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,

Rainbow Baby Blanket (2009)

  Pattern:  Barbara Walker’s Mosaic knitting pattern #73, crochet edging. Yarn:  Bernat Baby Coordinates (white); The Painted Tiger Sock & Baby (rainbow) Method:  Hand knit Completed:  February 18, 2009. This was a slip-stithc project, which was a lot of fun. 

Blue Diamond Socks (2009)

  Pattern:  Wendy’s Toe-Up/Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed master pattern for the arch, and a Lesley Stanfield moss stitch/twisted stitching motif for the ankle patterning. Yarn:  Tess Super Sock Method:  Hand knit Completed:  January 8, 2009. The yarn is quite possibly my

White Birch Fiber Socks (2008)

  Pattern:  Wendy’s Toe-Up/Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed master pattern for the arch, and Barbara Walker’s “Gothic Lattice” for the ankle patterning. Yarn:  White Birch Fiber — Summer Grasses Method:  Hand knit Completed:  November 19, 2008. The yarn is quite nice to

Crochet Square Doily (2008)

  Pattern:  “Fantastic Ferns”, #17 in Decorative Crochet magazine (Jan 1998) Yarn:  DMC Cebelia Size 20, Colour #524 Method:  Crochet Completed:  October 15, 2008. A fun meeting/travel project!  This is the second time I’ve done this pattern, though this  is

Brown Noro Kureyon Socks (2008)

    Pattern:  Started as Wendy’s Toe-Up, but needed more ease for the arch.  I worked in Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed master pattern for the arch, and used her standard heel. Yarn:  Noro Kureyon Sock (S149) and Mountain Colors Bearfoot (Chocolate)