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How To Knit a Cute Sunglasses Case

Hi knitters! This is Jessica from Mama In A Stitch Blog and today I’d like to share a simple, trendy, spring time sunglasses case pattern with you.  This case is made with a lightweight cotton that is perfect for the warmer months, but you can use any worsted weight yarn that you have in your

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How to Knit a Cable

Hi, this is Jessica from Mama In A Stitch Blog, and today I’d like to share with you how to knit a cable.  I was always intimidated by cables until I finally tried them out and realized how easy they are to complete.  Cable patterns are classic, yet they have also become very trendy! You

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Scrap Yarn: Out with the Old?

Happy New Year! As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new… right? With your yarn stash, it’s easy enough to say that and have an excuse to buy more yarn – I mean, who wouldn’t love that? But then, what do you do with your old yarn? You could keep it

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Knitting for the Holidays

Getting all dressed up for the holidays doesn’t have to mean buying a whole new glitzy outfit and accessories – you can keep it simple and still wow the crowd. All you need is a fun holiday accessory! For the holidays, many people opt for a new necklace or pair of earrings – the bigger and

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Knitting Newbies: Best Tips for New Knitters

I am a knitting newbie. I learned about a year ago, but before then could only crochet (and only easy patterns). With crochet, I was able to grasp everything – literally. One hand held the project, one hand held my hook and then I just wrapped the yarn from the skein I was using around

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Trend Report: Fantastic Fringe!

Retro is IN this fall/winter season, a fact made apparent by the amount of flared jeans and suede skirts I’m seeing everywhere. For me, the most surprising – and fun – throwback is fringe. Just looking at the new arrivals at some of my favorite online stores I’ve seen jackets with fringe details along the

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Pattern Spotlight: Traveling Vines Socks

Knit sock patterns come in all shapes and sizes. The Traveling Vines Socks featured in the October 2015 issue of I Like Knitting are not only a bold fall statement, they are fun to knit, and from looking at the vines that snake up the top of the foot onto the cuff, you can see

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Shades of Autumn: Knits Reminiscent of the Season

There’s no doubt about it, fall is in the air. We are waking up to crisp mornings, soft breezes and the glorious color show of the leaves changing: bright reds, vivid oranges, glorious golds and rich browns. All these colors bring to mind the sights and sounds of the season, reminding us that winter is

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New Stitch Series: Basketweave Knit Stitch

Each issue of our magazine features a focus on a particular stitch or technique, offering a pattern each issue that showcases that particular stitch.

For the next few issues we will be featuring a Basketweave Stitch Series, focusing on patterns that use this unique knit texture. The basketweave knit stitch is a simple stitch pattern that is

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BOO! Our Spookiest Halloween Knitting Patterns

The ghouls and goblins are ready to play! The first day of fall was just this past week, and October 31st will be here before we know it. Once fall hits, the warm fall and winter knitting patterns are perfect for dressing up, whether you are young or old, and I Like Knitting has some

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