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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Posted: June 12, 2018
    Categories: News
    Tags: speed swatch
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #19 Meg Swansen on Speed Swatching

    close up of a speed swatch on circular knitting needle in green wool with bright teal pattern

    Meg demonstrates speed swatching.

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  6. Posted: May 16, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 1
    Tags: latvian braid
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #18 Meg Swansen on Latvian Braid

    Close up of two sweater yokes with knitted braid pattern

    Meg demonstrates latvian braid.

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  7. Posted: February 19, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 8
    Tags: pi shawl, emily ocker's cast on
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #17 Meg Swansen on Casting On for Circular Shawls

    Close up of a drawing in red of cast on loop for circular shawls

    Meg Swansen demonstrates Emily Ocker's Cast On, a method to begin a circular shawl and a video, the Pi Parade, of knitting campers who made Elizabeth Zimmermann's Pi Shawl last summer.

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  8. Posted: January 02, 2018
    Categories: News
    Comments: 4
    Tags: marking stitches
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #16 Meg Swansen on Marking Stitches

    Close up of a coilless pin used for marking stitches

    Meg Swansen demonstrates marking stitches using coilless pins.

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  9. Posted: December 18, 2017
    Categories: News
    Comments: 18
    Tags: sasha dolls
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #15 Meg Swansen on Knitting for Dolls

    Young blonde girl playing with blonde doll, spinning wheel and craft items in background

    Meg Swansen shares a Christmas story about Elizabeth Zimmermann and knitting for dolls.

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  10. Posted: November 16, 2017
    Categories: News
    Comments: 17
    Tags: jogless color knitting
    Author: Schoolhouse Press

    Blog #14 Meg Swansen on Jogless Color Knitting

    close up of a color knitting pattern chart, hearts or aspen leaf shapes in red on white graph

    Meg Swansen discusses and demonstrates how to avoid the pattern jog in color knitting.

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