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Tips for Spot Weaving and Troika Technique

Posted on September 16, 2014 by jackiees

Tips for learning to spot weave and handle 3 working yarn ends for the troika technique. The practice project for learning spot weaving is the Spot Woven Dishcloth (free pattern instructions available here). To help you along and avoid pitfalls, … Continue reading →

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Win The Skinny on Lace Kit

Posted on September 10, 2014 by jackiees

First off, I want to congratulate Pat Pope and Diane Cagnon-Ciolek, winners of the August Prize Drawings. See what Pat and Diane won and all the other prizes and winners so far this year. Thanks to everyone participating, sharing and supporting … Continue reading →

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Spot Woven Dishcloth

Posted on September 5, 2014 by jackiees

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Spot Weaving KAL: Shopping List

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jackiees

Spot woven knitting that mimics the look of beads Our next Beyond BOBBOL Learn-and-Knit-A-Long is going way beyond lace and beads to try new things in another area. I call it “spot weaving” because the design looks like … well, … Continue reading →

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Step-by-Step Cable Without a Cable Needle

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jackiees

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Which do YOU want? August Prize Giveaways

Posted on August 10, 2014 by jackiees

I’ve got 2 prizes again to give away for August! I am feeling generous (and thankful), as have so many of our KnitHeartStrings members been in their participation, sharing and support. I couldn’t keep KnitHeartStrings going without you. Leave a … Continue reading →

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It’s time! Lacy Maizy Corn On (oops, Cast On, lol) for August KAL

Posted on August 5, 2014 by jackiees

Nancy H. wrote: ” Just beautiful, as are all of the Jackie ES patterns! “ Did you know that corn is used to make yarn? While here in the high plains of Colorado, I love to see the corn fields. I … Continue reading →

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