Earth Stripe Tunic

Earth Stripe Tunic, by Kaffe Fassett from Rowan 42, in Kid Silk Haze, many colors. I modified the pattern to make the sweater in the round, so I wouldn't have to match the stripes on the front and back. I also shorted the length and abbreviated the ribbing. I fiddled with the collar a bit. I finally went with rolling in over in thirds and tacking it down. After I was done, when I tried it on, the sleeves were huge, almost batwing-like. They got into everything. I ran them in on my sewing machine and trimmed off about half the width. They are still big. I should have looked at the picture more closely!

Some Knitted Purses

I love frogs. From the book Knitted Purses by Nicky Epstein
Crocheted! It took a weekend. From the Vogue Book Crocheted Bags
So much fun! I modified the patterns a bit. A free pattern from the Berroco Website

Lady Eleanor Entrelac Shawl

Lady Eleanor Shawl, by Kathleen Powers Johnson in Scarf Style. I used Noro Silk Garden in two colorways, a subtle one in beiges and brown (267) and a brighter one for accent (204). I placed the accents where I wanted them instead of letting the repeat determine where they would fall. I gave it to my best friend for her birthday. It was so much fun that I'm remaking it in just the quiet 267 colorway for myself. Randy made the grandfather clock in the photo, from a kit that we bought in Alabama when he was an ophthalmology resident. It came by UPS in 18 boxes, and took 9 months. He sanded and stained the cherry wood, and assembled it. It works great, has chimes and even a moon dial that shows the current phases of the moon. That was 27 years ago! The project I was working on when we were driving through Alabama was a Schjepieswool summer pullover in stripes in a slubbed cotton yarn. In a moment of idiocy I threw it out when it didn't fit after I had the two babies. It would fit now.

Indiecita Alpaca Shawl

A triangle shawl knitted in Indiecita Alpaca worsted wt. It felt like holding a cloud while I was knitting it. The pattern is the Susan pattern from Myra Stahman's Faroese Shawls and Seaman Scarves, with a border from the Wool You Order (now Two Old Bags) pattern Victorian Rose. I pinned it out for blocking in my son's room, hence the mess (he's away at college). I gave it a gift.

A Knitted Purse

A knitted and felted purse, by Teva Durham from the Vogue Bags and Backpacks book, made with Plymouth Baby Alpaca DK used double stranded, Takhi Cotton Classic for the I-cord strap and a button I made myself out of Fimo polymer clay.