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by Naomi Parkhurst, Gannet Designs

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Woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)

Posted on May 31, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I’d never seen this native wildflower before this past Wednesday – it’s really stunning! I was at Duke Gardens, in

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Knitting variations of lace

Posted on May 28, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

There are two basic kinds of lace in knitting: the kind where you take a break between patterned rows or

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Linkety-link, part 8

Posted on May 13, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

This week’s regularly scheduled post isn’t going to happen (due to a confluence of personal events), so it’s a good

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Mellow long-tail cast-on

Posted on May 6, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Edited to add, as of 27 Jan 2020: This is all very well and good if you want an extra

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Go read: Big Yes! 99 Names of God

Posted on April 30, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

My friend Sarah designed and knit an awesome shawl using my secret code techniques and the Muslim concept of the

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Foundation cast-on

Posted on April 29, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

Last week, I was playing around with variations on the foundation base chain, and came up with this two yarn

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Meditations on the foundation base chain

Posted on April 22, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

What’s this fancy edging for this knitted swatch? Well, I started with this: The crocheters among you will probably recognize

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Scalloped cast on

Posted on April 15, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

I saw a link to a phototutorial for making this cast on on Pinterest, so I tried it out for

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A trick for making long-tail cast on looser

Posted on April 8, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

(Good for Tunisian crochet as well as knitting.) Some people will tell you to do a long-tail cast on with

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Linkety-Link, part 7

Posted on April 7, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Here’s an interesting way of increasing to start knitting cables, from Luise O’Neill of Impeccable Knits. A tutorial for a

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