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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…

Pattern: by Kim Hargreaves, from Misty Yarn: Bristol Yarn Gallery Lyndon Hill (85 cotton/15 silk) color #106, ~883 yds Size, etc: S (1″ neg ease), 7.25 spi on 2.75 mm needles, 2.25 mm for trim Time to knit: Just short of a month in July/August 2010 This project was a…

On October 1st, I realized it was just two weeks until Rhinebeck, and while slogging through the second sleeve on Sage, decided it might be nice to have a new sweater for the festival.  I stashdived on Ravelry and picked out a few projects that could be completed within the…

Pattern: Peace by Kim Hargreaves, from “Misty” Yarn: Reynolds Saucy (cotton), 5.3 balls in color #869 Needles/Size/Gauge: 5 spi on US 6’s, 5’s for seed stitch, peplum, 3’s for garter waistband, 34″ (0 ease) Time to knit: would have been under 2 weeks, but I ran out of yarn and…

Pattern: by Amy Polcyn, Interweave Knits Summer ’10 Yarn: Elann Bella ( 37 wool/ 37 cotton/ 26 viscose rayon), “Coral Blush”, 783 yds Needles/Size/Gauge: 5.5 spi in lace wrap st on US 6, 4’s for the ribbing, 34″ bust Time to knit: ~5 weeks in June/July 2010, among other projects…

So, after a month of sporadic effort, I finished the back piece of Sage.  I’d better pick up the pace if I want to finish this by the end of September!  However, I do have a 2 week vacation coming up, so that should help. My new project is Peace,…