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12 sts x 4 rows KP TEXTURE Building Blocks RS I-A-5-a-(11).jpg

I-A-5-a-(11) 12 sts x 4 rows KPT Building Blocks

6 sts x 8 rows KP TEXTURE Rising Checks RS I-A-4-f (6).jpg

6 sts x 8 rows KPT Rising Checks (No. I-A-4-f-(6))

6 sts x 12 rows KPT Welted Rib I-A-4-e (1)

4 sts x 2 rows KPT Seed Stitch Rib (No. I-A-4-b-(4))

13 sts x 2 rows KPT Knife Pleats (No. I-A-3-a-3-(1))

8 sts x 8 rows KP TEXTURE Basketweave Rib RS I-A-5-b-(6).jpg

8 sts x 8 rows KPT Basketweave Rib (No. I-A-5-b-(6))

8 sts x 6 rows KPT Fancy Box Stitch RS I-A-5-b-(5).jpg

8 sts x 6 rows KPT Fancy Box Stitch (No. I-A-5-b-(5))

10 sts x 8 rows KP TEXTURE Mosaic Stitch RS I-A-5-b-(3).jpg

13 sts x 8 rows KPT Triple Chain Panel (No. I-A-5-b-(4))

10 sts x 8 rows KPT Mosaic Stitch (No. I-A-5-b-(3))

7 sts x 8 rows KP TEXTURE ‹‹les gourmettes›› RS I-A-5-b-(2).jpg

7 sts x 8 rows KPT Bracelet Chains (No. I-A-5-b-(2))

5 sts x 8 rows KP TEXTURE Tulip Pattern RS I-A-5-b-(1).jpg

5 sts x 8 rows KPT Tulip Pattern (No. I-A-5-b-(1))

13 sts x 4 rows KP TEXTURE Wide Ladders RS I-A-5-a-(13).jpg

13 sts x 4 rows KPT Wide Ladders (No. I-A-5-a-(13))

Apryl Zarfos Anderson received her Knitting Guild of America Hand Knitter Master diploma in 2018, and continues her research in the evolution of stitches. She is assembling centuries of tradition into a logical progression of techniques and styles, and charting stitch patterns into a visual representation that is becoming The Museum of Knitting.

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