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I knit this scarf for Grant pretty early in our courtship. I used one of
the Brioche stitches in one of the Barbara Walker books, but I am unhappy
with the curling at the edges. I needed to use a garter stitch based
brioche rather than a stockinette (or I needed a broad selvedge at the
edge). The yarn is a wonderful viscose multicolor: "Asia" by Classic
Elite.
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I wove two of these scarves, one for me and a matching one for Grant. The
yarn is one of the most beautiful chenilles I've worked with, and I really
love the subtle pattern (called shadow weave).
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I knit this scarf for my dear friend, Pam. I loved the cable & fan
pattern, which is just a twist on the "Feather & Shale" pattern from
one of Barbara Walker's Books.
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I knit this hat for myself in some pretty Scheepjeswol merino wool that I
picked up in Springfield. I liked the yarn store there where I bought the
yarn but not the owner, who was pushy and bristly. The colors do match my
winter parka quite nicely, though. I was unhappy with all the knots and
breaks in the skeins. The yarn had been cut cleanly through in many, many
places, but since it was on sale, I can't complain too much.
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I knit this "gator" for my sister, Jenny. The gator is essentially a tube
of knit material that can be worn in either the
up position (top picture) or the
down position (bottom picture).
You can also see a simple pair of mittens that were knit to
accompany the gator. I'm told after the fact by my good friend, Mimi,
that the gators should be much bigger at the base to spread out over the
shoulders for extra warmth. I used a fairly simple cabled pattern and
knit it in the round. The only constraint in addition to making them big
at the base is that the ribbing at the top needs to be comfortably
stretchable to fit under the chin and over the top of the head in the "up"
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I knit this silk stole for my sister, Jenny. She saw the yarn come back
from a vacation to Santa Barbara, California, and she just proclaimed that
she should have something knit from it. The funny thing is, I bought it
with her in mind. I forget the name of the lace pattern here, but it's
something like Grand Shell. There's one row where you have to knit 11
stitches wrapping the yarn 3 times around the right needle on each stitch
so that you can purl these 11 stitches together, dropping the extra wraps
on the next row creating the long, half-circle gather of stitches. I love
the pattern, and the exsquisite Bombyx Silk Yarn in a stunning rainbow of
hand-dyed colors centering on purple and orange was a real joy to knit with.
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