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Pattern by Ysolda Teague Yarn: Karabella soft tweed, 1.75 balls Size: Regular (medium) Needles/Gauge: 4.5 spi on US 7  < This hat was superfast and fun, I started December 31st and finished a few days later.  I didn’t have any small needles handy, so I did the beginning ribbing on…

Well, I am taking guilt-free January to a new level and starting whatever I please.  I begun the Fern Glade beret, from Knitty, in Classic Elite Wool Bamboo.  That’s taking a backseat for a bit, while I begun Wisteria from Twist Collective.   I have about a billion sweaters from Twist…

I knitted a lot in 2008, which I attribute to both blogging and ravelry.  I knitted more than these 12 projects last year, but these are all special for at least one of the following reasons: lovely yarn, exquisite design, perfect fit, high wearability.     My all around favorite FO? …

Pattern: Snow White by Ysolda Teague, in the M size at slightly smaller gauge Yarn: Valley Yarns Sheffield (Merino/Silk/Angora), 7 balls Gauge: 18/4″ in 2×2 rib on US 7 Time to knit: 1 month (while distracted by World of Warcraft!) Deciding on a size to knit was my first challenge. …

Pattern: Riding to Avalon, Knitscene Fall 2008, 34.75″ size Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool (wool/silk/nylon), 6.9 skeins Gauge: 5.75 spi on US 5 Time to Knit: 1 month, in between lots of other things (hello, halloween costume sewing!)    This is a great pattern and I definitely enjoyed the process, but it was not a quick knit.  My row gauge was a bit too small, and then I added some length to all the pieces, so I was seriously concerned about running out of yarn.  Luckily…

I am still working on Snow White… here’s the first sleeve, 3/4 done (in this pattern, sleeves are only knit up to armholes, then joined to body). I am not crazy about the way my arm looks in this sleeve, I hope it’s more flattering in the context of the…