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Interweave Knits • SPRING 2011 • VOLUME XVI • NUMBER 1
PROJ EC T S
18 Boo k Exc er p t : Ec ho f ro m
A Knit t ing Wr a p s o d y
Kristin Omdahl
Uncommon Flax
20 En Po int e Pullo v er
Alice Tang Instructions page 26
21 V-Yoke C a rd ig a n
Amy Christoffers Instructions page 28
22 Gat here d Fro nt Ta nk
Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark Instructions page 32
23 Heliot ro p ic Pullo v er
Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark Instructions page 34
24 Sw ir l Cro p J a c k et
Andrea Babb Instructions page 36
Block by Block
44 Garden Plo t Dres s
Victoria Myers Instructions page 46
45 Cr anberr y I s la nd Thro w
Amanda Scheuzger Instructions page 50
45 Hourgla s s Pillo w s
Daniela Nii Instructions page 52
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FE AT U R E S
8 Yarn Review: In Season
Larissa Gibson Protein-cellulose blends are ready for spring.
14 Artist Spotlight: Rachael Matthews
Sabrina Gschwandtner UFO Administration Service
16 Bookshelf: Design References
Clara Parkes Who’s the designer?
40 Beyond the Basics:
Fearless Fair Isle Knitting
Mary Jane Mucklestone A tip or trick for every Fair Isle conundrum
72 Profile: Shirley Paden In Her Own Words
77 Bethany Lyttle Get inside Shirley’s designer’s workshops.
Fabric Interrupted Circumnavigated
5 4 Ra i n o n th e P ra i ri e S c a rf 9 2 L a ra Bu bbl e Top
Maureen Hefti Instructions page 58 Faina Goberstein Instructions page 96
5 5 L e a f a n d P i c o t Ca rdi ga n 9 3 D ra pe d Ve st
Laura Grutzeck Instructions page 58 Carol Feller Instructions page 98
5 6 Ro se L a c e S to l e 9 4 Ru c h e d Yo k e Te e
Susanna IC Instructions page 62 AnneLena Mattison Instructions page 100
5 6 Ta ti a n a ’s S w e a te r 9 5 G o ssa m e r S m ocke d Tu n ic
Raye Schwartz Instructions page 66 Shelley Gerber Instructions page 102
5 7 D ro p M e sh Te e
Cathy Carron Instructions page 70
DEP T S
Mod * u * lar 4 Strands
7 6 Cu rv y S qu a re s Te e
Bonnie Paul Instructions page 80 7 News and Views
106 Glossary
7 7 H e x a go n P e ta l Te e
Maria Leigh Instructions page 83
108 Sources for Supplies
118 Advertisers’ Index
7 8 D i m i n i sh i n g G o re S k i rt
119 Project Index
Gwen Bortner Instructions page 88
120 Ravelings
7 9 P i n k e rto n S h a w l S i g r id A r nott
Susan Dittrich Instructions page 90
On the Cover: Leaf and Picot Cardigan, page 55.
Photography by Kathryn Martin.
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