Yarn

Christmas Knits

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Another hat for Patrick  – this time cabled in Queensland Collection “Kathmandu” Chunky.  Merino, silk & cashmere – what’s not to love?

For Elizabeth – a cowl/cape from Vogue Knitting, Holiday ’09, design #10 by Cathy Carron. I substituted three strands held together, to achieve the gauge. Two strands of Plymouth “Galway” (one in deep purple, one in olive-y green) and a strand of Artful Yarns “Portrait”, a variegated  mohair. The jumbo-sized ribbing and welting play to great effect in this yarn combo. Beyond squishy!

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Why We Love Yarn, Pt. I

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Why we love yarn? How could you not? I have always loved yarn – the colors, the texture, the wonderful feeling of squishing it. I once bought 30 skeins of Unger “Skol”  from a yarn shop that was closing, just because I couldn’t leave it behind – and I didn’t even knit at the time! After countless moves over the years I finally used it for The Moderne Log Cabin Blanket from Mason Dixon Knitting. I started it one hot July, having to work on the couch with the blanket on the side, and a fan going! Crazy? Maybe – but We Love Yarn.

Long-ways Garter Cowl

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Garter stitch is probably the first invention in knitting, and is also one of it’s timeless best. The hypnotic rhythm of working it, the delicious fabric it makes, the cool fact it comes out square (stitches x rows) the timeless garments: witness Sally Melville’s “Einstein Coat”, anything Elizabeth Zimmerman, Jared Flood’s homages.

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