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When I finished my carry along project (the Kat hat), I texted my sister (who has recently learned to knit) to ask what I should cast on.  She suggested a skirt.  Indeed, I had bought 4 balls of Valley Yarn Northampton when it was on sale last October, destined for…

Pattern: by Elinor Brown from Twist Collective Fall 2010 Yarn: Tahki Tara Tweed (wool/nylon), #2 “fog”, ~870 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 35.5″ bust for minimal positive ease, 4.5 spi on US 7’s Time to knit: 4 weeks in Oct/Nov 2010, among other projects A modern and feminine interpretation of the traditional fisherman…

Pattern by Karen Adams, via Rav download Yarn: Knitpicks Stroll Tonal, Blue Violet, 185 yds Needles/Size/Gauge: 8 st/12 rows/1″ 2×2 rib on US 0, to fit S/M size Time to knit: About 1 week in December 10/January 11 The Glorious Cabled Mitts were chosen as part of SKC’s 2010Q4 KAL,…

Alright, Middlefield is mostly done.  I started this 10 days ago, it knits up fast.  I have a few more inches to go on the second sleeve, and then I must pick up stitches from the mid-yoke cast on and work up to finish the yoke and neck.  That green…

I finished about 20 knitting projects in 2010, but not all are photographed and I’m going to rehash my top 10.  Why 10?  Well, 10 is a nice round number and it was 2010, after all. 1. Arielle, 2. Petal, 3. Sage This was a year I bit the bullet…

Pattern: by Kate Gagnon Osborn, available free Yarn: Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Heather (85 wool/15 nylon), 211 yds in all Size, etc: 19″ circumference, 7.5 spi on US 2 Time to knit: Well, I started February 14, 2009….  Working on this project was great fun, watching the colorwork pattern emerge,…

Amidst the gift knitting (which I won’t blog), and working on old WIPs, I have started something new, Hallett’s Ledge.  Ok, this isn’t so new- it’s 2.5 weeks in progress.  I found an absolutely lovely yarn at Webs, Tahki Tara Tweed in the “Fog” color.  It was more cost effective…

Pattern: by Elizabeth Freeman, from Knitty Yarn: Knit Witch Mystical World (alpaca/silk/cashmere), ~455 yds Size/Needle: Smaller (shawlette), final dimensions: 45″x20″, US 4’s Time to knit: Started June 14 (most of time in hibernation) This is my first “serious” lace shawl- the first one knit in laceweight and the only one…

Pattern by Kim Hargreaves, from “Misty” Yarn: Elann Coto-Merino (70/30 cotton/wool), 1540 yds Size, etc.: S (2″ pos.ease), 6.5 spi on US 3’s, 2’s for trim Time to knit: 11 weeks, among other projects If I were a composer, this would be my magnum opus.  Though I missed the deadline…