If you’ve had a look at Jeanette Sloan’s social media recently, you’ll know she is a knitter and designer who is operating right on the edge of what seems to be humanly possible. She’s heading up panels, giving key note addresses, teaching with Knit Stars, carrying on her work with BIPOC in Fiber (which she founded) and, oh, producing some of the most beautiful designs you can imagine for some of the most recognisable publications in the knitting industry. Given her jam-packed schedule, we were so happy when she agreed to come on board for Confident Knitting!
Read moreMore Intarsia in the Round Patterns to Try!
I’ve been happily knitting away on my Heartgyle Socks, looking forward to getting to the intarsia action! If you’re casting around looking for other projects that use this technique, you might struggle initially – like dip stitches and tuck stitches, “intarsia in the round” isn’t a separate pattern characteristic field on Ravelry. So here’s a small roundup of more patterns from Julia Farwell-Clay that use this technique!
Read moreDouble Dipping: More Patterns to Play with Dip Stitches (and a discount!)
I’ve really enjoyed working on the Apple Twizzle Hat by Thea Colman, this month’s Boost Your Knitting pattern. It’s real potato chip knitting (just one more dip stitch, then I’ll go to bed I swear!) If you’ve also been bitten by the dip stitch bug, here are a few more patterns that feature the technique!
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