Highlights + Happenings | October 2023
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The Chilly Dog fetched your links to this month's featured knitting patterns, membership perks, tutorials and more.
4 Sock-tober Pattern Recommendations
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I want to learn how to knit socks two at a time
+Plus Level Members download this pattern for free through 11/6/23.
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Stitch Counsel | October 20, 2023
This month meet Megan from Billy and Baa.
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New + Noteworthy
Journal
Break or Cut?
Why knitting patterns recommend breaking instead of cutting your yarn.
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How to Reuse Frogged Yarn
How to save yarn that’s been ripped out of a disappointing knit or crochet project.
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Unwind | Swaying Palms Shawl
10 minutes of knitting on the patio and listening to the rain.
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Learning Library
Möbius Cast On | Photo Tutorial
Similar to a provisional cast on, the Möbius cast on has an extra dimensional twist.
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3 Tips for Tight Knitters
Hints to help your stitches loosen up.
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Binding Off Stitches at the Beginning of a Row
How to count as you bind off and how many stitches are left.
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How to Use Your DPN Tips to Track Rounds
Marking your needle tips.
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Picot Bind Off
A decorative finish that can be customized with different picot lengths and spacing.
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Preventing Underarm Gaps for Top-Down Sweaters
Picking up and knitting the first round of sleeve stitches.
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Vertical Intarsia Color Change
The special, gap-closing twist used when knitting blocks of color with separate bobbins or balls of yarn.
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Watch on YouTube
- Mastery Minute: What Does BO 10 Sts Look Like
- Tutorial: Picot Bind Off
- Tutorial: Simple Vertical Intarsia Color Change
- Unwind: Swaying Palms Shawl
A Note from Ellen
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I'm visiting my friends at Stitch Yarn Studio this weekend (October 12-14) for their 2nd annual "Plan Your Presents" event. If you're in the Cincinnati area I hope you'll stop by and say hi. In addition to knitting I have pictures and a really amazing "family heir loom" story to share with you. (Read this article from Handwoven magazine if you want a hint about the back story.)
And fingers crossed I can enjoy some good, fall leaf peeping on my drive through Tennessee and Kentucky.
See you soon!
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