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By: Kate Davies Designs November 1, 2009January 28, 2015

design, knittingbuttonholes, cardigan, Carol Sunday, design, Elizabeth Zimmermann, i-cord, i-cord buttonholes, Kate Davies, knitting, Manu, shilasdair, short rows107 Comments

At some point toward the end of last semester, I became distracted in a meeting. There is nothing novel in this situation, except that the source of my distraction was a cardigan. My colleague, Kate C is a very stylish person, and often wears clothes I find inspiring and curiosity-inducing. This cardigan was both. It…

wwwwo #1

By: Kate Davies Designs October 18, 2009November 19, 2021

knittingcolorwork, colourwork, design, fair isle, headband, i-cord, i-cord buttonhole, knitting, winter walking16 Comments

I’ve written up the pattern for this wee headband — item #1 in wazz’s woollen winter walking outfit (wwwwo for short). The pattern is very simple — just a single large star repeat — certainly suitable as a first colourwork project for those who’ve not tried the technique before. You’ll need springy fingering-weight yarn in…