Gray Socks

Project: Socks for Meadow Farm Volunteers
Designer:
Pattern:Yarn: 100% Wool, plain
Needle Size: US 3
Pattern Size: Men
Cast-on Date:
Finish Date:
Techniques:
Comments: Plain Jane Wool Socks

Cascading Leaves

Project: Cascading Leaves Sock
Designer: Jean Townsend
Pattern:Yarn: Socks THat Rock, Beryl
Needle Size: Clover DPN, Size 1 US
Pattern Size: Womens Avg
Cast-on Date: Friday, Feb 10, 2pm
Finish Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21
Techniques: lace on instep, round toe
Comments: Beautiful sock pattern and yarn, a pleasure to knit.

Maddie's Fair Isle Hat

Project: Fair Isle Hat

Designer: same as before

Pattern: Vogue Knitting Acessories

Yarn: KnitPicks

Needle Size: 6

Pattern Size: child

Start Date: Summer

Finish Date: December 22, 2005

Techniques: two colors

Comments: weave in ends as you go! Swatch Swatch Swatch

Premie Hats

Project: Premie Hats

Designer: Susan

Pattern: From Susan at I'm Knitting As Fast As I Can

Yarn: bits and pieces, mostly acrylic

Needle Size: 3 or so

Pattern Size: tiny, work till you get size you want, mine were about 27cm.

Start Date: Nov. 26, 2005

Finish Date: Nov 27, 2005

Techniques: Start at crown to size hat

Comments: Easy to do!

Jen's Christmas Stocking

Project: Christmas Stocking

Designer: unknown, an old family pattern

Pattern: unknown

Yarn: Plymouth Galway, and Angora

Needle Size: Size 4 US

Pattern Size: one size, about 22 inches finished

Start Date: sometime in Summer

Finish Date: November 24, 2005

Techniques: two color work

Comments: Aways fun to make these.

Waffle Hat

Project: KAL - Knit Unto Others - Hat

Designer: Gale Bable - EZ Knitalong List mom

Pattern: Waffle Hat

Yarn: Lion Brand WW, wool, acrylic

Needle Size: 7

Pattern Size: Adult

Start Date: Nov 18

Finish Date: Nov. 19

Techniques: Knitting in round, simple pattern

Comments:

Mystery Shawl

Project: KAL - Mystery Shawl

Designer: Renee

Pattern: Mystery Shawl ?

Yarn: Unknown yarn, found in Thrift store on a cone

Needle Size: Size 5 i think!

Pattern Size: about 60 wide

Start Date: August 2005

Finish Date: Blocked October, 2005

Techniques: Lace work

Comments: Easy to follow pattern, nice. Will make this again, but larger!

Fair Isle Hat

Project: Fair Isle Hat

Designer:

Pattern: Vogue Accessorize, page 90

Yarn: Knitpicks, 100% Merino Wool - Merino Style
Content: 100% Merino Wool
Amount: 123 yards/50 grams ball
Gauge: 5.5 sts=1" on #5 needles


Needle Size: 7 (should have been 6 as pattern stated)

Pattern Size: Adult

Start Date: July 18, 2005

Finish Date: July 22, 2005

Techniques: Two handed fair isle, some decorative stitches in ear flaps and two color crochet work on trim.

Comments: I never could get the decreases to work the way the pattern was written. I finally worked backwards and tried to minic the matching decreases in each 1/4 of the hat. Other than that problem, it was an easy knit.

Cost: 6 skeins of wool. at $2.29 - used less than half for first hat

Bookmark

Project: Leandra Bookmark

Designer: Susanne Buchhsbaum

Pattern: Grannys-garret

Yarn: Shimmer, Alpaca/Silk from Knitpicks

Needle Size: 2.5mm

Pattern Size: one size

Start Date: July 15, 2005

Finish Date: July 15, 2005

Techniques: Simple Lace

Comments: Easy to make

Flower Basket Shawl

Project: Flower Basket Shawl

Designer: Evelyn A. Clark

Pattern: Interweave Knits - Fall 2004, page 64

Yarn: Knit Picks, Alpaca & Silk, Shimmer - 2 skeins worked double. 440 yds each

Needle Size: Clover Circular, Size 6

Pattern Size: One Size, worked 12 repeats: 64 inches wide at shoulders, 45 inches on a side

Start Date: June 2005

Finish Date: July 9, 2005

Techniques: lace, chart reading

Comments: My first large lace project, I enjoyed this so much, now I want to make more lace!

CIC Socks

Project: Children In Common Socks - 2 pair

Designer: Pam Gordnier

Pattern: Chutes-N-Ladders

Yarn: Sgephard - Colour 4 Me, Orange 100% wool, 50g

Needle Size: 3mm

Pattern Size: children's small

Start Date: July 4, 2005

Finish Date: July 7, 2005

Techniques: Cables,

Comments: Easy pattern to memorize. I enjoyed putting the pattern down the instep of the orange pair.

CIC Socks

Project: Socks for Children in Common

Designer:

Pattern: Chutes and Ladders, Six Socks Knit-A-Long

Yarn: 100% wool

Needle Size: Size 5

Pattern Size: Child small, 30 stitches

Start Date:

Finish Date:

Techniques: Cables, charts

Comments: First time to work cables, enjoyed this small but.

Soaker for Anouk

Project: Soaker

Designer: Jenny Rasmussen

Pattern: Soaker

Yarn: Cotton Classic

Needle Size: Size 4

Pattern Size:

Start Date:

Finish Date:

Techniques:

Comments:

Anouk Pinafore

Project: Anouk Pinafore

Designer:

Pattern: Knitty, Spring 2004

Yarn: Cotton Classic, from the Knitting Basket, Richmond Va.

Needle Size: Size 4

Pattern Size: 18 months

Start Date:

Finish Date: May 2005

Techniques: Shaping neckline and armholes, button holes, assembly

Comments: First time to work with nice cotton, and took some careful tension.

Mom's Socks

Project: Go Team Socks
Designer: ?
Pattern:Yarn: from a frogged Thrift store sweater
Needle Size: Size 1 DPN's
Pattern Size: Womens Small
Start Date: April?
Finish Date: May 26, 2005
Techniques: DPN, wording, stripped heel
Comments:fun sock

1000 Stitches

Project: Socks for Hubby

Designer: Judy Gibson

Pattern: You're Putting me On

Yarn: Merino, thrift store sweater - 80% wool, 20% nylon, very soft

Needle Size: Size 1 Clover DPN's

Pattern Size: Men's large, worked on 60 stitches

Start Date: April 16 2005

Finish Date: April 24, 2005

Techniques: Heel Flap, gussets

Comments: Nices fitting of all socks I have made for him.

Om Yoga Mat Bag

Project: Yoga Mat Bag

Designer: Stephanie Mrse

Pattern: in Stitch'n Bitch Nation, pg. 169

Yarn: Lion Cotton

Needle Size:

Pattern Size: One Size

Start Date: April, 2005

Finish Date: April 12, 2005

Techniques: lace pattern, 7 rows

Comments: Cotton Yarn Stretches Alot - need to wash it as it has grown.

Rags to Riches Socks

Project: Socks for Husband!

Designer: Judy Gibson

Pattern: You're Putting Me On

Yarn: Thrift store, recycled sweater, 100% wool Worsted Weight

Needle Size: Size 2 DPN's - 56 stitches

Pattern Size: Men's Large

Start Date: March 2005

Finish Date:

Techniques: Heel Flap, gussets

Comments: Plain sock - great pattern, east to follow.

Stashbuster Spirals

Project: Stashbuster Spirals

Designer:

Pattern: Stashbuster Spirals from Six Socks Knit-Along

Yarn: Lion Brand Lumberjack, Fortissima, Sockenwoolle

Needle Size: Size 0 clover,

Pattern Size: 56 Stitches

Start Date: March 2005

Finish Date: March 30, 2005

Techniques: Useing three yarns together

Comments: Great pattern for using leftovers!

Mittens, AKA Hockey Mittens

Project: Mittens

Designer: Ann Budd

Pattern: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns

Yarn: Knit Picks, WW Wool of the Andes, Gray

Needle Size: Size 3

Pattern Size: Child small

Start Date:

Finish Date:

Techniques: Thumb Gussett

Comments: Easy pattern, check for errata for the book