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KnitBits®
#50
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The free e-mail newsletter from Berroco
http://www.berroco.com
#50, November 7, 2003
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Dear Knitters and Crocheters,
Last weekend I visited one of our favorite yarn shops for an open
house event. I had a chance to meet many Berroco fans and get
some good feedback on our products and website. I learned which
yarns and projects are most loved by these customers. Again, scarves
are the hands down winners. Many agreed that Berroco offers a
terrific assortment of scarf yarns. For more about scarves, visit
our "Scarf Central."
I had an opportunity to introduce everyone to Knitbits, and I demonstrated
how to navigate our website. I hope that many of those knitters
went home and subscribed and are reading this Knitbits today.
This week I will take you to
the website for Lang Yarns of Switzerland. Many seasoned knitters
know Lang as a leading purveyor of the finest quality luxury fibers,
classic yarns, sock yarns and cutting edge novelties with a high
fashion pattern collection. Berroco has had the honor of being the
US distributor for Lang Yarns since 1993.View the Lang collection
in English, click here..
One of our best selling Lang qualities is their popular sock yarn
collection, Jawoll. Go to the links below and click on an image
for more information about each sock yarn. Jawoll,
Jawoll
Sport , Jawoll
Cotton , Jawoll
Jacquard .
Lang's superior sock yarn is available in superwash wool and wool
cotton blends. There is a bit of nylon to enhance the durability.
Inside the skein is a special bonus - a spool of matching reinforcement
yarn to carry along when knitting the toe and heel, the part that
takes the most wear and tear. The Jawoll Jacquard yarn knits a jacquard
pattern without having to work multiple yarn color changes. The
special engineered dye technique allows you to simply knit and watch
the pattern unfold before your eyes.
Another of my favorite yarns
from Lang is Cashmere
Luxe. A special cable twist allows you to knit a lofty, quick-knit
cashmere sweater that will truly be a treasure. Tiffany
and Lulu
are two fabulous new novelties for Fall that create unique fantasy
fabrics. Have a look at these and other great new yarns on the link
below.
View Lang's latest pattern collection for Fall/Winter '03-04 click
here.
BEGINNER'S Q & A
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In response to Knitbits #49, we have received many emails from our
newbie knitters with questions about knitting. A subscriber named
Kim wrote: "What style of sweater pattern is the easiest for
a newbie to successfully make? I understand the terminology of knitting,
basic stitches and feel I'm ready to try a larger project."
Let me begin my answer by showing
you our "My First Project"
book #222. All the sweaters in this book are constructed of
basic rectangles that are sewn together at the shoulders. If there
are sleeves to be knit, they are picked up and knit down from the
armhole. This is the easiest way to ensure that the sleeve length
will be right. There is no armhole or neck shaping.
Many sweater projects are abandoned
when the neck and armhole shaping begins. We have been able to create
some chic sweaters without shaping. One of my favorites is "My
First Cardigan" knit in Uxbridge
Tweed.
You simply knit 3 rectangles. You can choose to stripe them or not.
You sew the shoulders, then pick up and knit the sleeves down decreasing
to fit at the cuff. Then you seam the underarm and sideseams. You
can place one large button at the neck and make a simple crocheted
chain button loop. This is a no fail project that is sure to be
a favorite. Just be sure that you knit a gauge swatch and that you
block all pieces before seaming.
THIS WEEK'S WINNER
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Congratulations to our most recent winners of our Free Sweater Kits.
Ann from White Plains, NY is
our KnitBits #48 winner. She has chosen to knit the Taylor
shawl featured on the cover of Book 221.
The winner for KnitBits #49, Vicky from Alameda, CA, has chosen
Alice from Book 220.
Happy knitting to all!
All the best,
Margery Winter
Creative Director
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