technique: choosing a Swirl silhouette and size

11/15/2011 by Sandra McIver

The email I get most frequently from knit, Swirl! readers goes something like this: “I love your book and all the patterns in it. My problem is I just can’t decide which silhouette and size is right for me”.  In an attempt to facilitate the deci ...
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technique: importance of joining circle/oval on row 3

12/19/2011 by Sandra McIver

I’m finding a number of Swirls knitters are running into trouble because they are ignoring the instruction to join the circle/oval at the end of row 3.  Knitting pattern instructions are written based on assumptions of which direction the knitter will be working on in any given row. &nb ...
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technique: work flat and turn

9/11/2012 by Sandra McIver

Work flat?  What’s that?

Turn?  Huh?

I get some form of these questions a lot.  Work flat means to knit (or purl) back and forth rather than in circular rounds. Turn m ...
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technique: create a Swirl "Super Swatch" Cowl

11/8/2014 by Sandra McIver

Really want to knit a Swirl, but feeling a bit too daunted by the prospect to start? Don’t want to knit that all-important swatch because, phooey, all you end up with is a dumb square?

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