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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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The Yoke Phrancko pattern What you need to know! The Yoke pattern is the newest addition to the types of Phrancko Sweaters. It may be the si...

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

History of Knitting with an Eye for the Male Knitter

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The History of Knitting with an Eye for the Male Knitter By Frank H. Jernigan Introduction While exploring the history of knitting through...

Sunday, May 2, 2021

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Here is Newsletter #1 that was sent on April 5. I don't know if I will continue posting these every month so if you want to subscribe, ...

Monday, August 24, 2020

Measuring for a Woman's Sweater

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I have been asked a few times, "Do I take the chest measurement across the bust or at the high bust area?" So I think it's tim...

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Updated Calculation of Bell Shaping

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In the latest version of the pattern (Version 1.14 07-07-20) I have made an improvement to the bell shaping of the sleeve cap. What motivate...

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Two new how-to videos

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I just posted two videos to demonstrate how to work two of the most difficult steps in working a pattern at Phrancko.com. They both are rela...

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Should you work your swatch in the round?

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The answer to that question is, "It depends." Some knitters can get away with working the swatch flat and some may need to work th...

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Phrancko: I did not discover my passion for knitting until I was in my late 60's and retired from my software development career. Once I caught the knitting bug, I could not learn enough! I was very fortunate to learn of the TKGA Master Hand Knitters certification (https://tkga.org). I signed up immediately and worked on it every day for two years and became certified in 2017. It absolutely changed my life in retirement. In fact, I no longer consider myself retired. I am now a professional Knitwear Designer and the developer of Phrancko.com, which combines the two vocational passions of my life, knitting and software development.

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