A Big Swatch

- using a needlepoint chart and PW's method, (Philosopher's Wool ,)

- the knitted 'plate' is not round, too short.

-final gauges all different;

2 strands - 5.25 sts/in : 5.5 rows/in

3 strands - 5 sts/in : 5.5 rows/in (bumpier texture)

After many false starts over several days on this edging I'm well onto the border that I started yesterday. Hope all the ease, ('lengthened' sides,) will be taken up when the FO is blocked.

I'm going to try and make this a more rectangular shawl vs the square one in the book, (thinking it will be more wearable as a stole, will see.)

FF&L, also from a GOL, but a smaller version. Finally learned blocking on this FO.

Shetland Lace Shawl - picking up stitches for border.

Today

Feb 22, '06

Jan 1, '06









... my first felted purse from July '05

... can't wait for spring

lupins & aubretia crocus

A compilation of patterns; the shape of this drawstring purse is copied from my leather purse that's falling apart, hence, the motivation to make this; the red rose design is from a sweater pattern in an old back issue of Vogue magazine and the leaf design is from the pattern October Leaves Throw and Bolster in Sasha Kagan's book, Country Inspirations.

Dec 05 - Jan 06

Sept 21, 2005

- no pattern for the purse, (circular base, tapered sides, see above,) however credit to Sasha Kagan for her October Leaves designs in Country Inspiration and to Mary Jane Protus for her #3 Roses and Checkerboards design in Vogue Knitting Winter Special 1990-91.

Sept. 25, 2005

April 2004 - birthday gift for a friend, Knitter's Magazine 63 Summer 2001.

eta link info and XRX publication, The Great American Aran Afghan.