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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Fair Isle Vest with Steeks
Pattern: my own Started: August 22, 2008 Finished: September 16, 2008 Yarn: Noro Silk Garden 45% Silk 45% Kid Mohair 10% Lambswool, 110 yards/50 grams, and Knit Picks Shadow Merino Wool, 440 yards/50 grams, laceweight knit with 3 strands. Needles: 6 & 4 Gauge: 5.5 stitches/in and 5 rows/in Notes: Used 405 yards total Noro [...]
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Kilt
Pattern: The Art of Kiltmaking by Barbary Tewksbury & Elsie Stuehmeyer Started: 12.5.08 Finished (mostly): 12.24.08 Notes: 7 yard kilt with 25 pleats, each pleat is 5/8″ wide at waist with 2 1/2″ depth (folded under hidden depth). This kilt was made with many unkilt-like modifications to the instructions given in the book. I knew [...]
