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Donna Estin
- Oct 28
- 5 min
Master Class: Tassels & Fringe
Get ready to bump up your next DIY project with some drama! Tassels and fringe add weight, provide useful pulls, look cool, and are...
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Donna Estin
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Knitting Podcast
The team at Knit Picks wraps up the Game Day Cardigan KAL by talking to its designer, Donna Estin!
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Donna Estin
- Jul 28
- 2 min
2023 Sweater Trends
Fashion Designers are busy on the runways unveiling their 2023 fashions! Zeroing in on the knitwear designs, strong trends are emerging....
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Donna Estin
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Controlling Ladders Next to Cables
If you've ever noticed a sloppy column of stitches after your cables, those are ladders. Besides being unattractive, they affect the...
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Donna Estin
- Jul 6
- 1 min
2022 Sweater Trends
The runway shows are giving us a look at the top designers' contributions for designs in knitwear fashion for the next year. What can you...
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Donna Estin
- May 19
- 5 min
Master Class: Artistic Button Loops
If you want to make your next project stand out, add artistic button loops! Button loops have more applications than any other closure...
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Donna Estin
- May 10
- 3 min
Why is My Garter Hem Flipping Up?
Garter stitch is supposed to lie flat right? Then why does the Garter cuff or hem at the bottom of a sweater or dress flip up? Why does...
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Donna Estin
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Vertical or Horizontal Buttonholes
3/3/22 In this 1x1 Rib button hole band, which hole do you like better? The one at the top is a one row, horizontal hole. The bottom...
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Donna Estin
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Improving your Knitting Tension
Before I started the Master Hand Knitting Certification program, I hadn't really given my knitting tension a lot of thought. I whipped...
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Donna Estin
- Feb 14
- 8 min
Master Class: Complex Lace
Lace Knitting in its most complex form is a true work of art. When you incorporate advanced lace techniques into your knitting, you take...
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Donna Estin
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Knitters Relief Balm with CBD
I've been doing all of the things to minimize pain when I knit so I can keep on knitting! Tip #1 - Do all the things I take breaks, do...
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Donna Estin
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Blocking Ribbing
When you're blocking a garment that has ribbing (1x1 Rib, 2x2 Rib, etc.), lay the garment flat and re-shape to the proper measurements,...
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Donna Estin
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Arm Pain and Knitting
I am one of those unlucky knitters that has pain after knitting. My elbows hurt, my forearms hurt, my triceps hurt, my shoulders hurt, my...
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Donna Estin
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Duplicate Stitch Fun
Do you love duplicate stitch for weaving in ends? Then read on! This versatile technique serves at least three solid purposes for...
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Donna Estin
- Aug 5, 2021
- 7 min
Master Class: Perfecting Collars
If you're working from a pattern with a basic crew neck, and you'll like something a little fancier, read on! If you've knitted collars...
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Donna Estin
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Softening Linen Before you Knit
Linen is my all time favorite fiber for warm weather. I love the way it feels against the skin and how I never get warm when wearing it....
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Donna Estin
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
The Art of Intentional Twisted Stitches
My latest article dives deep into Twisted Stitches (intentional ones). It explores how to form them properly and tips to making the...
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Donna Estin
- May 3, 2021
- 6 min
Master Class: Picking up Stitches
Knitting patterns often tell us to pick up stitches but never tell us how. If you pick up a stitch in the right place, at the right...
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Donna Estin
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Binding Off in Pattern
When a pattern says to "BO in pattern" what exactly does it mean? Many knitters are interpreting "bind off in pattern" to mean that you...
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