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Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson is the beloved author of the blog Wendy Knits, one of the first knitting sites. In a never-ending stream of skill and speed, Wendy dazzles readers with her feats of knitting, start to finish. She is a prolific designer of patterns that play with traditional methods, motifs, and materials. To look at her patterns is to enter a gorgeous world where intricate Fair Isle and elegant lace are everyday fare. She is the author of four books: Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns; Toe-Up Socks for Every Body: Adventurous Lace, Cables, and Colorwork; Wendy Knits Lace: Essential Techniques and Patterns for Irresistible Everyday Lace, and Wendy Knits: My Never-Ending Adventures in Yarn. Wendy lives near Washington, DC, where her cat Loki is frankly the star of the show.
Contributions From Wendy Johnson
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In Search of the Perfect Linen Knit (Part II)
A set of Euroflax linen mini skeins turns into a marvelous jacket.
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In Search of: The Perfect Linen Knit (Part I)
A yarn you want to knit, but no pattern that fits the idea in your head? For Wendy Johnson, this is no problem.
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A Colorwork Jacket, Part 3: the Finishing
Her steeks have steeks: how Wendy Johnson did the finishing details on her epic colorwork jacket.
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A Colorwork Jacket, Part 2: Knitting the Thing
The charting is over: now it's time to knit this epic Fair Isle jacket.
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A Colorwork Jacket, Part 1: Wendy’s Way
Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Microsoft Excel.
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