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I actually knit this entire collar twice.  I’m not fond of ripping but I will do it if needed!  As you may notice, the collar is made with horizontal ribbing and shaped with short rows and decreases to make it round.  The pattern says to do your decrease rows on…

Here’s my new project from the Classic Elite Johns Bay booklet.  I started this before even finishing  the seaming on Millefiori, because I was sick of it after my speed knitting; impatient to see if I had enough yarn, I finished the knitting on that cardi in 12 days!  That…

Ok, this isn’t so new.  It’s been 10 days since I begun; I thought I might be short on yarn so I’ve been speeding to the finish (as if knitting quicker is going to use less yarn!)  It’s my favorite design from the new Interweave.  When Webs had Ella Rae…

Pattern: by Fiona Ellis, from Winter 08 Twist Collective Yarn: Fibranatura Baby Merino in “Charles”, 6.75 balls (about 1330 yds) Needles/Gauge/Size: 5.5 spi, 8 rpi on US 6, 34″ for 0 ease Time to knit: 1 month in Feb/March 09  I love this sweater!  It’s wonderfully soft, warm but lightweight,…

Pattern: Fern Glade, from Winter 08 Knitty Yarn/Needles: Classic Elite Wool Bamboo, 1.1 balls on US 6 Time to knit: 1 week in January 09  Well, here’s a project I never bothered to photograph until after the fact.  I bought the yarn at Aylin’s Woolgather’s anniversary sale, and only used…