The Sweater with Kathleen Dames

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http://www.roundtableyarns.com Kathleen’s yarn is Camelot in the Orkney colorway.

http://www.ravelry.com/stores/ravelry-merch-store/products/303316 The adorable ruler is from Ravelry and made by Katrinkles on Etsy.

http://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/magic-loop/ This is a great Magic Loop photo tutorial from Tin Can Knits.

http://www.kathleendames.com/2015/10/technique-integrated-button-bands.html A little more on integrated button bands. And, yes, you do work buttonholes on both bands as you go, so you'll know *exactly* where to sew on your buttons.

http://www.knittersreview.com/clarabooks/knitters_book_of_yarn.asp If you want to learn more about spins and plies and weights of yarn, Clara Parkes’s first book of s an excellent way to get started.

http://www.knittersreview.com/clarabooks/knitters_book_of_wool.asp And now that you know all about yarn, you might be interested in learning more about the wool itself.

http://www.sheepspot.com Breed-specific yarns hand-dyed in beautiful shades.

http://alex-collins.myshopify.com Does your new project need a new bag? My friend Alex makes lovely ones!

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*Free pattern available until 25 March 2016. After that date Solstice Cardi will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop: http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kathleen-dames-design-----------periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/kathleendamesinstagram: https://instagram.com/kathleendames/twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendamesravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kathleen-damesfacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesignmusic: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

Kathleen is wearing Sotherton, originally published in Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. Pattern available at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sotherton

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The Sweater with Kathleen DamesBy Kathleen Dames