original and in many cases, easier to knit along the way. My websites are also great sources of ideas and inspiration |
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| Hitting the highways hard this Autumn! |
I'm a woman on a mission...
Shows are popping up everwhere and like a rebel with a cause I'm taking new stock and new designs to, and talking new ideas in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne during March and April.
Newcastle Knitters Guild July 13th
Newcastle Machine & Handknitters
Sunday 13th July - Day lecture on Fit & Style,
and Design. Lunch is included. Bookings contact
Leonie newcastlemachineknitters@gmail.com
Kate zimmermanka@yahoo.com.au
This class allows me to share the simple changes that every knitter can make to achieve a
wonderful, personal fit for your knitting.
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It's an interactive class/lecture and I will of course have plenty of garments and mirrors. It will be knowledge-building and should make you rethink your knitting and apply my customising techniques to most knitting patterns.
Knit classes: Last chance to book -
Australian Yarn Show Canberra 8th & 9th March KNIT to FIT
Grampian Textures 2 day and 4 day classes Halls Gaps |
| On Show for March & April |
*Change of Date* for Coal Loader - it's no longer the first Sunday of each season!
The Coal Loader Artistan Market
Sun 23rd March Waverton
Canberra Handmade Market
Sat 29th & Sun 30th March: over 240 stall holders from food to knits. EPIC
Melbourne Australian Quilt Convention (AQC)
Carlton Gardens Royal Exhibition Building
Thurs 10th to Sun 13th April.
Fibre Frolic - a feast for all Sydney Fibre lovers
Sunday 4th May Edmund Rice Conference Centre, 1315 Mulgoa Rd, Mulgoa from 10am to 3pm |
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| All about the detail - options for knitted-on button bands |
 Here are a few of the stitch pattern variations I use when knitting the button band with the front of the garment, using the same needle size as the body of the garment.
Right, Chaffey Jacket with Corrugated Garter, is a reversible band.
Below left to right shows Basket Stitch 8 row repeat, Double Moss 4 row repeat, Corrugated Garter 4 row repeat and lastly, a cable band with a P2 garter edge.
The key is 4 to 8 row reversible stitch patterns. |
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Split Texture Jacket front band
knitted in Corrugated Garter |
 Corrugated Garter is a mock rib and is one of my favourites for button bands. Knitted with 2 rows st-st and 2 rows reverse st-st, it looks like rib. Traditionally button bands are picked up from the front edge of the garments and knitted on, which can be a challenge. The junction at the neckband can also be a challenge: knitting the button band with the fronts is so much easier and neater.
Of course ribs are an essential part of knitting for cuffs and hemlines that stop the hemline rolling and sit the garment against the body. The smaller the needle you use the firmer the rib, which is perfect for cuffs and neckbands, but doesn't work as knitted-on button bands. |
| The Split Texture Jacket brings all the details together. The short row hemline is great fun, with the extra detail of the button-up tail. |
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What or who does the work?
Yarn or Technique? |
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| The Basket stitch Wrap (above) shows how multi-coloured yarn does the creative work, while below, the technique creates the design. |
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| Whichever you choose I am more than happy to help you with your 'on-the-needles' project. The Basket Stitch Wrap uses Italian-made Joker yarn, a classic blend of 53% wool and 47% acrylic. 100g of Joker makes a hat and 300g delivers the Basket Stitch Wrap above. |
The Blocks Cardigan:
6 colours and plenty of texture |
 The Blocks Cardigan is a combination of five main colours in wool and mohair, the fifth highlight colour is clearly seen above as the bright turquoise quarter squares.
Looking at the wrong side of the knitting (left) the garment is knitted with standard garment pieces: fronts, back and sleeves. I recommend with many of my designs to knit the sleeves first to both re-check your tension and also so you become familiar with the pattern. |
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Short rows for the Wave Wrap.
My Newsletter 117 has step-by-step instructions and pictures for working short rows.
Left: this lovely customer purchased the hat and warp at last year's Melbourne Australasian Quilt Convention.
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| Accessories also have Pure Wool options |
 Tension: When I'm knitting a wrap or scarf in any yarn I'll go up at least two needle sizes from the size given on the ball band.
Ballband 5mm = 7mm needles.
However the styling for my hats relies on a firmer tension 22sts to 10cm/ 4". All the hat patterns can be knitted in 8ply/DK or Aztec - the ball band has no ply gauge.
I love playing with these hats, they are a great 'between-major-project' knit for me. |
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| I hope to see you in the knitting circle soon! |
| If you'd like to discuss anything in this newsletter - or anything at all, please email Jane. Thanks for your support - Laura, Petra, Philippa, Cathryn, Helen, Margaret, Annette and I look forward to seeing you in the knitting circle! |
