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Ruth’s Tiger Lily
I want to share with you a wonderful photo I recently received from a very talented customer: Ruth in her green version of the Tiger Lily Jacket That’s Ruth modeling her green version of my old Tiger...
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Hedgerow Fingerless Mittens
My Hedgerow Fingerless Mittens require only two 50-g balls – 1 light, 1 dark – in your favorite shades of either Heilo or Falk. The instructions offer sizing for average adult & extra large adult....
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Sirdal
Dale of Norway Sirdal, knit in Heilo yarn, by Karin I’m very fortunate to have some tremendously talented customers. This past week, a charming coincidence arose: two of my wonderful customers showed...
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Same Old Yarn, Brand New Gauge???
Newer Heilo cards imply DK gauge for a Sport weight classic. I say stick with the 6 sts/inch gauge, used for decades. Vintage grey Heilo, pulled from my stash, with all 3 ball band gauges = 24 sts /...
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Tiger Lily, in the pink
Reason #352 why I love knitting: Merely by changing the shades of yarn we’re using, we can give an entirely new look to beloved, old designs. It’s true, I do lament when an “old favorite” shade is...
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White, Off-White or Natural?
Here’s the #1 hemming and hawing point for knitters picking out yarns for a Norwegian knitting project: “Which ‘White’ will it be?” Today, we had a nice (?) overcast morning – good for photography,...
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New knitting books from Dale: Book 267 and Book 280
Left: Dale Garn Book 280 – Olympic Sweaters 1956-2010Right – Dale Garn Book 267 – Traditional Norwegian Sweaters Two great new books from Dale are now in stock: Book 280 (left, above) features Olympic...
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Ode to Heilo
The original Wintergarden Pullover, ten years later. Going through some of my files this morning, it dawned on me that, oh my gosh, my Wintergarden Pullover is ten years old! It’s been a hectic decade...
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Après Ski Wine Cozy
So, now I take requests. Well, at least I took this one. A particularly nice person who just so happens to be an absolutely wonderful knitter (funny how those two pop up together so often) asked me...
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Dale Flamingo Cardi Yarn Subs
Yesterday, in my Ravelry group, a knitter posed a yarn sub question about the wonderful, new Dale “Flamingo” cardi from the new Dale “Urban Retro” Book #320. Sadly, only a handful of patterns from...
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Dale Garn “Urban Retro” Book 320 patterns IN ENGLISH!!
Several of you have asked for patterns, in English, from Dale Garn’s new “Urban Retro” Book #320. Unfortunately, they did not translate the entire book from its original Norwegian to English; but, the...
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Dale Yarn Clearance Sale
My ever-popular “North Star Hat”, knit in beautiful Dale Hegre yarn which is now on CLEARANCE at Kidsknits.com at the ridiculously low price of $4 per ball. You’ll need 2 balls, 1 of each color. PDF...
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Free Knitting Pattern: Mittens in a Blink
OMG, we are all sooooo tired of this freezing cold weather! And it’s only January! To conquer that feeling that you just can’t knit fast enough to make all the warm things everyone needs for these...
View ArticleA Heilo substitute?
In the past year or so since Dale Garn and/or their US distributor suddenly dropped all of us Dale retailers, many of you have asked me what substitute I’d recommend for Heilo, Dale’s beloved,...
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Hedgerow Fingerless Mittens
My Hedgerow Fingerless Mittens require only two 50-g balls – 1 light, 1 dark – in your favorite shades of either Heilo or Falk. The instructions offer sizing for average adult & extra large adult....
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Sirdal
Dale of Norway Sirdal, knit in Heilo yarn, by Karin I’m very fortunate to have some tremendously talented customers. This past week, a charming coincidence arose: two of my wonderful customers showed...
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Same Old Yarn, Brand New Gauge???
Newer Heilo cards imply DK gauge for a Sport weight classic. I say stick with the 6 sts/inch gauge, used for decades. Vintage grey Heilo, pulled from my stash, with all 3 ball band gauges = 24 sts /...
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Tiger Lily, in the pink
Reason #352 why I love knitting: Merely by changing the shades of yarn we’re using, we can give an entirely new look to beloved, old designs. It’s true, I do lament when an “old favorite” shade is...
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Transatlantic Name Calling
Last week, all eleven new Heilo colors arrived. What fun! Delving into that colorful pile of woolly goodness brought back memories of leaping into piles of freshly-raked leaves and revelling in...
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