Fair Rosamund

Designer : Lorraine Condotta
Source : Twisted Traditions
Notes : When I have time ...





The collar :



and just for a change, the underarm :

Kashmir

Fox sweater by Dale of Norway

Before blocking :





After a wash and blocking :



Changed the neckband to copper as I had run out of the black yarn and besides, I think it goes better with the sleeves and the way the body ended at the neck :



Did a picot hem at the sleeves (instead of ribbing) :

Alcea

Designer : Beatrice Smith
Book : Simply Shetland 3
Notes : Alcea, as designed, was a pullover. It has a 48 stitch pattern and the designer only gave instructions for 2 sizes, 36 inches and 48 inches in the chest. Since neither of these would work for me, I did an in between size.

I also changed it to a longish (below the hip line) jacket with garter stitch edge treatments.

4 by 4, miter blanket

Pattern : based on Hanne Falkenberg's Lastrada

The ballband said 4.5 to 5 stitches per inch and so I began with 240 stitches x2, hoping to end up with a 4 by 4 feet square.

Yarn :

14 balls KnitPicks Wool of the Andes from the abandoned Panes bag
10 balls KnitPicks Wool of the Andes from the abandoned bigger, Vertical Stripe bag
4 balls KnitPicks Wool of the Andes from the abandoned Nanatasket basket
3 Cascade 220 from the abandoned entrelac Market bag
numerous other leftovers

Diamond Lace stole

Stopped after the 20th repeat :







Designer : DeAnn Upton
Source : here (.pdf format)
Yarn : Henry's Attic 100% Superwash Merino, fingering weight

Larstorp by Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton

Or, what to do when you don't like and won't wear a garment you've knitted!



Pattern : Lucy from Jane Ellison's Naturally Noro
Yarn : Noro Kochoran (stash)