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Our Rhinebeck Sweaters - Finished

We made it! We finished our sweaters in time for Rhinebeck. Details inside...

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Our Rhinebeck Sweaters - Finished

We made it! We finished our sweaters in time for Rhinebeck. Details inside...

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Blog Tour: New Patterns from Knit Play Colour

Today we're excited to dive into color and bring you new patterns from Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits. Louise has written a new book, Knit Play Colour, that takes a collection...

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Blog Tour: New Patterns from Knit Play Colour

Today we're excited to dive into color and bring you new patterns from Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits. Louise has written a new book, Knit Play Colour, that takes a collection...

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Short Row Knits Blog Tour: Zapote jacket and Ge...

We're delighted to have our yarn featured in Carol Feller's latest book, Short Row Knits. This book features a great technique section detailing four types of short row methods as...

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Short Row Knits Blog Tour: Zapote jacket and Ge...

We're delighted to have our yarn featured in Carol Feller's latest book, Short Row Knits. This book features a great technique section detailing four types of short row methods as...

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Leftie Shawlette Edging Technique

Leftie is great... except for all those ends. As the pattern is written, each contrast color stripe is a separate bit of yarn, leaving you to weave in dozens and dozens of...

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Leftie Shawlette Edging Technique

Leftie is great... except for all those ends. As the pattern is written, each contrast color stripe is a separate bit of yarn, leaving you to weave in dozens and dozens of...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Emergency Car Knitting

It's every knitter's nightmare: being stranded somewhere without knitting!  Or at least it's my nightmare. Last week on my way to work (it's a winding 2-lane highway through the hills)...

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Emergency Car Knitting

It's every knitter's nightmare: being stranded somewhere without knitting!  Or at least it's my nightmare. Last week on my way to work (it's a winding 2-lane highway through the hills)...

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Thank you all for a wonderful 2014! I find myself at this time of the year, like most years, taking stock of what has just passed and my hopes for...

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Thank you all for a wonderful 2014! I find myself at this time of the year, like most years, taking stock of what has just passed and my hopes for...

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Martina's Easy Scarf

I have been having fun knitting Martina's relatively new pattern called Easy.  It was designed in one skein of Zauberball which has a yardage of approximately 460 yards.  However, I...

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Martina's Easy Scarf

I have been having fun knitting Martina's relatively new pattern called Easy.  It was designed in one skein of Zauberball which has a yardage of approximately 460 yards.  However, I...

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Another K for the DK

First off...Thank You!  Naming things is a constant activity here at Miss Babs, and generally we enjoy the process, have fun with it and make it a game.  Finding a...

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Another K for the DK

First off...Thank You!  Naming things is a constant activity here at Miss Babs, and generally we enjoy the process, have fun with it and make it a game.  Finding a...

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How to Train Your Holey Shawl

Jen here... I'm always excited when a new knitted sample comes in the mail from one of our talented and speedy knitters!  I love to unwrap the freshly blocked creation,...

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How to Train Your Holey Shawl

Jen here... I'm always excited when a new knitted sample comes in the mail from one of our talented and speedy knitters!  I love to unwrap the freshly blocked creation,...

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Acer Cardigan in Progress

Stitches Midwest is coming up fast and I'm working on my Acer Cardigan as a new sample for our booth! I'm knitting it in Yowza in Oyster, which is a...

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Acer Cardigan in Progress

Stitches Midwest is coming up fast and I'm working on my Acer Cardigan as a new sample for our booth! I'm knitting it in Yowza in Oyster, which is a...

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It Is A Puzzlement

Sometimes, working for Babs is a dangerous thing. Getting to see all the gorgeous new Babettes hanging to dry, it is hard not to put little notes everywhere "Helen wants...

It Is A Puzzlement

Sometimes, working for Babs is a dangerous thing. Getting to see all the gorgeous new Babettes hanging to dry, it is hard not to put little notes everywhere "Helen wants...

Daylilies in the Garden

Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming right now in my garden.  I don't know the names of any of them, as I picked them for their colors...

Daylilies in the Garden

Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming right now in my garden.  I don't know the names of any of them, as I picked them for their colors...

Albers Cowl in Yummy Fingering Toes!

Veronica here... I've just finished something new and easy and fun. It's Ann Weaver's Albers Cowl, and it's just perfect in Yummy Fingering Toes. It's all garter stitch, perfect for...

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Albers Cowl in Yummy Fingering Toes!

Veronica here... I've just finished something new and easy and fun. It's Ann Weaver's Albers Cowl, and it's just perfect in Yummy Fingering Toes. It's all garter stitch, perfect for...

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