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Continue reading →: FO: Snapdragon Set
Pattern(s) by Ysolda Teague from “Whimsical Little Knits 2” Yarn: Cascade Dolce, “Boysenberry”, 200 yds for hat, 184 yds for mittens Size/Needles/Gauge: hat: M, 5 spi on US 6, US 5 for brim; mitts 5 spi on US 6 Time to knit: hat: 2 days in August 2011, mitts: ~1…
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Continue reading →: FO: Angostura
Pattern: by Ysolda Teague from “Little Red in the City” Yarn: Brooks Farm Four Play (50 wool/50 silk), 540 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 34″, 5.0 spi, 9 rpi on US 5’s Time to knit: 9 days in August 11 From the first time I saw Ysolda wearing this vest (at Rhinebeck last…
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Continue reading →: FO: Gwynedd
Pattern by Cecily Glowik MacDonald for Knitscene Fall 2010 Yarn: Classic Elite Fresco, color #5381, 164 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: As per pattern, 6 spi on US 6, US 4’s for brim Time to knit: 2 days in August 11 Well, I realized that time was getting away from me in the…
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Continue reading →: New WIP: Angostura
Here’s another project designed by Ysolda for the SKC KAL… Angostura vest, which was a bit more palatable than a long sleeve wool sweater to cast on in the summer heat. This pattern is really clever, I love how the shaping is done via the cable panels. Before starting, I…
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Continue reading →: FO: Lizette
Pattern by Anne Ginger for Twist Collective Yarn: Rowan Cashcotton DK, color: “cool”, ~825 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 33″ with lots of mods, 5.75 spi on US 5’s Time to knit: About 7 weeks beginning in June 11, off and on This pattern, which got the cover photo for Twist’s summer issue,…
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Continue reading →: New WIP: Lizette (for a curvy girl)
I admit Lizette isn’t exactly a new wip, but I made so many mods before starting, all on paper, and I was reasonably confident but not positive that it would fit. Only after finishing the body, pinning it together, and trying it on, can I say definitely, yes, my mods…
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Continue reading →: FO: Orchid Thief
Pattern by Ysolda Teague, in “Brave New Knits” Yarn: Stricken Smitten Shimmer Glimmer, blackberry diamond, 420 yds Needles/Gauge: 5 spi in Stockinette on US 6’s Time to knit: About 10 days in July 11 Here’s my first project for the current SKC KAL, where we’re knitting patterns by Ysolda Teague…
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Continue reading →: Things Purple: Recipe & New WIP
Blueberry ice cream: Isn’t this pretty? Delicious, and not too fattening, either. The recipe is adapted from Cooking Light- see below. The lacy thing is Ysolda’s Orchid Thief shawl in progress (okay, blocking), from “Brave New Knits”. The yarn is Stricken Smitten Shimmer Glimmer fingering in Blackberry Diamond, absolutely…
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Continue reading →: FO: Penumbra
Pattern by Coralie Meslin from Knitscene Summer ’11 Yarn: RYC Silk Cotton in Paprika, ~610 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 35″ bust, 4.5 spi on US 7’s Time to knit: 5 days in June 2011 This trendy top was a stashbuster and practically instant gratification. The pattern is really simple, boring or soothing…
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Continue reading →: FO: Samba
Pattern: in Louisa Harding #20, “Deco” Yarn: Louisa Harding Mulberry (silk), color #22, ~615 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 34″ bust, 5.5 spi after blocking on US 5’s Time to knit: 1.5 weeks in May/June 2011 This little confection is quite the decadent knit- I’ve never worked with pure silk before! The pattern…

