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- Hi, my name is Wendy,

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and I am a knitwear designer,

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and I write books about knitting,

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the Custom Knits series

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and also a stitch dictionary,

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called Up, Down, All-Around Stich Dictionary,

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that teaches knitters how to knit

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in pretty much any direction they want

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and also in the round.

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I like to knit top-down because it allows a knitter

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to basically try on as they go

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and pretty much get a custom fit.

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Top-down feels like I'm starting somewhere,

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and I'm gonna end up somewhere.

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But for me, knitting is such a process

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and such a place to go

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that the journey of starting in one place and

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finishing it all at once

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and not having to sew stuff together is kind of magical.

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Over the next four weeks,

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I am going to relieve you of your dependence

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on knitting patterns.

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What we're going to do is start out with a top-down raglan

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and a top-down, set-in sleeve.

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You can knit either of these sweaters

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for pretty much anybody,

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a baby,

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child,

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your husband, your boyfriend, a good friend, or yourself.

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All you're gonna do

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is start out with a few simple measurements,

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do a tiny bit of math,

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which is not scary at all, it's gonna be great,

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and then you just sort of cast on and go.

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