Sheeps Down - June 2008

A Knitted Garter Stitch Blanket in Sheepsdown

Congratulations Devin! June 14, 2008

Pattern: The Opinionated Knitter, Newsletter and Leaflet #9 from http://www.schoolhousepress.com/index.html

Materials:

7 skeins Medium Grey and 7 skeins Natural Sheeps Down

Used 3-ply sheepswool in Natural to sew the sections together.
The border is 3-stitch i-cord.

Adult Surprise Jacket

I completed and delivered Mama's Mother's Day Adult Surprise Jacket* today, May 11, 2008.
Materials: Andy's Merino II (Farmhouse Yarns) in Lavender (dark from bottom of the dye pot, light from top of the dye pot); MANOS del URUGUAY #111 (multi colored blue, purple, rust, rose, gold); Sheep Shop Yarn Company #F111 (Navy); The original Alafoss lopi light in light grey and one strip in white).
7 Buttons from Sit 'n Knit in Old Wethersfield.
Modifications: I-cord Cast Off in MANOS del URUGUAY. Employed a continuous stream of I-Cord, using Joyce Williams' variation of EZ's Applied I-Cord (k2, slip 1, yo, K1, pass the slipped stitch plus the yo over), the seam is united up the cuff/sleeve (picking up stitches from the selvedges and working 3-Needle I-Cord Cast Off), continued across the neck-back, "seamed" down the other sleeve and ended with EZ's I-Cord Casting Off around the second cuff, and I-Cord Casting Off from one shoulder, around the neck front, down one side, around the lower edge and up the other side to the second shoulder; adding extra I-Cord roundlettes at each corner to turn 90-degrees.** Mitered corners, phoney seams, decreased to make snug cuffs.

*Spun Out #1, Summer 1981 Elizabeth Zimmermann's Adult Surprise Jacket.
**Description of I-Cord is from The Opinionated Knitter, p. 55, 106.

Finished Raveneli on Saturday, March 30, 2008 and started Adult Surprise Jacket today! It is a surprise present for someone special to my heart!

Raveneli WIP

Pattern: Jeanne Abel's Raveneli in Cranberry.
Arm holes: horizontal arrows (==> <==);
Back: up arrow;
Top of neck: down arrow.
I am "stuck" at the point in the directions where I am to do the should assembly graft. Thanks to Kellie who has generously offered to help, I hope to finish this week so I can make another trip to Connecticut Yarn and Wool for my next project!

Square 55 of 55

Rambling Rows

Rambling Rows

Pattern: The Rambling Rows Afghan by Carol A Anderson Cottage Creations

Wool: Farmhouse Yarns: Andy's Merino (Natural) Maude's Mountain Spun (Berry), Yarn by Bessie (Terra Cotta); Apple Ridge Farm [Red Hook, NY] (dark worsted); Sheepvalley (gold heather).

Needles: Addi Turbo circular #9

Dates: 26 oct 2007 - ?? mar 2008

Fat Sheep Friday : Leap Day

ct yarn and wool Farmhouseyarns Fat Sheep - Cranberry
50% Mohair, 50% Lamb's Wool - 110 yards/skein
"Swifted" into handy pull-from-the-middle balls. Thank you, Dawn.

What is the plan?
1. Finish Rambling Rows
2.Raveneli by Jeanne C. Abel

Another WIP is still the warm terra cotta quilt.

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