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Whoops! Fix Common Knitting Goofs Get Cozy! All-New Knit Ideas in Great Yarns! Easy Knitting For Everyone! 35 Weave a Little Color, Projects page 50 January 2007 | CreativeKnittingMagazine.com Whoops! Fix Common Knitting Goofs Express Your Love! Quick Gifts & Holiday Cheer Dress the Whole Family Stand-Out Knits Two-Piece Panache, page 14 Try a Cable First a Scarf then Take On a Turtleneck Or Coat Marble N.Y. Yarns textural new yarn, Marble, gives a special look to anything you knit or crochet. This beginner vest is knit with just 1 of the 6 colors of Marble. Download this free vest pattern, plus many more, www.nyyarns.com 27897606CaronCK0107 10/5/06 2:40 PM Page 1 Soft as Starlight Wrap yourself in light and softness with Glimmer™– one of the exciting new fashion yarns from Caron®. A super-soft chenille sprinkled with shimmery metallic fibers, Glimmer gives wonderful drape, a velvet touch and spectacular shimmer to all your knit and crocheted projects. 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