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Baby hats for charity, various yarns. |
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I love this color and the yarn is so soft, 100% merino wool, hand dyed. |
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Five completed socks. Stay tuned for the mates. |
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Mock "fair isle" sock, with self-patterning yarn. |
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My sweater, made with wool from sheep raised in Fairfield, just outside Gettysburg. This yarn is handspun and hand dyed. |
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Baby sweater and hat, an example of what can be done with Knitware software. |
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Kelly's poncho. Two panels made on the knitting machine. Ribbing, crochet border and fringe by hand. |
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Lorelai's poncho. Just like Mommy's! |
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Lorelai's Christmas stocking |
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Lorelai's First Halloween costume. |
A cute and comfy pumpkin. |
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The little pumpkin in her Halloween costume. |
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Kim's poncho. The color is actually a pretty lilac blue. |
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Green socks, pattern found on the web, knit with two strands of Wildfoote from Brown Sheep, color Jungle. |
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A striped stocking cap for Kim's friend, for a Halloween costume. I love it! |
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Merino wool from Hello Yarn. Pattern is the Classic sock pattern from the Folk Socks book. |
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Soft merino wool multicolor socks. |
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These are 100% wool knit mittens, lined with fleece fabric. |
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Detail of the fleece blanket-stitched to the inside of the mitten. |
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Cable knit socks, my first patterned sock. |
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His and Hers Victorian style Christmas stockings. |
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Lorelai's stocking for Nana's house. It's gansey style with seed stitch patterns. |
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Completed mock "fair isle" socks. |
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My shawl. Paton's classic wool in winter white. |
Center knitted on the machine, border single crocheted. Pattern from Knitware software. |
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Brown mittens for me (color-chocolate!) in alpaca and gray mittens for Kim (wool/acrylic blend) |
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A scarf for me, artful yarns shakespeare from the shop in Charleston |
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detail of scarf, broken rib pattern |
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Kelly's gloves, to match her crocheted hat. |
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Cocoa rose socks, classic sock pattern, yarn from ebay. |
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The Yarn Harlot's scarf pattern, Paton's classic wool, leftover from Janet's shawl. |
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Blue and purple striped socks, regia yarn, Harlot's "sock recipe". |
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Lorelai's sweater with Pooh buttons. |
Yarn - Sensations Bellezza collection Canditi (wool and nylon blend) colors purple and cream. Pattern from Creative Knitting magazine, November, 2006 |
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My "traveling" socks from the book launch day Strawberry Fields sock shoot. |
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Purple scarf, Berroco "Peruvia" |
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Scarf with mittens to match. |
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Our bed quilt, my first attempt at a full size quilt. |
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I don't have a picture of the pair. When they were done, there were on her feet! |
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Lorelai's hat and mittens. |
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Hat made with Cascade quatro (color number 9435) |
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Feather and fan scarf. Yarn - Alchemy migration. Color - Nighthawk |
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Feather and fan triangle shawl. Yarn is Lion Brand Imagine. First effort. Not bad. |
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Two hats for Kelly and Kim. Yarn Silk Garden. |
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Scarf, the harlot's pattern, made with Paton's sws wool and soy yarn |
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A vinyl bag for Bill to bring to work, locked to protect his milk from his coworkers! |
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A sunny door hanging for Kelly. |
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Dark picture of a baby quilt and cotton knitted bib |
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The colors of this baby sweater remind me of cotton candy. I've dubbed this the cotton candy sweater. |
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Baby gifts - sweater, bib and quilt. |
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First decent skein of yarn |
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Lorelai's second poncho, same yarn, same color, larger size. |
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My poncho, with the turtleneck. |
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Blue wool gloves, pattern from Ann Budd's book, The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns. |
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54 yards of handspun yarn in the colorway Roses and Lilacs. |
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Gloves, same pattern as blue gloves. Yarn - 50% merino wool and 50% yak. |
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Mittens - yarn is llama/wool blend from animals raised here on Long Island. |
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Lorelai's cream colored cotton/wool blend socks. |
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Blue wool socks for Lorelai, Knitpicks essential yarn |
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A hat for Lorelai, Patons classic wool |
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And the palm of the glove. |
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Scarf for Debbie's birthday. Pattern: the harlot scarf, yarn: Prism |
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plain socks, austermann step yarn, classic sock pattern |
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Still on the bobbin, Finn wool |
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I can't begin to tell you how soft this is. |
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Striped hat for St. Baldrick's charity |
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The first complete yarn from alpaca fleece (Joshua) |
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Another St. Baldrick's hat |
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Red Cross vintage sock pattern from the 1940's. Knit Picks Essential yarn. |
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Feather and Fan lace shawl |
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Garter stitch shawl, with my handspun yarn |
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Hat, the Yarn Harlot's "Unoriginal Hat" pattern |
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Wool dyed with Wilton cake decorating food color. |
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My first handspun handknit sweater. |
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Baby hat for Janet's grandson. |
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Socks for Bill, Knit Picks risata cotton/wool blend. |
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Dorset wool/alpaca blend. |
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Gold garter ridge cardigan. Yarn is Vail, from Colorado yarns. |
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A sweater for Lorelai, knitted with my handspun superwash merino wool. |
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Kelly's wedding gown |
Designed by Alisha Engle. Ivory silk satin, corset back. Embroidered skirt panel - flowers and pearls sewn on by Alisha. |
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Kelly's bridal gown and bridesmaid's dresses |
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Lorelai's flower girl dress |
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Knitting machine made hat |
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Hats made on the knitting machine for needy kids. |
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"Sunshine of your love" superwash merino |
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Socks knit from my first handspun sock yarn |
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"Instant gratification" scarf, a quick knit with yarn I bought at Disney World. |
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Lined mittens - handspun colonial (shell), handspun corriedale (lining) |
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Fair isle gloves, finally complete! |
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"Corduroy" sweater from the book A Fine Fleece. Yarn: Briar rose legend |
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"Bella's Mittens" for Kelly |
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Baby boy sweater for Liam |
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Baby girl sweater for Ella Kate |
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Betty's fiber (Moose Manor Handpaints), 2 ounces |
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Hat, scarf and mittens from the blueberry handspun |
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Morning surf scarf knit with the "sunshine of your love" handspun |
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superwash merino handspun, "angelfish" |
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first sock knit with handspun sock yarn from raw romney and mohair |
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alpaca lace shawl, raw alpaca from first trip to Estes Park Wool Market |
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beautiful handspun from... |
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