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It’s Shearing Time!

Plus, Twisting Tweed with Anne's Socks ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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It's Shearing Time!

You're cuddled up in your wool garments, but sheep are standing in the fields with their warm fleeces sheared off. Why shear in cold weather? Here are 5 reasons why.

By: Stephany Wilkes

Sheep have a delightful ability to teach me—their shearer—how wrong I am about certain things, and what those things are. This includes the timing and seasonality of shearing and, specifically, why some shepherds shear their flocks in rainy or cold winter weather.

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Twisting Tweed with Anne's Socks

A simple eyelet spiral is just enough detail to set off the organic sprinkle of nepps in this tweedy yarn.

By: Anne Merrow

Tweed and other textured yarns can pose a challenge: what stitch pattern will stand up to the lively look of the yarn? A geometric arrangement of eyelets in Anne's Socks plays nicely with the flecks of light and dark fiber, which stand out against the rich hand-dyed yarn.

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Tips and Tricks for Fair Isle Knitting

Looking for ways to improve your colorwork? Here are a few tips to help you out!

By: Katrina King

Fair Isle-style stranded colorwork is knitted in the round, working with two different colors to create various motifs in a design. I have seen it used to wonderful effect in projects ranging from mittens and socks to sweaters with fabulous yokes. Here are some of the things I have learned to make the technique more enjoyable and improve the look of the finished product.

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3 Lace-Knitting Tips

Whether you're working a fine shawl with laceweight yarn or a rustic wrap in chunky farm yarn, here are lace designer and knitting teacher Katrina King's 3 key ways to make knitting lace more enjoyable. Continue reading.

Entrelac, Basic & Enhanced

From the stacked-diamond look of basic entrelac to lace effects, the zigzag path of this knitting technique leads in delightful directions. Continue reading.

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Strong and Sturdy: Two-end Knitting Condensed

Also known as tvåändsstickning, this technique for durable knitting works best with Z-twist yarn. Continue reading.

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