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I got my fall catalogue from Webs, and WOW!  This almost makes up for the rather disappointing (IMO) fall issue from Interweave Knits.  I’ve added several patterns to my queue.  The first book that interested me is Debbie Bliss Winter Essentials, and here is the Mathilde dress.    Knitting a dress…

I started Eastlake started last weekend after finishing up Indigo Ripples.  After working with the denim yarn, colrain feels like a dream.  I LOVE this yarn and I’m already plotting using it for other projects. The wheat stalk pattern really pops, and knitting is fun.  The pattern has many errors/inconsistencies, but nothing too difficult to figure out.  The…

Pattern: Indigo Ripples, IK Spring 07, 29.75″ waist Yarn: Elann Den-M-Nit (cotton), dark indigo, 8.9 balls Gauge: 21 st/31 rows over 4 inches before blocking on US 4 Time to knit: Just under 2 weeks, August 2008 Just in time for the end of summer, here is my last “warm…

I have some winter projects planned for stash, but I couldn’t resist just a bit of stash enhancement for fall… and I had the rest of my gift cert from WEBS to use!  First up is Valley Yarns Colrain (wool/tencel) to use for Eastlake.I also got some Valley Yarns Sheffield…

Pattern: Yosemite, Spring 08 Knitty Yarn: Knitpicks Comfy (75 cotton/25 acrylic) in Honeydew, 8.5 skeins Gauge: 8 spi in cable rib (unstretched), on US 6 Size: 26″ bust, for 8″ negative ease Time to knit: 3 weeks in July 08     I love so many elements of this design… the cables, the shawl…

Okay, so my corset isn’t silk, it’s cotton/viscose.  I am too cheap to knit with 100% silk, at least for something I’ll be wearing in the DC summer (read: hot, sticky, disgusting).  Seems like I do a lot of preknitting math when I knit top down.  I did my swatch,…

Pattern: Drawstring Chemise, Interweave Knits Spring 08 Yarn: Reynolds Saucy (100% cotton) in Jungle Teal, 5 balls Gauge: 6 spi on US size 3, size 2 for the edging  Size: 33″ for approx. 1″ negative ease Time to knit: Just shy of 2 weeks in June/July 08 I love this…