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Questions? Check the Ravelry thread first: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/topics/3365023
Today we will cast on for the body with with the Two-Tail Long-Tail Cast-on, then we will move our working yarn over to the end of the button band, as well as go over making buttonholes. Just a reminder that buttonholes are made on *both* button bands. And if your row gauge is different than the pattern gauge, be sure to account for that when creating your buttonholes as we work our way up the body.
Have you already created your project page on Ravelry? If not, visit the Solstice Cardi pattern page to cast on: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi
Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns http://www.roundtableyarns.com
Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/RemembrancesPottery
Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits http://picnicknits.com/
Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!) https://taraswiger.com/
Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
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*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design
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Kathleen is wearing Sailor's Valentine. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sailors-valentine
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway http://www.julie-asselin.com/en/yarns/
Show notes
Questions? Check the Ravelry thread first: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/kathleen-dames-design/3358901/
Today we will begin our sweater with the first sleeve, first casting on with the Two-Tail Long-Tail Cast-on, then working make-1 (m1) increases with a backwards loop. Plus a little guidance on altering sleeve length. Be sure to get more yarn if you plan to alter the pattern.
Happy knitting!
xoxo, Kathleen
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Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway from Round Table Yarns http://www.roundtableyarns.com
Buttons from Remembrances Pottery on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/RemembrancesPottery
Tech editing by Corrina Ferguson/Picnic Knits http://picnicknits.com/
Tara Swiger helps small, creative business owners (like me!) https://taraswiger.com/
Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtag #kdsweater
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design
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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing An Aran for Frederick, originally published in Jane Austen Knits 2011. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-aran-for-frederick
Lady Jane is wearing the original sample for Solstice Cardi in Julie Asselin's Stella yarn in the Diamant colorway http://www.julie-asselin.com/en/yarns/
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http://www.roundtableyarns.com Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway.
http://www.ravelry.com/stores/ravelry-merch-store/products/303316 The adorable ruler is from Ravelry and made by Katrinkles on Etsy.
http://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/magic-loop/ This is a great Magic Loop photo tutorial from Tin Can Knits.
http://www.kathleendames.com/2015/10/technique-integrated-button-bands.html A little more on integrated button bands. And, yes, you do work buttonholes on both bands as you go, so you'll know *exactly* where to sew on your buttons.
http://www.knittersreview.com/clarabooks/knitters_book_of_yarn.asp If you want to learn more about spins and plies and weights of yarn, Clara Parkes’s first book of s an excellent way to get started.
http://www.knittersreview.com/clarabooks/knitters_book_of_wool.asp And now that you know all about yarn, you might be interested in learning more about the wool itself.
http://www.sheepspot.com Breed-specific yarns hand-dyed in beautiful shades.
http://alex-collins.myshopify.com Does your new project need a new bag? My friend Alex makes lovely ones!
Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtag #kdsweater
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design
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music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing Sotherton, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sotherton
Let's talk about the pattern for the Solstice Cardi!
Visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter and get your free Solstice Cardi pattern*. Your link to download the PDF will be in your Welcome email. Be sure to create your project page on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi
Round Table Yarns - I will be knitting my Solstice Cardi in the Camelot base, colorway: Orkney - visit http://www.roundtableyarns.com/ to see more base/color options; Perceval, Gawain, and Guenevere are other great options in the gauge range
Julie Asselin http://www.julie-asselin.com/en/ - the original Solstice Cardi was knit in the Stella base, colorway: Diamant; Fino Simple, Fino, Leizu Fingering, Nanos, and Piccolo are other great bases that have a similar gauge
Hiya Hiya 40" Steel Circular Needles http://hiyahiyanorthamerica.shptron.com/c/circular-knitting-needles_hiyahiya-40-inch-steel-circular-needles
Black Sheep tape measure https://halcyonyarn.com/multi_craft/70590310/black-sheep-tape-measure
Ann Tudor http://www.anntudor.com/ - adorable ring stitch markers; I have a set of sheep
Removable stitch markers - there are plenty of these out in the world; here is just one option: http://www.fringesupplyco.com/product/removable-stitch-markers
Shaker needle case from http://suffolkshakershop.com/ - more examples can be seen in the Photo Gallery; contact them directly about purchasing, since they can't keep them in stock in the shop
Share your project on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with hashtag #kdsweater
*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design
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instagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/
twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendames
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ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/kathleen-dames-design
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesign
music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher
Kathleen is wearing An Aran for Anne, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-aran-for-anne