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Phenomenal!
Printing quality and photos alone makes this a great purchase!
Phenomenal book - patterns are written as individual pieces but the print of this book includes rewritten patterns to be knit as one piece with minimal seaming! And a great plus is the fact that patterns are as small as XS which is of great interest to me since this is my size and very difficult to
find or adjust down. Yarn requirements provided by garment Worsted,
Sport/DK, even fingering.
Good reference book as Hannah provides excellent narrative for techniques and explanation of terms.
By MicheleM on Nov 15, 2016
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Lovely but disappointed!
Lovely pattern but disappointed because there are several errors in the pattern. I'm sorry to say it could have been written with more clarity as it regards # of repeats within the sections. There is a miscount of stitches in a number of places. A typographical error as well.
I even joined his group in Ravelry, the only entry as of this date is the entry I made and at that it took awhile for him to get back to me. He did confirm the errors I found but made no mention of if or how the corrections will be made so I hope this is done for those considering purchasing the pattern.
And I asked if the pattern had been 'test knitted' since these errors would have been discovered then.
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Mystery Solved!
My curious nature compelled me to purchase a grab bag. Very pleasantly
surprised with selection sent. Two of the items I'm familiar with and I like the products the third, Juniper Moon, I've read good results and had been wanting to order this. Since I already have a pattern in mind, I'm looking forward to starting on the Juniper Moom project soon!.
Thank you so much!
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1st Time
This is the first time I've purchased and knit Koigu yarn, American Merino or otherwise. In all fairness I would have to say the colors are nice,
knits up well. Most patterns I looked at 'suggested' a 4/5 needle. I found with these sizes, my swatches were a little stiff, but with a 7, 8, even a #9,
the shawls and scarves I knitted 'softened' and draped better.
At some point I will use Koigu 'KPPPM' in order to compare the two yarns.
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Perfection!
The criteria I use for a perfect needle is: 1 sharp points 2 aluminum barrel because yarn 'grabs' the yarn without the yarn slipping or sliding, and 3 cable that is firm enough that it doesn't twist or kink that is, if you're using
circulars.
Providing your knitting tension is consistent I.e., not too tight or too loose the stitches come are perfect. Knit a gauge first to ensure you'll be spot-on with the gauge needed.
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Hmm!
I give this only 4 stars because it IS a spectacular pattern but I haven't started knitting this and if you notice, it needs a yarn that has a lot of color.
This is. 2012 published pattern so assuredly, the yarn used is no longer available. I did extensive research, did find the dyer.
When I received the pattern, I discovered the directions are charts so if anyone as I am is intimidated with 'chart' knitting this could prove to be overwhelming. I like it so much, regardless of this being a 'chart' pattern
I'm looking forward to knitting this!
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Best ever!
Kollage needles are in my opinion the best there are. Without a doubt, regardless of the fiber I'm knitting with at the time, these are spectacular.
I will caution those not familiar with Kollage to take the time beforehand to knit a swatch to ensure the gauge is correct.
One of the things I like about Kollage needles, too, is the stitches come out very even and this does make for a real pretty finished knitted piece.
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