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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))

2 sts x 4 rows KP TEXTURE point de claie RS I-A-5-d-(1).jpg

2 sts x 4 rows KPT Ridged Rib (No. I-A-5-d-(1))

18 sts x 32 rows KP TEXTURE Waffle Basketweave WS I-A-5-c-(15).jpg

18 sts x 32 rows KPT Waffle Basketweave (No. I-A-5-c-(15))

4 sts x 24 rows KP TEXTURE Garter Ribs and Stripes RS I-A-5-c-(14).jpg

4 sts x 24 rows KPT Garter Ribs and Stripes (No. I-A-5-c-(14))

3 sts x 30 rows KPT Single Rib and Garter Stitch (No. I-A-5-c-(13))

6 sts x 18 rows KP TEXTURE Wide Serried Pattern RS I-A-5-c-(12).jpg

6 sts x 18 rows KPT Wide Serried Pattern (No. I-A-5-c-(12))

6 sts x 16 rows KPT Long Lean Dashes RS I-A-5-c-(11).jpg

6 sts x 16 rows KPT Long Lean Dashes (No. I-A-5-c-(11))

6 sts x 12 rows KP TEXTURE Ribbed Stripes RS I-A-5-c-(10).jpg

6 sts x 12 rows KPT Ribbed Stripes (No. I-A-5-c-(10))

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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