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Interweave Knits • Summer 2010 • Volume xV • Number 2
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Proj ects
Diaphaneity
2 0 Co unt er pane B lo us e
M erc e de s Tarasov ic h- Cl a rk
Instructions page 26
2 1 Im past o Shaw let t e
Susan na Carrigan Instructions page 40
2 2 Jali Cardigan
P am Powe rs Instructions page 28
2 3 Em pyrean Tunic
Anne Ku o Luk ito Instructions page 32
2 4 M ar igo ld Sw eat er
Amy Polc y n Instructions page 36
Compare & Contrast
4 6 Rut h’s Tee
Rachel “I v y ” Clark e Instructions page 49
4 7 L ac y Leaf Sat c hel
P am Powe rs Instructions page 50
4 7 St r ia Ar t Jac ket
Amy Christof f ers Instructions page 52
4 8 Per sephone Shell
Lien Ngo Instructions page 56
Little Knits, Big Knitting
6 6 Teac up Pinafore
C ar ol Fe ller Instructions page 71
feat u res
10 Artist Spotlight:
Knitting Against Destruction
Sabrina Gschwandtner Barb Hunt knits anti–land mine statements.
12 Yarn Review: Micro Management
Shannon Okey Get to know microfibers.
16 Real Knitter:
On the Road with Leah Sutton
Bethany Lyttle U.K. knitter designs knitted scooters and camper vans.
18 Thinking Knitter: Color Transitioning
Vicki Square Tailor your yarns to the season.
42 Beyond the Basics: A Better Buttonhole
TECHknitter Three old favorites—and one brand-new buttonhole
62 Cathy Payson Sees Stitches in
­E verything
Spike Gillespie A knitting industry insider tells her story.
Bookshelf: Toy Knits
68
Clara Parkes Treasures for children and other toy lovers
9 1 D a i sy - S ti tc h Tu n i c
6 7 I nt re pi d P u l l o v e r
K a ti e Hi m m e l b e r g Instructions page 72 J e a n S u z u k i Instructions page 97
6 7 Singa l o n g S w e a te r 9 2 P i c n i c Ca rdi ga n
K ri s ti n N i c h o l a s Instructions page 73 M a r i a L e i g h Instructions page 99
9 2 A m bro si a Ca rdi ga n
6 7 Flo re n ti n e D re ss
Ka t y a F r a n k e l Instructions page 100
Ca ro l We s s i n g e r Instructions page 74
9 3 Be a c h H o u se P u l l o v e r
7 0 STAF F P RO J E CT: P e ti te F e e t M e r c e d e s T a r a s o v i c h - C l a rk
Instructions page 102
A Simple Plan
78 Box 96 Pullover
M a ri L y n n P a t r i c k Instructions page 82
Depts
4 Strands
7 9 G a m i n e Ta n k
9 News and Views
Ca thy C a r r on Instructions page 84
105 Glossary
8 0 Tho ro u gh bre d S tri pe P u l l o v e r
K enny C h u a Instructions page 84 106 Oops
8 0 N a u ti l u s M i tts
108 Sources for Supplies
Zo ë Sc h e f f y Instructions page 87 110 Advertisers’ Index
8 1 Es s e n ti a l Ca rdi ga n 119 Project Index
L a ura G r u t z e c k Instructions page 88 120 Ravelings
S elm a M ir ia m
Knitting is a Gentle Art
On the Cover: Box 96 Pullover page 78.
9 0 B ut t e rc re a m J a c k e t Photography by Kathryn Martin.
D ebo ra h N e w t on Instructions page 94
9 1 L a c e S a ddl e Te e
L i s a S. R ow e Instructions page 95