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By Gwen Bortner • LeGrand, CA Margaret Fisher • Cabin John, MD the time this issue is in your hands, you’ll Michelle Hunter • Dublin, OH Melissa Leapman • New York, NY know if those prophecies have come true. One Nancy Thomas • Charlotte, NC Kara Gott Warner • Berne, IN thing I’m sure of is that the comfort of knitting MASTER HAND promises to keep us cozy all winter long, no KNITTING COMMITTEE Advisor matter how cold it gets and how much snow Arenda Holladay • Lexington, KY falls. We’d love to hear how your knitting Emeritus Molly Ferrante • Wilmington, NC helped you weather the conditions. Drop us a Carolyn Vance • Vernon Center, MN line to let us know how your projects provide Co-Chair relief so you are able to endure anything that Suzanne Bryan • Bakersfield, CA Leslie Gonzalez • Reidsville, NC Mother Nature throws your way. Sharon Levering • Edmonds, WA Binka Schwan • Carefree, AZ Member Perhaps your knitting skills have expanded Catherine Berry • Medford, NY Janet Bochin • Fresno, CA through a winter of creativity or maybe you’re interested in changing gears from Celia Cahill • W Sacramento, CA Jennifer Donze • Brookfield, WI holiday gifts and décor. Take a peek at our lessons in this issue on short rows and Charles Gandy • Clayton, GA Jaclyn Hagen • Apple Valley, MN fitted sweaters. Your knitting will take on a whole new dimension with the designs Christina Hanger • Plano, TX Pamela Haswell • Amarillo, TX that focus on those techniques. Joyce Jones • Broadview Heights, OH Susan Lambert • Portland, OR Lesli Lanteigne • Columbus, IN Charlotte Pine • Seattle, WA Have you saved the date for the ultimate knitting event? Plan to join other TKGA Nancy Simet • Cedar Falls, IA Heather Storta • Concord, NC members, Master Knitters and our premiere knitting instructors as we celebrate Trudianne Temple • Marengo, IL Mary Anne Todd • Aiken, SC TKGA’s 30th anniversary from July 22 – 26 in sunny San Diego, California at the MASTER MACHINE 2015 TKGA Conference. It’s sure to be the most fun to be had anywhere celebrating KNITTING COMMITTEE Chair our favorite needle art and you don’t want to miss it! Registration for classes and all Katharine Seaman • Raphine, VA of the other happenings opens in February and will fill up in a snap so get ready. Member Uyvonne Bigham • Trevose, PA Karen Hoover • Broomfield, CO Thanks to Zak’s Restaurant for hosting us for the photo shoot. Downtown LEARN TO KNIT COMMITTEE Chair Zanesville, Ohio complimented the garments selected for this issue and again, Mary Forte • Atascadero, CA made for the perfect location for this shoot. PUBLISHING & DESIGN Offinger Management Co. Zanesville, OH Happy knitting, TECHNICAL KNITTING EDITOR Arenda Holladay Carole Powell Zanesville, OH COPY EDITING & PROOFREADING Offinger Management Co. Zanesville, OH PHOTOGRAPHY Studio 1 by Gallippo’s Wauseon, OH STYLING Suzan Little Zakany Zanesville, OH Cast On, The Educational Journal for Knitters, is the official publication of The Knitting Guild Association (TKGA). The purpose of TKGA is to provide education and communication to those wishing to advance the quality of workmanship and creativity in their knitting endeavors. The content of Cast On is published solely for the personal use of its readers. No portion may be reproduced for any reason in any form without written permission from the editors. Copyright 2015, The Knitting Guild Association. Cast On is published four times per year and mailed quarterly. Subscription rates within the U.S. are $35. In Canada and Mexico, $42 (U.S.). All others $50 (U.S.). 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Replacement requests will be honored six (6) weeks after the original mailing date. TKGA.com 3 Copyright 2015 The Knitting Guild Association. Cast On content is for readers’ personal use and may not be shared or reproduced without permission from the editors. INSIDE FEBRUARY / APRIL 2015 FITTED & FABULOUS WESTRAY VEST MAGGIE PRESCOTT JACKET LACY BOAT NECK SWEATER ANNIVERSARY CAPE Carla Pera Arenda Holladay Ellen Liguori Mary E. Jacobs 20 23 26 40 ARTICLES PATTERNS 9 STITCH ANATOMY: Short Rows > Suzanne Bryan 14 Short Row Baby Blanket > Suzanne Bryan 19 IN THE SPOTLIGHT > Michelle Hunter 16 May Day Flower Socks > Heather Storta 48 FASHION FRAMEWORK: Fitted Sweaters 20 Westray Vest > Carla Pera > Christina K. Hanger 23 Maggie Prescott Jacket > Arenda Holladay 66 FINISHING WITH CONFIDENCE: Picking Up Stitches 26 Lacy Boat Neck Sweater > Ellen Liguori Part 1 > Arenda Holladay 28 Fountain Lace Tank > Mary Forte 67 KNITTING 911: Broken Stitches > Binka Schwan 31 Wedding Shower Gifts > Arenda Holladay 69 ON YOUR WAY TO THE MASTERS > Suzanne Bryan 34 Two Faced Shell > Patty Lyons 4 Cast On I February – April 2015 Copyright 2015 The Knitting Guild Association. Cast On content is for readers’ personal use and may not be shared or reproduced without permission from the editors. NEW THIS YEAR: LIVE LOOKS! LOOK FOR THIS ICON THROUGHOUT THE ISSUE TO INDICATE WHICH GARMENTS YOU CAN NOW VIEW LIVE ONLINE. BOHO BANDED JACKET FITTED SWEATER SIMPLY STRIPED CELESTE SWEATER Kathy Perry Christina K. Hanger Arenda Holladay Melissa Leapman 44 48 54 60 PATTERNS IN EVERY ISSUE 38 Undulance – Short Row Socks > Suzanne Bryan 06 Product Review > Penny Sitler 40 Anniversary Cape > Mary E. Jacobs 08 Book Review > Penny Sitler 44 Boho Banded Jacket > Kathy Perry 71 Master Knitter News & Graduates 54 Simply Striped > Arenda Holladay 72 Correspondence Course News & Graduates 57 Montego Tee > Celia McAdam Cahill 73 Guild News 60 Celeste Sweater > Melissa Leapman 75 Retailer Members 64 Chain Mail Scarf > Arenda Holladay 78 Abbreviations, Pattern Basics, References TKGA.com 5 Copyright 2015 The Knitting Guild Association. Cast On content is for readers’ personal use and may not be shared or reproduced without permission from the editors. WHAT’S NEW. WHAT’S HOT. BY PENNY SITLER Out with the old, in with the new! North Light Fibers At TKGA, we want you to start out the new North Light Fibers prides itself on the personal touch given to each skein of exotic year fresh. We’ve gathered a collection of new fibers produced on Block Island in Rhode Island while supporting the island items in a wide range of price points that will economically.