One of my weaknesses as a designer is that I tend to be too complicated. I get wrapped up in new techniques or projects that highlight extreme craftsmanship and forget that a lot of people just want to sit and knit and relax. Back in April, I had just taught my "Easy Reversible Cables" class at Unwind. I was still traveling when I read the e-mail announcing a second call for proposals for the autumn issue of Cast On magazine. I was surprised that more people weren't already familiar with the reversible cables technique, especially since Lily Chin has been teaching it for more than a decade. So I proposed a rather simple scarf. The autumn issue of Cast On went live last week. You can read it on and download it from the TKGA website , if you are a member and log in. "Legerdemain" is a good basic scarf. As with so many of my designs, I have thought about the details. Italian cast-on and a tubular bind-off gives the scarf a clean couture beginning a...
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