Knit-spiration: Nautical knits

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Everybody knits: Russell Crowe

Project report: Hemingway hat

This is one of my favourite FREE patterns from NY knit designers Wool and the Gang. This one is stitched in the softest painted alpaca wool, and can be wound together in just a few hours. 

My sketchbook: Everything in seed stitch

I’ve been building a collection of seed-stitch mittens and scarves, but headbands, and a cable/seed scarf would be virgin territory.

Stitch-tionary: Reversible cables

This is my first attempt at cable knits, and it wasn't half as complicated as I thought it would be. The pattern is worked over 6 rows.

Rows 1 - 5 : K2, P2

Row 6: *K2, P2, place 4 stiches on cable needle, K2, P2, put the stitches from the cable needle back on your left needle, K2, P2,* repeat until you have 4 stitches left, K2, P2

I adapted this pattern from Silver's knitting patterns.

To gauge out your project, calculate the number of cables you want and multiply by 12 (you need 12 stitches for each cable section), then add 4 stitches to the end to complete the edge. My cowl has 76 stitches (6 cables x 12 stitches + 4 extra).

Knit-spiration: Afghans

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My mom has a modest stack of granny-square afghans passed down from grandma to grandma. Being a crochet novice, I thought a simple blanket would be a good way to ease myself into the craft – one slow square at a time. Mine’s a little less colourful than this whimsical throw, and I can only hope it doesn’t take a generation for me to finish it. 

Everybody knits: Cary Grant

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