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    Category: Tutorials

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    Dear Olive: How to Measure Gauge in Pattern

    Dear Olive, I struggle with gauge, but especially measuring gauge in pattern – is it really necessary? Sincerely, Swatch-Shy __________ Dear Swatch-Shy, Ah gauge, my…

    Marie January 19, 2021

    How to Hack Color Confidence (with paint!)

    How to Hack Color Confidence Color sense may seem like something you’re either born with – or not. But the truth is color confidence (as…

    Marie August 19, 2020

    Creating Custom Pins

    Creating Custom Pins Enamel pins are all the rage these days, aren’t they? I’ve wanted to order custom pins for ages, and finally took the…

    Marie August 11, 2020

    Knitting is Like a Recipe

    Knitting is Like a Recipe There are few things I love as much as knitting – but, my goodness, do I love to cook and…

    Marie July 19, 2020

    How to use a pattern coupon code

    How to Use a Pattern Coupon Code (On Ravelry or Olive Knits.com) Coupon codes make it possible for designers to offer special perks and discounts…

    Marie June 20, 2020

    How to Sew A Shoulder Seam

    Oh golly, do I love a seamless sweater. I love seamless sweaters like I love nachos – with a whole heart. But there are moments…

    Marie August 9, 2019

    How to Work the Knit Flower Stitch

    I love a quirky stitch pattern – especially one that adds a lot of flair with not-a-lot-of-work. The Knit Flower Stitch creates visual interest and…

    Marie June 5, 2019

    Fix a Sweater That Slides Off

    As an avid knitter of top-down, seamless sweaters, I am acutely aware of their virtues, but also their vulnerabilities. The very thing that makes a…

    Marie March 27, 2019

    How to Block a Sweater

    Twenty years ago I knit my first adult sweater. It was a vision in moss stitch, knit in classic, undyed wool. The word “heirloom” hung…

    Marie May 31, 2018

    Garden Party Cowl

    My first foray into colorful variegated yarn made me think of paintings of gardens, and I instinctively felt it was necessary to “frame” the art…

    Marie October 18, 2017
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