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Some Comments about the Self-reinforced Thumb Slot

How are you doing with this month’s KAL for Easy Elegant Mitts? If you’ve gotten past the purl bands with the beaded accent yarn, the going from there is pretty straight forward. I do want to mention the technique used … Continue reading

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Tips for making the most of beaded accent yarn

 knitting with beaded accent yarn to make the most of showing every bead to fullest effect To start Easy Elegance Mitts, you can jump right in and temporarily defer any thought for how you will introduce the beads into your knitting. So go … Continue reading

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Let’s Twist! Plaited Ribbing

I am showing my age – ha! ha! I must admit that when I started this article off with the title of “Let’s Twist”, as in knitting the Plaited Ribbing for the Easy Elegance Mitts, I wanted to start singing … Continue reading

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Any Beads Any Yarn

Free yourself to use any bead size with any yarn, even textured yarns With this month’s Easy Elegance Mitts you have the chance to use beads in ways we have not seen in our previous KnitHeartStrings KAL’s. Beaded yarns available for … Continue reading

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Vote Your Favorites in the KAL Photo Challenge

Give some love to the KnitHeartStrings members who submitted photos of their Beaded Crescent Neck Lace KAL projects to the new monthly Photo Challenge. Vote now for your favorites Voting takes place Nov 10 – 15, 2013. Any KnitHeartStrings member … Continue reading

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Dress up time! Easy Elegance Mitts pattern free download for members

The holidays are coming soon. Knit these fingerless gloves now and dress up with Easy Elegance. They are easy to make, yet look so classy. Time-limited Offer The Easy Elegance Mitts pattern is now available free to download by  KnitHeartStrings members through … Continue reading

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Articles for Previous KAL’s and a Deal on Patterns

Can you believe? Since the start of KnitHeartStrings at the end of January 2012, we’ve had 21 monthly knit-and-learn-alongs total (with 10 completed so far in 2013 and doing our 11th in 2013 with November’s KAL of Easy Elegance Mitts). … Continue reading

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