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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 1d

Season 10: Be Extraordinary! - Knit Stars

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 1d

Enrollment is open for Knit Stars Season 10 and I think that's so hot. 💋 All those luscious teachers. Mmmmmmm. My affiliate link is below. Use and I make money. Ohhhh yeahhhh.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 4d

It will have a steeks cut to open the armholes and the back. (Dolls have big heads, a back opening will allow me to put it on her without having a ridiculously large neckline.) The whole process will be chronicled on Patreon. (There's a link in my profile.)

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 4d

This is my own design, using dear Elizabeth Zimmerman's Norwegian ski sweater method from "Knitting Workshop" (from Schoolhouse Press).

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 4d

Doll number two, whom I have christened Thaïs after the legendary Greek courtesan who instigated the burning of Persepolis, will have a stranded colorwork jumper in the same yarns from Woolia (by Gepard) that I used for the first doll's outfit.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 4d

The vintage doll who will be the centerpiece of the holiday windows at @lestricoteursvolants has been joined in the workroom by a second vintage doll. It was inevitable. More than one window, more than one doll.

A length of handknitting in a simple diamond color work pattern. The diamonds are worked in red, the background alternates between white and pink. The balls of working yarn are arranged along the right side.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 5d

Here's the link...

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Season 10: Be Extraordinary! - Knit Stars

Uncover the next level of fiber artist within you. Enroll in Knit Stars Season 10: Be Extraordinary before April 22 and get Earlybird savings!

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 5d

The pattern offers two variations: a single and a double width. Each kit includes enough yarn to make two single scarves or one double scarf.

*Subscriptions and purchases made through this link generate a bit of income for me--so thank you for using it and sharing it!

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 5d

Fleuron was inspired by antique French book illustrations in my collection. I shared them with the incomparable Canon Hand Dyes, who somehow managed to evoke the luminous quality of ink on paper in wool.

A wide knitted striped scarf in ombre shades of orange, blue, and brown. As the scarf touches the floor, large stylized flowers emerg from the stripes.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 5d

Knit Stars Season 10 open enrollment continues...my affiliate link* follows.

This is Fleuron, one of the exclusive pattern kits designed to accompany my masterclass in shadow knitting, the intriguing structure that hides patterns inside what appears, at first, to be a simple striped fabric.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 6d

Oui, and also some Grey-Poupon.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 6d

(I hand guest a yardstick and a ruler in inches.)

Guest (hands them back): Nah, zee wans wiz zee reel numbaires, pleez.

Me: Oh. Certainly, monsieur. Perhaps you would like to hang onto these anyway, so you can shove them up your ass?

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 6d

[Expat Diary: Give Them an Inch]

There is a guest in the workroom, using the floor, pins, and blocking mats to pin out a shawl.

Guest: Weel yeuh plez 'end meh ay steck faire mayshureeng.

Me: Sure. You want a long one or a short one?

Guest: Baaahth, plez.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 6d

[Nice animals of my neighborhood, an occasional series]

A mésange bleue (Cyanistes caeruleus) from the courtyard appears at one of the kitchen windows to ask about borrowing a cup of insects.

A little bird with a yellow breast and a splash of blue on the top of its head, perched on the crossbar of a Parisian window. In the near background are a potted rosemary and a potted pink heather.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 12d

Pete Hegseth obviously gets off on the sort of specialty cinematic entertainment in which lean, fit soldiers smack one another around, but I think it's terribly unprofessional for him to use the US Armed Forces as his personal spank bank.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 12d

knitstars.com/masterclass-...

Season 10: Be Extraordinary! - Knit Stars

Uncover the next level of fiber artist within you. Enroll in Knit Stars Season 10: Be Extraordinary before April 22 and get Earlybird savings!

knitstars.com

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 12d

This scarf evokes the gorgeous undulations of the star dancer in motion, which some considered a living embodiment of Art Nouveau. The colors by Canon Hand Dyes were drawn from 19th-century French fashion illustrations.

For information about Knit Stars Season 10, there's a link right here...

Close-up of handknit scarf in blue and green.

Photograph of Loie Fuller dressed in her flowing robe with immense sleeves, performing part of her "Butterfly" dance.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 12d

A native of Illinois, Fuller created a distinctive style of dance in which her flowing robes were illuminated by colored electric light. Her brilliant arabesques were famously captured by such artists as Jules Chéret and Toulouse-Lautrec.

Poster for Loie Fuller at the Folies-Bergère, Paris, by Jules Chéret.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 12d

"Loie Fuller," a scarf I designed as a part of the companion kit for my Knit Stars course in shadow knitting (link in profile), celebrates the art of an American who lit up Paris in the late 19th century.

A hand knit scarf with a pattern of swirling green arabesques on a blue background.

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 13d

Yes, thank you, Abs! 🥰

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 13d

Hurrah! Have a blast. I look forward to seeing how yours comes out--especially the beading. May I ask, where did you source the silk?

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 15d

Wheeee! The Knit Stars Season 10 trailer is out and enrollment is open. First episodes appear in November. Watch (and enroll) here...

knitstars.com/masterclass-...

Season 10: Be Extraordinary! - Knit Stars

Uncover the next level of fiber artist within you. Enroll in Knit Stars Season 10: Be Extraordinary before April 22 and get Earlybird savings!

knitstars.com

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 18d

I have bought lovely things from them. A splendid bookshop with excellent service 💜💜💜

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Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social · 18d

KNIT STARS HAD QUESTIONS. I HAD ANSWERS. THEN WE ATE PASTRY.

youtu.be/wxar9k_CZ6g?...

"Don't. Date. Opera. Singers" • 19 Questions with Knit Star Franklin Habit

YouTube video by The Knit Stars Channel

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