Trenched Spiral Socks (2010)
Pattern: Hybrid! See notes, below. Yarn: Trekking Pro Natura, (approx 245m / 270 yds) Method: Hand knitting Completed: January 13 2010. These are my standard socks — toe up, following Wendy’s Toe-Up pattern, and Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed Arch expansion/plain
TripleL Tweed Sweater (2009)
Pattern: My own creation! See notes, below. Yarn: Rowan Cocoon, (approx 1,500m all told) Method: Hybrid machine & hand knitting Completed: December 28 2009. This sweater was designed and knit in components. I machine knit the main parts of
Blue Melody Socks (2009)
Pattern: Wendy’s Toe-Up Socks, with Cat Bordhi’s arch expansion, and Barbara Walker’s Reverse Fern Stitch on the ankle Yarn: Jojoland Melody (MS16), about 1 1/3 balls. Method: Knitting Completed: December 7, 2009. Yet another pair of socks — they
Blackberry Circular Shawl (2009)
Pattern: Kathy’s Clover Chain Shawl from “Wrapped in Comfort”, by Alison Jeppson Hyde Yarn: Great Adirondack Yarn Company — Sireno (silk/wool) Onyx colourway, slightly more than 1 skein (i.e., about 750yds) Method: Knitting Completed: November 15, 2009. I wanted
Summer Diamonds (2009)
Pattern: Diamond Patch Sweater, by Jill Vosburg Yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery’s “Sylvan Spirit” (900yds) Method: Knitting Completed: September 4, 2009. This was a modular knit — make all the (mitred) diamonds for the bottom row, and then pick up
Very Pink Socks (2009)
Pattern: Wendy’s Toe-Up/Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed master pattern for the arch, with feather-and-fan on the ankles. Yarn: Opal Cotton (#2505) — cotton, polyamid, woolblend, about 80% of one ball. Method: Knitting Completed: August 19, 2009. This was a standard travel
Crochet Stole (2009)
Pattern: Made up — body is Spider Web Lace stitch pattern (stitch #154 in Donna Kooker’s “Encyclopedia of Crochet”), and the edge was started from Floral Edge, #27 (150 Crochet Trims), but modified it to triples, and then I
Petra of Many Colours (2009)
Pattern: Julie Weisenberger’s Petra, available from http://www.cocoknits.com Yarn: Noro Iro, #79 Method: Hand knit Completed: June 14, 2009. I have admired Noro yarns for their bold colours, for quite a while. I’ve always been a bit afraid that the
Grey Mouse Scarf (2009)
Pattern: “Rippling Waters” scarf, from Fiddlesticks Knitting Yarn: Filatura di Crosa Superior (#27, grey) — silk and cashmere blend Method: Knitting Completed: June 14, 2009. I called this the “mouse” project, because the yarn is so, so soft and
Black Jacket (2009)
Pattern: Drops pattern #103-1 (for “Eskimo” or “Silke-Alpaca” Drops yarn). Yarn: Briggs & Little “Heritage” Method: Hand knit Completed: April 3, 2009. I always like Briggs & Little yarn — it’s very much wool, and therefore slightly scratchy. But,