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	<title>Knits Gone Bad &#187; Elizabeth Zimmermann</title>
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		<title>Elizabeth Zimmermann&#8217;s Knitter&#8217;s Almanac&#8211;A Great Book For Knitting Lovers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subtitled, Projects for Each Month of the Year, Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac charms and enlightens intermediate to advanced knitters. Here's a woman who was never bored, I'm quite sure. The cover shows what all she created for us. This book is almost a journal of one year of her life because along with each month's knitting project, we read what else was going on in her life.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EZ Swatch Cap&#8211;3 Ways to Decrease an Aran Hat with Pithy Directions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Zimmermann is known for her "pithy directions" which are rough guidelines where she expects you to use your head full of gray cells. When she recommends you knit a swatch hat out of half the stitches for a sweater you design using her Percentage System, she says, "bring it to some kind of a finish at the top." A complicated Aran design presents extra challenge. Here are three ways to decrease an Aran hat--a little more fully explained. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Zimmermann Knitting&#8211;EZ Swatch Hat Progress Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever design a sweater using Elizabeth Zimmermann's Percentage System? Her knitting system combines your yarn, your favorite sweater's measurements and your gauge into a sweater that will fit you just right. Before knitting your sweater, you knit a swatch hat as proof your sweater will work as designed. Want to see my swatch hat results? Warning: I chose the most complicated pattern on the planet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting Math&#8211;How to Adjust a Pattern to a Different Knitting Gauge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can't get gauge? If your gauge swatch gives you a pleasing fabric that will suit your pattern, you must adjust your pattern to a different knitting gauge. How do you figure out how many stitches you need? Whichever way feels most comfortable for you. Say what? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knit Hat Design&#8211;How Come You Knit a Hat When You Want a Sweater?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's all Elizabeth Zimmermann's fault. There you are, champing at the bit to knit your sweater you designed for yourself or a loved one. What on earth are you doing knitting a hat instead? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design a Knitting Pattern&#8211;Use EZ&#8217;s Percentage System For Fit &amp; Fun!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever design a knitting pattern using Elizabeth Zimmermann's Percentage System? Her method helps you create a sweater from scratch, one that fits you just right. If you never tried designing before, there's no better time than now. Why? Because August 9, 2010 is 100 years since her birth. I'm designing an Aran sweater in celebration of this master knitter's birthday. Warning: designing is a messy process. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Knit Fit Every Time Even If You Suck at Knitting Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have your knitting math mistakes ruined a sweater that you otherwise knit very well? Have you EVER gotten a sweater to fit the way you dreamed while you cast on, knit each stitch, bound off, blocked, and seamed? Couldn't you just scream? Do you need a brain transplant to make knit fit every time? [...]]]></description>
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