Big Box of Knitting Fails – Bad Yarn Substitution!
- At June 02, 2016
- By Patty Lyons
- In Knitting
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For those of you that have taken classes with me, you know all about “Patty’s Big Box of Knitting Fails”. I seem to have an example of something tragic I’ve done in my knitting for nearly everything I’m teaching. So, I’m launching a new blog series to dig into my knitting boo boos. Today’s episode . . .
Bad Yarn Substitution = to felt or not to felt
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Tuesday Tip: How to Measure Armhole Depth
- At May 24, 2016
- By Patty Lyons
- In KAL, Knitting, Tutorial (Tuesday Tip)
- 15
One of the things that can make or break a sweater is your armhole depth. If it’s too tight, your sweater will bunch under the arm (not to mention be very uncomfortable), if it’s too loose your sweater can look sloppy.
On my Ravelry group we run video sweater KALs several times a year. The KALs are filled with video tutorials and how tos (exclusive to the KAL participants) and there’s always information on picking the right size.
You can find out more about my video sweater classes here
Choosing the right size is the most vital step to a happy sweater, and a very important element of that is understanding . . .
How to Measure Armhole Depth
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Vogue Knitting Live Pasadena 2016
- At May 21, 2016
- By Patty Lyons
- In Class Update, Knitting, Travel
- 0
I finally unpacked (okay, it takes me a while to recover from back to back California trips), and another amazing Vogue Knitting Live, is finished (is it November yet and time for the next one?)
For those of you following along, you might remember that at VK Live NYC (“In which Patty ventures to Manhatten, teaches 165 students, loses her voice and is saved by her friends and the staff of Vogue Knitting Live.”) I had a bit of a rough time, but not is sunny California!
Vogue Knitting Live Pasadena 2016
Read More»Spring / Summer Knit-Along 2016
- At May 12, 2016
- By Patty Lyons
- In KAL, Knitting, Patterns, Tutorial (Tuesday Tip)
- 22
Welcome to my very first KAL!
I am so excited to be running my first (of many) KALs on my Ravelry group. There will be tons of teaching and fun along the way. Think of it like a sweater class for the price of a pattern! Not only that, I’ve arranged for the wonderful yarn store FiberWild to be our official yarn supplier for our KAL yarn (at an amazing discount, plus free shipping on orders over $75!). You can order your Classic Elite Song, as well as any needles or notions you’ll need.
$7 – Use promo code: Cor2016 during the presale period before June 20 and get 10% off!
After Aug. 15th the pattern alone will be $7, the pattern with how tos, 15 video tutorials, and modification notes will be $12.
CLICK HERE for more information
TO ADD TO SHOPPING CART 
So without further ado . . . introducing
Corcoran 2.0 KAL
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Tuesday Tip – How to Count Rows
- At May 10, 2016
- By Patty Lyons
- In Knitting, Tutorial (Tuesday Tip)
- 6
For a while now I’ve been writing a column for Creative Knitting called Patty’s Purls of Wisdom. Knitter’s send in their questions, ala Dear Abbey, and I answer them. It’s full of all kinds of knitting advice, this knitter asked a brilliant question that is more complex than you think.
