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I ordered 3 of the new Berroco fall pattern books from Kyarns, and as a promotion, they included samples of each of the new yarns.  I swatched with the suggested needle sizes, soaked, and dried flat with no pins.   I was most excited to try “Lustra”, a wool/tencel blend.…

First off, sorry for the lackluster photo.  Feeling too lazy to set up the tripod, I got a mirror shot… but you get the idea. I’ve knitted the body up to the arms and split between the front and back.  I really love the fit on this, there’s definitely negative…

Why did this: return to this? Well it grew from 35″ to 37″ after a day of wearing, and I have decided, definitively, that negative to zero ease is the way to go for tank tops.  I’m not posting the worst photos here (they’re on Rav), but trust me- there…

Here’s the first side piece of Deb #3.  The crescent shape at the top is the bottom portion of the armscye.  This piece involves ribbing, lace, and 1 over 1 cables.  The cotton fine yarn worked nicely for these tasks. At some point this week, I’ll force myself to cast…

Pattern: Elijah, by Ysolda Teague Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease (50 cotton/50 acrylic), most of one ball Needles: US 5 Time to knit: About 2 weeks in May/June 09, off and on   The many moods of Elijah…. at ease, kicking back, channel surfing, taking those first steps.  So I…

Pattern: Karma Tank by Wendy Bernard, from Custom Knits Yarn: Cascade Pima Tencel, color #9366, Malachite, 4.25 balls Needles/Size Gauge: US 6 for 5.5 spi in st st, 32″ chest (2″ neg ease) Time to knit: Just shy of 2 weeks in May 2009 Here’s my Karma, for the SKC’s…

I was so happy to see Twist Collective’s summer issue when it launched Sunday night.  Uhura caught my eye immediately, but I liked Chartres too, and actually found some stash yarn that would work for it, 6 balls of Valley Yarns Longmeadow in color 15 (dark blue, royal blue actually) …