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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,…

Pattern: by Kim Hargreaves in “Misty” Yarn: Knitpicks Comfy Fingering (75 cotton/25 acrylic) in “Whisker”, ~940 yds Needles/Size/Gauge: 7.25 spi on US 2’s, 34″ (0 ease) Time to knit: 3 weeks in July 2010  I am crazy excited about this project, I really love it!  The pattern is fine.  I…

So, it’s all Hargreaves all the time, it would seem.  In my defense, Hargreaves patterns, along with those by Marnie Maclean, are the theme of the current SKC KAL.  Both of these projects are from Misty.   Sage is knit in Elann Coto-Merino, a limited edition dk weight, 70 cotton/30 merino. …

I started Aeolian, from Knitty, on June 14th and hoped to finish by the end of the month (I’m knitting the smaller “shawlette” size), but alas it was not to be.  I probably could have done, but I messed up, had to frog and that set me back a few days.…

Pattern by Katya Frankel, Interweave Knits Summer ’10 Yarn: Cascade Pima Tencel, apple green, ~630 yds Needles/size/gauge: 36″ size at 5.5 spi on US 6 to get 34″ Time to knit: 8 days in May/June 2010  This little sweater is quite the knitterly treat- it finishes so quickly!  The pattern…