March 2006
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Project Name: Double Knit Scarf
Designer: Bernadette St. Amant
Pattern Source: Class Handout from Yarn Cafe trip to Mexico
Yarn: Trendsetter Dune and Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran
Yarn Source: Yarn Cafe
Date Started: 1/15/06
Date Completed: 3/6/06


Comments: In January, 2006 I went on a trip to the Maya Riveria, Mexico, with a group from the Yarn Cafe. Every morning we had knitting instruction with Bernadette St. Amant. This double-knit scarf was our group project. I modified the pattern by making it as long as I could and had just enough of the Dune and only a few yards of the Cashmerino Aran left. I learned to make the clover-shaped i-cord tassels in the class.

 

 

 

Project Name: Neckdown Long Hooded Cardigan
Designer: Diane Soucy
Pattern Source: Knitting Pure and Simple Leaflet
Yarn: Knit Picks Andean Silk
Yarn Source: Knit Picks
Date Started: 10/30/05
Date Completed: 3/15/06


Comments: My sister asked me for a long sweater coat with a hood that she could throw on while she's running errands. This pattern fit the bill, so I showed it to her. She asked me to put some buttons on it too and to make it about mid-thigh length instead of all the way to the knee. So, I sewed on some toggle buttons and crocheted some button loops. This was my first time knitting from the top down and I really liked it. It's so much fun to cast off at the bottom and not have to sew any seams. Laura is very particular about yarn not being scratchy, so I thought this alpaca/silk/merino blend would fit the bill. There is a bit of scratchiness from the alpaca when I tried it on, but it was too tight on me, so I'm hoping with a more relaxed fit on her, it won't be bothersome. If I were making this pattern again, I'd work with a bulkier yarn since this was fairly loosely knit to achieve gauge.

 

 

 

Project Name: Take Courage Felted Bag
Designer: Theresa Gaffey
Pattern Source: Knit for the Cure MN Leaflet with Yarn Purchase
Yarn: Courage - Rio De La Plata
Yarn Source: Needlework Unlimited
Bead Source: Yarn Garage
Date Started: 3/18/06
Date Completed: 3/18/06


Comments: A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this yarn goes to breast cancer research, so I bought the purse kit. It's a little paler pink than I usually like. I found these heart-shaped shell beads at Yarn Garage and immediately thought they'd be perfect for this little felted bag. I knit it all up in one afternoon. It felted really easily and well, shrinking quite a bit.

 

 

 

Project Name: Jaywalker Socks
Designer: Gumperina
Pattern Source: Magknits
Yarn: Tess' Designer Yarns Super Socks
Yarn Source: Maryland Sheep and Wool 2005
Date Started: 1/14/06
Date Completed: 3/22/06

Comments: I bought this yarn from Tess' booth at MDSW 2005. It's a fantastic sock yarn! It was only $15 for a skein that's 450 yards. I have a lot of the skein left. I definitely will buy more of this yarn. I started these socks while waiting for the plane to Mexico in January, 2006. I really love how this pattern works with this yarn. I really love how the finished socks fit. It was hard to get them on over my heel, at least at first, but they fit perfectly once on my feet.

 

 

 

 

Project Name: Snake Scarves
Designer: Me, I guess
Pattern Source: Chart from 1,000 Great Knitting Motifs
Yarn: Rowan Classic Yarns Cashsoft 4 Ply
Yarn Source: The Yarnery
Date Started: 10/20/05
Date Completed: 3/26/06

Comments: When I bought this book, Red and Ben were looking through it and both wanted something knit with the snake motif. I thought it would be cool to make a scarf with the head on one end, the tail on the other and the body wrapping around your neck, just like a real snake. In order for the chart to fit on a kids' scarf, I needed to knit at 7 stitches per inch, so knitting 2 of these was quite a long process. I knit a garter stitch border, but it still curled, so I decided to attach a fabric backing, which would stop the curling and cover up the ugly wrong side. I got a big piece of a heavy velvet or velour type of fabric from Artscraps for $1. Not what I originally intended, but the price was right. I screwed up the cutting on one of them, so I had to mend to pieces together, so it has a bit of a boo, boo on the back.

 

Project Name: Nantasket Basket
Designer: Susan Pierce Lawrence
Pattern Source: http://nantasketbasket.blogspot.com/
Yarn: Cascade 220
Yarn Source: Borealis for the yellow, I can't remember where the red came from
Date Started: 3/21/06
Date Completed: 3/27/06

Comments: I wanted to use up some of the feltable yarns in my stash, so I decided to make these baskets for Easter for the kids. I think I made the handle a bit too long on the Yellow and Red one. Next time I'll also finish the handle by kitchnering the ends together instead of doing a three-needle bind off.

 

 

 

Comments: This one is made with Lamb's Pride Worsted. I got the brown at Depth of Field just for this project and the Turquoise from the sale room at The Yarnery. I made the sides a little bit longer on this one because I thought the first one was too shallow, but then I ended up running out of yarn and having to use another blue to finish the handle. It also felted differently, so with this yarn I think the original size would have been fine. I did make the handles shorter and kitchnered them together and I like the results much, much better.