Carol Buchholz

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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
A cubit is the length between the wrist and the elbow. Three cubits is just about the length of the yarn needed for the final round of each stripe in these socks designed to use the wonderful self-striping yarn from Canon Hand Dyes. The stitch pattern also works with variegated yarn as my fabulous test knitter has proven. You can also make your...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
What happens when you reverse the usual way of making mitts? Hand gussets, of course. The two-by-two ribbing makes the fabric stretchy enough to fit a wide range of hands, suitable for a man or a woman.
Knitting: Cowl
A cubit is the length between the wrist and the elbow, which was more relevant to the socks I designed when I came up with this stitch pattern inspired by Merike Saarnit. The effect of the slipped stitches also reminds me of the stick figures of cubes I drew as a girl, so let’s pretend the word is a neologism for the little triangles which are ...
Knitting: Backpack
Note that this felted bag is made with two strands of worsted weight yarn. I used the last of my yardage while making the i-cord, so having an extra skein available (or a coordinating color of feltable yarn) is probably a good idea.