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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…
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Continue reading →: FO: Leaf Cami
Pattern by Fiona Ellis, Vogue Knitting Spring ’08 Yarn: L.B. Collection Cotton Bamboo in Snapdragon, 490 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 34″ bust, 5.25 spi on US 5’s Time to knit: 1 week in May 2011 I didn’t really notice this design in the magazine, but several versions on Ravelry caught my eye.…
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Continue reading →: FO: Khaki Tank
Pattern: from Phildar #469 “Special Twenty”, Spring ’07 Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fine (Cotton/Wool), color #355, ~760 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: Size 38/40 (35″ bust), 6.5 spi on US 3 Time to knit: Well I started in 2008…. Cheers for transforming one of my oldest UFO’s into a wearable garment! I believe…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Mint Chocolate Chip is my favorite ice cream flavor and I consider myself somewhat of an afficiando. Well, this version is the best I ever had, it packs a vivid mint flavor, is wonderfully rich and creamy, and has good slightly chunky texture from the chocolate bits. Not bad for…
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Continue reading →: FO: Alice
Pattern by Katya Wilsher, via Ravelry download Yarn: Elann Luna (rayon/cotton), ~610 yds, midnight sky Size/Needles/Gauge: 34″ bust, 5.5 spi on US 4’s Time to knit: 10 days in April/May 2011 I’ve admired this pattern since it was first published, and it was the first option that came to mind…

