Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Zip Front Hooded Jacket
McCalls patterns 5252 and 5538 combined, cotton twill outer fabric, synthetic lining fabric. . Upper front pocket and lower front pockets from 5252. . Yoke curve and sleeve pocket from pattern 5538. . Additional inner pocket in lining, with twill fabric backing for support. . . .
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Galway Gossamer Vest
Pattern: Sleeveless Sweater by Barbara G. Walker from “Knitting from the Top”. Started: December 1, 2009 Finished: December 16, 2009 Yarn: Galway worsted wool by Plymouth Yarn, 210 yards/100 grams, gray over-dyed, 525 yards. Gossamer lace weight merino by Knit Picks, 440 yards/50 grams, Sunrise over-dyed, knit with 3 strands, 440 yards. Total for vest [...]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Embroidery & Dip Dyeing
This motif was traced from “The Motto Book” cover, then enlarged. Embroidered in split stitch in over-dyed wool yarn, measures 7.5 inches x 6.5 inches. . . . Knit Picks fingering Gossamer merino wool, colors are Sunrise (shown here over-dyed in Acid WashFast Golden Yellow) and the original Blue Jeans. . Dip dyed small skeins [...]
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
The New Crewel
From Katherine Shaughnessy’s book “The New Crewel”, sampler of sixteen stitches on broad cloth, sewn into a 14″ pillow. One strand of wool lace weight knitting yarn – Knit Picks Shadow in Sunset and Grape Jelly – which was over-dyed. . . . Split stitch inspired by motifs copied from hand painted tile tables at [...]
