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Design – Bell Sleeve Alpaca Sweater

I have a favorite wrap t-shirt that I copied to make this sweater, adding bell sleeves and bottom edging. I used a size 17 needle for the first 4 rows of the bottom, and 8 rows of the sleeves, and switched to a size 13 to knit the body of the piece. The yarn is GGH Savanah alpaca blend. I was under a deadline to finish it so I could return all the extra yarn I bought… I bought 20 skeins and only needed 10 and this yarn wasn’t cheap. I’ve got a store credit at The Yarn Co in NYC which I plan to use when I visit my cousin in June.

My First Sweater Design - and alpaca sweater
My First Sweater Design – and alpaca sweater
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The Opal Socks

For my birthday last year Peg gave me some Opal sock yarn and small double pointed needles. These socks represent the first time I knit in the round, which is why I’m not showing the cuff, it’s kinda messy. :-] I did most of the knitting on the plane ride out and back from visiting my cousin in Albuquerque.

Opal Socks
Opal Socks – first time using sock yarn

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Triniti’s Patriots Hat

This lil hat was for my newborn niece to wear while watching the Superbowl. I ordered a skein each of red, white, and blue of Lion Brand’s Pound of Love from an online site… it turns out each skein is HUGE – definitely each one is bigger than the baby. I don’t know when I’ll ever use this stuff up. If anyone knows a team of elves that needs hats… or perhaps some cold patriots?

Triniti's Patriots Hat
Triniti’s Patriots Hat
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Summer Tank Top

Using a Berroco pattern and the glace rayon yarn, I made this as my first pattern to follow. It came out HUGE, but them my mother saved the day and took it in for me. I started it around Memorial Day 2004 and finished it around Labor Day 2004.

Ribbon Yarn Tank Top
Ribbon Yarn Tank Top

When I met my friend Maureen S. on a BSSC trip to Nantucket she saw me knitting this sweater and showed my how to knit Irish style so I could go faster. Because of that I was able to get a bunch of knitting done in 2004.

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Peg’s Noro Sweater

Peg's Noro Sweater
Peg’s Noro Sweater

This is the lovely sweater and scarf my friend, Peg, just finished.

here’s her comments:
“In November, 2002, I visited a yarn shop in Camden, ME because I’d been thinking about taking up knitting. I walked out with 20 skiens of this Noro yarn and a pair of size 10 bamboo needles. The yarn was in a discontinued color and at half price ($5 a skien!) I first made the scarf on straight needles as a sort of learning-to-stitch sampler and then ripped it to make this 7ft. long scarf. I used #7 circular needles and 4 skiens of yarn. It took me over a year to finish the sweater. The pattern is a simple top-down, knitting in the round on size 6 and size 8 needles.. the yarn is a very forgiving one and a lot of fun to work. I gave away two skiens and still have three left.”