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Show notesAlana Dakos!Why is proper finishing important?Seamed vs. seamless garmentsMattress stitchThree-needle bind offPicking up stitches along garter st edgeWeaving in endsWeaving in ends with plant fiberBlockingFinishing horror storiesCatch more of Alana and I on episode 84 of the Never Not Knitting Podcast!

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DownloadShow notes:Breaking on to the design sceneKate Gilbert "Bird in Hand"Buy a good camera: we recommend KEHSelf promotionPam explains more about cottonTips from Elizabeth Doherty on knitting with linenPams tips on how to wind a ball of yarnTexas mohairQuince & Co. Piper - coming soon!Hannah's design processPam's design processDesign-a-knitSquarespace: breaking into design? Start your own website! Hannah's notebook Pam's notebook Texas mohair goats!

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DownloadShow notes:Questions from episode fourKnitbot Yoked KAL on Ravelry and at Fancy TIger CraftsWhat is yarn made from?How superwash wool is madeRead more about the process yourselfRead an article by Clara Parkes on how to properly wash you wool garmentsWorsted vs. woolen spunCommercial vs hand dying Acid dyes vs. plant dyes Read article by Beth of Lorna's Laces on experience with natural dyesPlies and pillsWhat determines yarn weights?State of the textile industry in the US todayFurther reading: The Knitter's Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes Quince & Company's full yarn line, note range of weights and plies

DownloadShow notes:Congratulations to Fi of the UK for winning the giveaway from episode 3!Question from listener about ease in garmentsKnitbot Simple Hat KALButtonhole sampler Pam's Favorite Buttonhole: double yowork row 1 (RS) to 2 stitches before the buttonhole stitch.make a double yarn over by bringing the yarn through the needles to the front, then over the RH needle to the back, then to the front between the needles again.knit the next 2 stitches together, knit to the end of the row.work row 2 to the yarn over, purl into the yarn over, letting the second wrap drop from the left needle, work to the end of the row.work row 3 to the stitch above the buttonhole, knit into the hole (not the stitch above) and carry on.Hannah's Favorite Buttonhole: one row buttonholebring yarn to frontslip 1 stitch from left to right needlemove yarn to backslip 1 stitch from left to right needle.  Pass first sl st over 2nd sl st.Repeat twice more, a total of 3 sts bound off (or as many as you want)Slip last st you bound off back to your left needle, turn work so WS is facing you.cast on 4 sts, which is 1 more than we bound off, onto your left needle with a knitted cast on, turn your work so that RS is facing once againSlip 1 st from left needle to right needle.  Cast the last cast on st over the slipped st.  You now have a buttonhole slit 3 sts wide. Placement of buttonholesPicking up for a band along vertical, diagonal and horizontal edgesPractice picking up stitches on your gauge swatchThank you to our sponsor, squarespace.  Use offer code knitfm to receive 10% off your first purchase! Buttonhole sampler, from top to bottom:double yo, yo and one row buttonholes Picking up stitches along a vertical edge Picking up stitches along a horizontal edge

DownloadSHOW NOTESavoiding holes under the arm of a top down sweaterfinished Measurements, highlight your sizeyarn, including tips on substitutionneedles, tips on buying needlesTubular cast-onnotions, hacks for stitch markers, stitch holdersgauge, stockinette stitch vs. stitch patterntechniques and abbreviationsknitty and techknittingpattern notesspecific cast on recommended for a reasonset up rowcontinue as est / work evenincreasing, k1-f/bchanging needlesstitch countsdividing sleeves from bodywaist shapingsleevesdecreasing, ssk and k2togrepeating something every x row / roundsblocking to measurementsend with or after a WS rowcharting AT THE SAME TIMEPaula's method: Hyla Brook Shawl checklistworking decreases in patternEunny Jang article: Lace: Shaping your Garment, IK Fall 2006knit.fm group on RavelryGIVEAWAY! Join our group and be entered to win a signed copy of Knitbot Yoked and enough Owl to knit the Willard Beret and Mitts!  Winner selected 11/22/2013  Carrie Bostick Hoge, Hannah Fettig, Jerusha Robinson and Pam Allen, far right, modeling size 44". Lots of ease, still looks great!  Pam charts AT THE SAME TIME

  DownloadShow notes: Comments from episode one: gauge swatch in the round, extra yardage needed for swatching, where gauge stated in pattern comes from, knitters using different amounts of yarn, blocking if you're using back of garment as a gauge swatch, reusing yarn that you unravel from a gauge swatchthen: sweater construction defined  ganseysaddle shoulderkimono sleeve capsin the round versus seamingshoulder shaping compund raglanbottom up versus top down modifications for broad shoulders first time sweater knitting recommendationsnext episode: how to read a knitting pattern, including an in depth discussion on managing the instruction AT THE SAME TIMEbonus: Pam and Hannah each tell a knitting horror story We invite you to comment on this episode below.  Share your preferred construction method and why!  And let us know what you'd like to hear about reading a knitting pattern.

DownloadShow notes: introduction to knit.fmgauge: what is it?rules of knitting a gauge swatchhow to measure your swatchdoes row gauge matter? what if you can never "get gauge"? any yarn can be knit at multiple gaugesaltering gauge alters the properties of the finished knit fabricyarn substitutionswatching scenariosWe invite you to comment on this episode below.  We'll choose a few questions to answer at the beginning of the next episode!  Also, let us know of topics you'd like to hear about on future episodes.