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Two rectangular Kelbourne Woolens Mojave swatches before washing photographed on a textured marble background

Swatching: Rift Marl-Along

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 15, 2020May 27, 2020

Above: My Swatches Before Blocking As I mentioned in the introductory post announcing the KAL, after Courtney and I picked Rift and were discussing color choices, I swatched Mojave singled and then doubled the yarn with two colors and fell in love! The specifications for Rift are as follows: Yarn A sport/dk weight cotton/wool or…

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Primrose Mittens Tuck Stitches

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on February 19, 2020May 26, 2022

The stitch pattern on the Primrose Mittens from the Year of Gifts features a lovely tuck stitch that creates a waffle-like texture on the top of the hand. Working the stitch isn’t difficult by any means – anyone familiar with brioche will find it to be quite simple – but we thought a photo tutorial…

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Long Tail Tubular Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 9, 2018January 8, 2021

It is a bit of a mouthful, but the long tail tubular cast onis a really excellent cast on method that creates a lovely, stretchy edge that is reminiscent of machine-knit garments. The cast on is a bit quirky and convoluted, and makes a lot more sense in the doing than in the reading. Set-Up: Create…

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Knitted Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on December 4, 2017October 8, 2020

A knitted cast on provides a sturdy edging, and is easy to work as well! Use a knitted cast on when you need to cast on stitches during the course of your project, such as casting on thumb stitches for a mitten. Step 1 / Make a slip knot on your left hand needle. Step…

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Kitchener Stitch

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on November 28, 2017September 14, 2023

Kitchener stitch is a wonderful finishing technique that connects two opposing pieces of fabric together for a seamless join. Below is a tutorial for you to reference when working this lovely finish! Please Note: For this tutorial, we are utilizing three different colors so you can clearly see both sets of stitches and the kitchener row….

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Short Rows: Wrap and Turn

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 9, 2017January 8, 2021

Short row shaping is used often in sweaters – especially those knit in the round – most commonly to raise the back neck, create a sleeve cap, lower the back hem to create the look of a shirt-tail, or a cosy shawl collar. Wrap and Turn (W+T) on the Right Side: STEP 1 / With…

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Picot Edging

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on April 28, 2017June 1, 2020

We all know you can bind off using a picot edging, but did you ever think to cast on using one? This unusual shawl cast on was found in an old Norwegian pattern book in a modification of a style of shawl referred to as a Norwegian school shawl. The cast on is worked by…

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September Mitten Cuff

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 4, 2016June 1, 2020

The September Mitten cuff is a very simple lace edging worked back and forth on two double pointed needles. The edging is then joined into a circle, and stitches are then picked up in the straight (flat) side in order to work the hand. As an added element, the beginning and end of the edging…

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August Mittens Tips and Tricks: Cables made Easy

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 2, 2016October 8, 2020

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, there are two older but still incredibly useful tutorials related to the August Mitten pattern that you might find helpful. Both are helpful in effectively creating excellent cables, and will help you not only with the August Mitten, but also in any future knitting endeavors! In conjunction with the release…

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Perfectly Picked Up Stitches

By Meghan Kelly on April 6, 2015January 8, 2021

Many knitting patterns have you pick up a specific number of stitches for button bands or other edges/facings. This is both a generous gift from the designer – they’ve done all of those pesky calculations for you! – but also leaves the potential for a wonky button band if you did not get both the exact…

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Chinese American female wearing the oversized, lace Sawyer turtleneck sweater in oatmeal heather.

Working from Charts: Lace

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 22, 2015October 8, 2020

Many of our designs utilize charts as part of the instructions. There are four types of charts featured in the collection: Knit/Purl patterning, Stranded Colorwork, Cables, and Lace. While most of the basic principles of knitting charts are the same regardless of the type of chart, we’ve broken it down into the four components. Part 4 of 4: Working…

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Close up of a Chinese American woman in a modern plant store wearing a vegan leather jacket and Portage, a cabled beanie in Kelbourne Woolens Scout in gray heather.

Working from Charts: Cables

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 21, 2015January 8, 2021

Like most of our patterns, many of the designs in the Little Things collection utilize charts as part of the instructions. There are four types of charts featured in the collection: Knit/Purl patterning, Stranded Colorwork, Cables, and Lace. While most of the basic principles of knitting charts are the same regardless of the type of chart, we’ve broken it…

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Cabling Without a Cable Needle

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 17, 2014October 26, 2021

I exclusively work cables without a cable needle for a few reasons: a) I am notorious for never having notions. I use snippets of whatever yarn I’m working with for stitch markers, I don’t think I’ve met a darning needle I’ve used more than once, and I own about 10 tape measures but only know where…

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KW Summer Sweater KAL / Perfect Short Rows, Part 2

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on July 14, 2014October 8, 2020

Hopefully you’re enjoying our Summer Sweater KAL! So far, we’ve gone over measuring the correct length for long tail cast ons, and yesterday, I went over the first step in creating almost invisible short rows. Today, I’ll go over the 2nd step of completing the short rows by picking up the wraps and knitting (or…

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