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Becoming the parent of a disabled child
In late 2010 my only brother in law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In January of the following year my sister passed away unexpectedly from pneumonia, leaving behind her ailing husband and my...
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What yarn are you wishing for this January? How about a January KAL Kit by...
The Fickle Knitter Design January KAL Kit The January KAL Kit comes with every thing you need to knit with us starting January 31st. All you have to do is add knitting needles! We are nearly sold out...
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Only three more days until we cast on for the Fickle Knitter JKnit Mystery...
Click here to purchase the Mystery Shawl KAL Pattern Click here for the free JKnit iphone app Show us your yarn selection here Click the top right “Cast On” button here And you’re ready to go! Cast on...
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An Interview with Software Developers Julia and Armen Kroyan, owners of JKnit...
This is the fifth installment in my interview series with Small Knitting Businesses across the country. My aim is to share what these businesses experience during the current economic climate, the...
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Last chance to buy a January KAL Kit by Fickle Knitter
Today is the last day to pick up a January KAL Kit. I only have a few kits left in stock because I buy each item in small quantities making this a limited edition and unique kit. Once they’re sold...
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Mariposa Tee KAL Sign Ups Open
I promised a book preview for the upcoming Fickle Knitter Design and Zen Yarn Garden book and I have one better! We’re going to be doing a Mariposa Tee KAL in March to kick off our Butterflies, Fickle...
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Owning a Business and Caring for a Special Needs Child
In many ways my own life experience prepared me for adopting my wonderful nephew, Dmitri after the devastating loss of his parents in 2011. Dmitri was born with Trisomy-21 aka Down Syndrome and is...
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We love Yarn Shops!
Roxanne of Zen Yarn Garden and I really wanted to do something special for the Mariposa Tee KAL coming up on March 18th, so we’ve decided to invite our favorite local yarn shops to join us! All of our...
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January KAL Kits have shipped!
If you missed out on a kit, please feel free to join us for the KAL! We’ll be casting on January 31st, 2013 in the Fickle Knitter Design group on ravelry. All you need is the pattern, so go ahead and...
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Last day to reserve a spot in the Shalimar Indulge Me Club
Today is the last day to snag a spot in the Shalimar Yarns Indulge Me club. The yarn is really lovely to work with, and is 75% Merino, 15% Cashmere and 10% Silk and the color you see above is the...
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Fickle Knitter KAL Cast On Tomorrow!
We’ll be casting on for our January KAL on January 31st, 2013, please join us! To participate in the KAL all you need to do is: 1. Purchase your pattern here or here. 2. Pick out your stash yarn and...
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New from Fickle Knitter for Winter TNNA 2013
The TNNA Winter Trade Show is where vendors show off their past 6 months of hard work for attending yarn shops so that the shops can place Spring orders. I’ve been very hard at work since the last...
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Post TNNA and Pre Stitches Hysteria
I’m hard at work preparing for my Stitches West booth–you can find Fickle Knitter Design in booths 1036 and 1038 on the Stitches West Marketplace floor across from Zen Yarn Garden and Bar Maids. Here’s...
View ArticleFickle Knitter’s First Video–How to cast on for a Knit On Edging
This morning I recorded a quick video on how to cast on and knit the first two rows of a knit on edging. I use this method in most of my knitting patterns and designs because I hate to cast off 200+...
View ArticleThe Knitting Harlem Shake
We filmed the Knitting Harlem Shake about a half an hour before the Stitches West market place opened up for preview night on Thursday. There was no alcohol involved, we were just punchy from days of...
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Last chance to sign up for the Mariposa Tee KAL Kit!
Today is the last day to reserve your Mariposa Tee KAL kit in time for the KAL! How to choose your size 1. Take a tape measure to your favorite fitting sweater and measure across the widest part....
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Fickle Knitter Kits for sale!
These are the last of the Tilli Tomas Starry Night KAL Kits. I’m down to just about the last set of each color. The KAL for the Tilli Tomas kits can be found here on ravelry. These are the remaining...
View ArticleFickle Knitter’s How to Design on a Budget–Charting in Excel
This is the first video in my How to Design on a Budget Series. Today you’ll learn how to make a chart using excel and Aire River Knitting Font, which is free. I use a Mac, so some of the design...
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A compilation of Unicorn Photos (from Stitches West 2013)
Unicorn and Wolf Unicorn and Turkey Unicorn and Turkey Pose-Off Unicorn and Bear Unicorn and Pirate with Unicorn wearing Meta Unicorn T Shirt Galloping Unicorn and Devo Half Unicorn Unicorn Snout...
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March KAL Kit Now for Sale
March KAL Kit by Fickle Knitter The March KAL Kit of 2013 includes Sincere Sheep‘s Luminous Yarn, Two Fickle Knitter Design knitting patterns created especially for this...
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