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  1. Posted: March 26, 2020
    Categories: News
    Comments: 22
    Tags: knitting, comfort
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #29 Meg Swansen on Knitting in Solidarity

    Lloie Schwartz petting a black nosed sheep with farmer in Italy

    "Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises." Elizabeth Zimmermann

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  2. Posted: January 29, 2020
    Categories: News
    Comments: 6
    Tags: heart, blanket
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #28 Meg Swansen on Knitting Hearts

    Image of a heart hat in pink and cream

    Meg talks about knitting hearts and a discovery of one of EZs knitted heart innovations.

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  3. Posted: December 11, 2019
    Categories: News
    Comments: 1
    Tags: dye lot
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #27 Meg Swansen on Blending Dye-Lots

    image of purple and blue sweater body with chart and wool next to it

    Meg discusses blending dye-lots.

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  4. Posted: October 02, 2019
    Categories: News
    Tags: ultra alpaca
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #26 Meg Swansen on Knitting with Alpaca

    close up of a lace pointed cowl in purple

    Meg discusses knitting with alpaca and offers a free cowl pattern.

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  5. Posted: September 11, 2019
    Categories: News
    Tags: knitting with two colors
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #25 Meg Swansen on Vests & Knitting Color Motifs

    Eli Swansen, young blonde man, wearing the Faroe pattern sweater, black and cream wool

    Meg discusses Faroese designs in Wool Gathering, knitting motifs uninterrupted, and travel.

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  6. Posted: May 03, 2019
    Categories: News
    Tags: surprise
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #24 Cully Swansen on The EZ Knitting Calculator for Surprise Jackets

    Different sizes and variations of surprise jackets from small to large, bottom to top on placed on each other

    Cully writes about the new update to his EZ Calculator for Surprise Jackets, an online calculator that produces row by row instructions for any size surprise jacket.

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  7. Posted: March 28, 2019
    Categories: News
    Comments: 6
    Tags: wool gathering
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #23 Meg Swansen on Wool Gathering and The Opinionated Knitter

    drawing of Make 1 increasing on a needle, with Make 1 loop shown next to stitches

    Meg discusses EZs newsletters and demonstrates a M(ake) 1 increase, in the snail hat.

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  8. Posted: December 13, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 11
    Tags: steeks
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #22 Meg Swansen on the Surprise Pattern & Steeks

    background of the celtic vest sweater with felting tools on top of it

    Meg celebrates the Surprise pattern and demonstrates a new way to secure steek stiches.

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  9. Posted: November 01, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 5
    Tags: lace, bridget rorem
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #21 Meg Swansen on Bridget Rorem's Lace Cast-On

    Close up of red cast on stitches for lace

    Meg demonstrates Bridget Rorem's Cast-Off and-On used in the Anniversary Shawl.

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  10. Posted: October 31, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 8
    Tags: tami robus
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #20 In Memory of Tami Robus

    Tami Robus in purple Knitting Camp sweatshirt at her desk, petting a Maine Coon cat lounging in front of her keyboard

    In Memory of Tami

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