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The Knitting Fiend

The Knitting Fiend

http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog

A knitting blog: Free patterns, lessons, tips, calculators including "The Soculator".

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  • Answers for the subscription site.

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 15:59 in General

    no jsA few people emailed me with questions on the new “by subscription” site. Mary and Carol both had trouble subscribing. This was due to my paranoid “protection” using .htaccess. I not only blocked folders that should be &...

  • New Site…

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 in blogging, calculator

    no jsHi everyone. Yes. I disappeared for a while. I was tired of knitting. But, I’m back. But this time, I’ve decided that I want to continue bringing lessons to everyone but . . . well… I also want to make a little money. So, over ...

  • $1.67 Slipper Pattern and Baby Booties.

    Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 10:52 in General

    no scriptDo you need an inexpensive quick pair of slippers? Just before Christmas, Mom made some “I want slippers” noises. I also wanted some. My sister and niece wanted some. I found a pattern for crocheted slippers in an old Workbaske...

  • Fixes to Yoke-u-later.

    Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 10:12 in General

    Joanna dropped me a note saying she was having trouble with “the calculator for the round yoke sweater”. She didn’t specify the exact page so I assume that she meant “The Yokeulator.” I checked…. and someone has ...

  • Back to crafts.

    Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 11:39 in General, socks

    Having neglected the blog for something like 15 months, I suspect I now have no readers. But, I did finish Jim’s sweater … a year late. I then picked up the crochet hook. I figured: I might as well start posting projects again! I plan t...

  • Stuffed Elephant Haiku

    Posted on Monday November 12th, 2007 at 08:16 in haiku

      Brisbane Nannies knit an African Elephant with ivory tusks.   It’s been a while since I wrote a knitting haiku– but I was looking for “stuff” and found this adorable toy on Australian Ebay. Why fewer haikus? ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.50 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

4 stars jeri

I want to use my own yarn to knit patterns but do not know how to convert the gauge to the gauge on my yarn for the inches I need.
thank you Jeri

Posted: November 11th, 2009 | Report This Comment

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5 stars Jillian Rueter

Wow! I will be visiting again and again! Great free patterns and awesome calculators that anyone can use. Also nice YouTube videos to help the reader understand. Great job, Lucia!

Posted: May 14th, 2009 | More Reviews From accessfashion | Report This Comment

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