The Ultimate Stash-Buster: Modular Knitting!

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June 23, 2010

The Ultimate Stash-Buster: Modular Knitting!     Ingrid Brundin's modular-knitted arm warmers from the Summer 2010 issue of Spin-Off I've invited Amy Clarke Moore, editor of Spin-Off magazine, to introduce you to a fabulous project from the most recent Spin-Off issue: Ingrid Brundin's modular knitting using shell shapes as building blocks. Here's Amy to tell you more! ________________________________________________ Like my mom and her mother before her, I'm a saver. If I have a little bit of yarn left over from a project, I save it. I might need it some day! A lot of my knitting and spinning friends are the same way. Are you like me? Do you save your bits of yarn? When I first met Ingrid Brundin at SOAR (Spin-Off Autumn Retreat) a couple years ago, I knew I had met a kindred spirit. She is also clearly a saver. She was sporting these colorful arm warmers (a modular knitting project that she made with some of her first handspun yarns) and was brimming with ideas for even more projects made with small bits of yarn.           What could be more perfect than knitting on the back porch on a summer day? Modular knitting is perfect for using up the leftover bits of yarn from other knitting projects. One thing led to another, and before long we had the project scheduled for the Summer 2010 issue of Spin-Off magazine. Seeing Ingrid's shells made me itch to make some myself. What a perfect excuse to pull out my clear plastic shoe boxes of colored bits of yarn saved from various projects (organized by color, of course) to try out the pattern and dream about what my shells could become—a scarf, a hat, a small baby blanket, or crazy leg warmers for my five-year-old daughter. While the kids were playing in the yard on a beautiful summer day, I selected some colors and cast on. I chose bright green hues to reflect the verdant green of our yard after three days of rain (unusual for our normally arid climate). Click here to see the pattern for one of the shells. (And give Spin-Off a try—I'll bet you'll discover even more intriguing and informative articles!) I love modular knitting. It gives me a sense of accomplishment—each piece made is like a stepping stone on the path to completing the project. It reflects my life, too, which is full of little bits of borrowed time to work on knitting projects—a couple minutes here and there to watch the stitches slide from one needle to the next with the small bits of yarn that I've saved just for this day. Enjoy your summer!		Kathleen Cubley is the editor of Knitting Daily. Kathleen's Knit-Along We're knitting the Sleeveless Tuxedo Shirt. Come knit with us! More Knitting Daily •  Blogs •  Galleries •  Knitting Daily TV •  Free Patterns •  Join Knitting Daily •  Share Your Comments

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