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Video
Attached/Applied I-Cord (using Mondragon Loop, reversible pick-up, & tubular double-knit)
Binding off evenly at both ends
Cable 1x1 without cable needle, both left or right cross (plaited basket stitch, Albedo shawl)
Converting crochet cast-on to double-knitting cast-on
Crochet cast-on (with and without crochet hook) (Serpentine Short-Round scarf)
Crochet cast-on in entrelac (Sir Thomas scarf)
Double Yarn-Over (reversible lace, Juniperus ficus, Kintla) 
Faux crab stitch edging
Feather and Fan Pattern Stitch, both knitside and purlside (Sonic Boom cowl)
Folding a Tetra Stadium blanket  (Tetra blanket)
Fixing Column Pattern/Knit One Below Stitch
Garter tab beginning
Grafting garter stitch (Tetra blanket)
I-cord selvedge combined with Italian cast-on (reversible lace, Kintla)
I-cord selvedge combined with tubular bind-off (reversible lace, Kintla, Juniperus ficus)
Increasing after a purled-up row
Italian Cast-on (double-knitting, reversible lace, Juniperus ficus, Kintla)
Invisible Cast-on part 1 and part 2 showing working in pattern (Common Crowd cap) 
Joining modules with an ssk decrease (Bootkicked scarf)
Joining modules with both an ssk decrease and a picot (Bootkicked scarf)
Make a large decorative hole part 1 and part 2  (Bootkicked scarf)
Möbius lace cast on (Sonic Boom cowl)
Mondragon Sliding Loop flat joins in entrelac (Sir Thomas scarf)
Net pattern/knit one more below (Spectacular 14 scarf)
Picot at a selvedge and increasing in the picot (Bootkicked scarf)
Reversible decreases, both leaning left or right (reversible lace, Juniperus ficus, Kintla)
Reversible increases, both leaning left or right using yarn-over make 1 (reversible lace, Za-Zing)
Ribbing to i-cord transition (Common Crown cap)
Seaming a knit, Swirl jacket
Serpentine Short-Round Scarf color shifts (2 videos) (Serpentine Short-Round scarf)
Stitch facings — left/west versus right/east
Symmetrical 3-into-2 Decreases (mesh pattern)
Three-needle bind off (with and without crochet hook) (Serpentine Short-Round scarf)
Three-needle bind-off on 1×1 ribbing (Southern Hospitality washcloth)
Through the back of the loop versus up through the back of the loop
Trapping yarns (Dahlia shawl)
Two-color garter stitch (Tetra blanket)
Vertical lifeline (Tetra blanket)
Vertical lifeline, how to knit up from (Sir Thomas scarf)
Yarn over and reverse yarn over

Techniques
Applied I-Cord — alternative almost reversible method
Controlling Color in Long-Print Yarns
Double knitting & Reversible Cables
Double Increases
Folded hem/cuff
Grafting even numbers, grafting sock toes without "ears"
Joining knit fabric to woven fabric
Modular Intarsia
Knit One Below & Estonian Patent
Linen Stitch
Picot Hem Cast-on and Bind-off
Net Pattern
Rovaniemi vertical stranded colorwork
Ruffle in 3-D
Scallop Cast-on
Seaming Cast-on Edge to Garter Selvedge (as in Baby Surprise Jacket)
Symmetrical 3 into 2 decrease for perfect knit mesh 
Tubular Cast-on 1×1 ribbing using waste yarn

Free Patterns
Buttercup in the Round:
- Basic project
- Directions
Christmas Stocking with Spiral Toe and Folded Cuff:
- Overall stocking architecture
- Spiral Toe -- this can also be a coaster, hot pad, or circular afghan
- Body of stocking
- Folded Fluffy Cuff
- Afterthought Heel
Cuddly Hubby Hat with reversible cables:
- Hat Architecture & Pattern stitch
- Tubular Cast-on & Establish Pattern
- Top with Decreases in Pattern

Book Reviews
Crafting Conundrums: Puzzles and Patterns for the Bead Crochet Artist  by Ellie Baker & Susan Goldstine
Crazy Lace by Myra Wood
Double Knitting: Reversible Two-Color Designs by M'Lou Baber
Entrelac 2 by Rosemary Drysdale 
Ideas for Double-Sided Knitted Scarves by Toshiyuki Shimad
Knitted Flowers by Nicky Epstein
Knitting New Scarves by Lynne Barr
Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi
Pet Projects by Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne
Sock Innovation by Cookie A.
Yokes by Kate Davies

Class Reviews
Cat Bordhi "Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters"
Cat Bordhi "Finding the Fountain of Fresh Knitting Ideas"
Gwen Bortner "Entrelac: Beyond the Basics" 
Sharon Costello "Embed and Embellish: Felt, Stone, and Bead Jewelry"
Brenda Dayne "Beginning Bead Knitting with Mrs. Beeton"
Brenda Dayne "Creative Glove Design"
Brenda Dayne "No Math Sherman Toes and Heels"
Carson Demers "Ergonomics for Knitters"
Edie Eckman "Pattern Writing 101"
Candace Eisner-Strick “Strickmuster, The Beautiful Twisted Stitch Patterns of Austria”
Candace Eisner-Strick "Tapas"
Jean Frost "Chasing the Hounds, Tooth that Is"
Charles Gandy "Pattern Pitfalls"
Susanna Hansson "Lapland Hand Garment"
Susanna Hansson "Lovers and Runders"
Michelle Kessler "Lessons in I-Cord"
Marty Miller "Foundation Stitches 101: The Basics"
Esther "Jazzturtle" Rodgers "Corespinning for Fun and Function" 
Esther "Jazzturtle" Rodgers "Tailspinning"
Alasdair Post-Quinn "Double-Knitting Lace and Openwork"
 Gayle Roehm "Challenging Stitches from Japanese Designs" and swatches
Gayle Roehm "Even More Challenging Stitches from Japanese Designs" and swatches
Joan Shrouder "Set-in Sleeves Simplified"
Merike Saarniit "Fiendishly Difficult Stitches"
Merike Saarniit "Microwave Rainbow Dyeing"
Merike Saarniit "Spinning for Knitting"
Merike Saarniit "Three 2-color patterns, One color at a time" 
TECHknitter "Tips & Tricks," " New Ways with Cables," and "Zippers"
Mary Beth Temple "No Stress Motif Joining"
Beth Whiteside "Loops with Fringe Benefits"
Myra Woods "International Crochet"
Anna Zilboorg "Surprisingly Special Techniques"

Project Reviews
"Baby Surprise Jacket" by Elizabeth Zimmermann and again and altered for a teddy bear
"Bamboo Kimono" from Kerry Ferguson Two Sticks and a String
"Blå Skimmer / Blue Shimmer Cuffs & Hat" by Anna-Lisa Mannheimer Lunn
"Coat of Many Colors" from knit, Swirl by Sandra McIver
"Curlicue Blanket" by Oat Couture and controlling color
"Circular Stranded Baby Surprise Jacket" by Elizabeth Zimmermann and Cully Swansen 
"Damask" by Kitman Figueroa and again
"Double Heelix Socks" by Jeny Staiman 
"Drifting Pleats Scarf" from Lynne Barr Knitting New Scarves
"Helmet Liner" 
"Interlocking Leaves" from Knitty Fall 2008 and again
"Jester Tentacles Bag" from Cat Bordhi Second Treasury of Magical Knitting
"Judy's Grandmother's Baby Sweater" by Judy Spector in Greetings from Knit Cafe
"Labyrinth" based on Debbie New Unexpected Knitting
"Linked Cables Scarf" from Lynne Barr Knitting New Scarves
"Lyra" by Herbert Niebling
"Monkey Wrench Square" by Linda Cyr in The Great North American Afghan
"Mrs. Beeton" from Knitty Winter 2005
"Oh Yum, Bubblegum Slouchy Hat" by Eleanor Swogger 
"Plum Perfect" from knit, Swirl by Sandra McIver
"Potpourri Mittens" from Vogue Knitting Fall 2008
"Puzzlemaker Jacket" from Kerry Ferguson Two Sticks and a String and again and finally
"Rovaniemi Mittens and Wristlets" as bag
"Six Point Tee" by Cathy Carron
"Skolnick" by Laura Brown
"Uninterrupted Flamingo Ouroborus" based on Debbie New Unexpected Knitting

Shop Reviews
The Mannings, East Berlin, Pennsylvania (near Gettysburg)
Smoky Mountain Spinnery, Gatlinburg TN
Dublin Bay Knitting Company, Portland, Oregon
Happy Knits, Portland, Oregon
Knit Purl, Portland, Oregon
Twisted, Portland, Oregon
Urban Fiber Arts, Portland, Oregon
Yarn Garden, Portland, Oregon
A Grand Yarn, Spokane, Washington
Paradise Fibers, Spokane, Washington

Shows, Festivals, & Retreats
Georgia Fiber Festival 2014
Maryland Sheep and Wool 2014
South Carolina Knit Inn 2011 part 1 and part 2
STITCHES South 2014
Unwind Retreat 2014 
Georgia Fiber Festival 2015
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) 2015

Other Reviews
CritSuccess counter rings
Knit Picks metal double-pointed needles
Kollage Square Needles
Lacis Blocking Wires and Matt
Odd Knitting Gift Ideas
Another Odd Knitting Gift
Odd Gifts for Knitters

Original Finished Objects
Baa'ad Bag
Bailie's Origami Cardigan
Bootkicked Scarf (with errata) and How to video 1, video 2, video 3, video 4,  and video 5.
Common Crowd Cap and cast-on video 1, cast-on video 2, and rib to i-cord video.
Cotton Aran
Cropped Linen Stitch Jacket
Dahlia Shawl original, updated for Unique Sheep, and How to video
Delta Pillow (based on Serpentine Short-Round Scarf)
Felted Southwestern Bowl 
Juniperus ficus Scarf, double yarn-over video, reversible decreases, Italian cast-on, and tubular bind-off
Karen's Manga Sweater
Kintla Cowl, double yarn-over videoreversible decreases, Italian cast-on, and i-cord selvedges
Residue of 2011
Roll-Neck Miniature Raglan
Scheherazade
Scrawling
Serpent of Eternity Socks
Serpentine Short-Round Scarf part 1, part 2, and part 3
Sonic Boom Möbius Cowl and möbius lace cast-on video, and feather and fan videos
Sir Thomas reversible entrelac scarf and How to video 1, video 2, video 3, and color control.
Spectacular 14 Scarf 
Southern Hospitality Washcloth
Tetra Stadium Blanket and How to video 1, video 2, and video 3
Tilli Tomas Bag with Hyperbolic Ruffle
Tudor Rose Coral art mandala
Valentine Gansey 

Spinning & Dyeing
First Skein on a wheel
Dorset-Angora blend, dyed for long-print
Experimental Mohair — an encasement yarn
Hand-carded Silk and Wool
Hand-painted Leicester Longwool Locks
Louet Northern Lights roving — 2-ply marled
Blue-tiful, Grant & Lee, Olive Ewe rainbow roving
Pagewood Farms Blue-Faced Leicester -- Navajo plied
Perfect Spot Farm Jacob — diamond cable
Rolags and traditional spinning method a la Norman Kennedy
Spinzilla 2014
Spinzilla 2015
Tailspun Leicester Longwool Locks 

Miscellaneous
Georgia Knit and Crochet Day and Governor's Proclamation
How to generate a shop hop map using Ravelry
Ideas for Guild Programs
Knitting Carnage and Surgery
SEFAA program Ethnic Textiles with Gail Goodwin

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