De-Stash - Beaverslide Fisherman's Yarn, Tamarack

BEAVERSLIDE DRY GOODS - FISHERMAN WEIGHT YARN, 2 ply (Out of Production)

Color: Tamarack

Dyelot: 1

6 x 4 oz. skeins (total 1260 yards)

Smoke Free, Pet Free


100% Fine Wool - Hand wash with mild soap & Dry flat.

4 oz. (112 grams), 210 yards per skein

2-ply fisherman's weight yarn (Aran)

4 stitches per inch - sz. 8 US needle


Super soft, squishy yarn.
This yarn is no longer in production. Beaverslide Dry Goods makes a similar yarn that is chunkier (3 ply).

Grown in Montana & Spun in Maine, USA

SOLD

De-Stash - Skye Tweed, Highland Brown Cow

CLASSIC ELITE - SKYE TWEED (Out of Production)

Colour - 1238: Highland Cow Brown (Brown, Orange), Released Fall 2004

Lot 16507

20 x 50 gm balls (total 2200 yards)

Smoke Free, Pet Free

Yarn Content: 100% Lamb's Wool / Hand Wash Cold & Dry Flat
Yarn Gauge: 18-20 sts = 4" / 7 US (4.5mm) , 8 US (5mm)
Yarn Weight: Aran
Yarn Length: 110 yds/50g ball

Super soft lambswool and beautiful tweeded colors make this a great yarn for your next knit.

Made in England

SOLD

De-Stash - Skye Tweed, Scottish Mist

CLASSIC ELITE - SKYE TWEED (Out of Production)

Colour - 1203: Scottish Mist (Gray, Blue), Released Fall 2004

Lot 4039

20 x 50 gm balls (total 2200 yards)

Smoke Free, Pet Free

Yarn Content: 100% Lamb's Wool / Hand Wash Cold & Dry Flat

Yarn Gauge: 18-20 sts = 4" / 7 US (4.5mm) , 8 US (5mm)

Yarn Weight: Aran

Yarn Length: 110 yds/50g ball

Super soft lambswool and beautiful tweeded colors make this a great yarn for your next knit.

Made in England

SOLD

De-Stash - Plymouth Tweed.

I have decided to de-stash. I have some absolutely glorious yarns that deserve to used and I don't know when I will get around to using them. So I am passing my finds on to you.

Here is the first listing:

PLYMOUTH YARN - PLYMOUTH TWEED (Out of Production)

Colour - Red/Purple, Number 5316, Lot 1420

13 x 50 gm balls (total 1417 yards)

Smoke Free, Pet Free

Yarn Content: 100% Virgin Lamb's Wool / Hand Wash, Dry Flat
Yarn Gauge: 4 sts = 1" / US 8 needle
Yarn Weight: Aran
Yarn Length: 109 yds/50g ball

Super soft lambswool and beautiful tweeded colors make this a great yarn for your next knit.

Made in England

SOLD

Wicker Pattern Reference

The pattern was suggested by Freda on my "Crochet Weave" post.

I have copied this from Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., 2005

288 pages

ISBN-10: 1402727631

Another suggestion is that the picture depicts "Railroad Knitting" which is a synonym for Tunisian crochet/knitting. Here is an example of a simple Tunisian stitch pattern and an instructional video.

Thanks for all of your suggestions!

Finally. Commuter Scarf - Written

There have been a few requests for me to write out the charted pattern for The Commuter Scarf. I have not done so. My only excuse it that I have more pressing things to attend to on my "To Do" list. Fortunately a very kind soul has helped me fulfill this request. The following instructions are courtesy of bekbek on Ravelry. (Thank you!)

The Commuter Scarf - Written

Cast on 4 stitches.

Increase Row: K2, YO, K to end.

Repeat Increase Row until there are 30 stitches on the needle, ending with a RS row.

WS Straight Row: K2, YO, K to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K3.
RS Straight Row: K2, YO, SSK, K to end.

Repeat Straight Rows until you reach the slipknot.

RS Decrease Row: K2, YO, SSK, K to last 5 stitches, SSK, K3.
WS Decrease Row: K2, YO, K2tog, K to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K3.

Repeat Decrease Rows until 8 stitches remain, ending on WS row.

RS: K2, SSSK, K3.
WS: K2, K3tog, K1.
BO stitches.

Hope this helps!

Crochet Weave?

I came across this picture in Aging Successfully, Fall 2009 (Vol. XIX, No. 2) Newsletter.

For those of us who love needle work the article, Zola, is also a sweet read (p. 15-16).

I love the look of this simply beautiful stitch.

Does anyone know its name? How do you do it?

I am going to ask the author of the article, Barb Tackitt, if she knows any more about this stitch. I will keep you posted.

UPDATE: (2009-DEC-14) With help from other Crocheters on Ravelry I think we have a solution. This is a picture of a woven fabric. The needle artist is adding an sc crocheted edge. It feels good to have a solution, but I am so unhappy that it was not a crochet solution.

Other thoughts were, basketweave stitch, X-stitch, and Woven Stitch.

Designer Dog Sweater

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Friday, October 31st, 2008 (4 to 8)

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Progress x 17 Months

Finally, an update on my Mangoes For Breakfast afghan.

This afghan has been in the works for at least 17 months. I wasn't happy with my first conception which used multiple other yarns of various colours. At that time I planned to crochet it in squares. The previous squares are pictured back in May 2007.

From the start I wanted a colourful piece with squares within a square. I consider intarsia and mitered squres. In the end I chose the log cabin approach.

Each square measures 18" x 18." I finished 20 squares to cover a double bed. It will be 4 x 5 squares for a finished size of about 75" x 90"

I tried top seamed crochet join, but didn't like the added lines. Instead I am working on a mattress stitch join.

This is a mammoth, heavy project. To help with its structural stability I am making it into a quilt. I have the cotton batting and the cotton fabric for backing.

The fabric I chose was on sale from Fat Quarter Shop dot com. The print is Malibu Monkeys by Erin Michael for Moda Fabrics. The backing fabric is the one with the white background. I think it is a better backing choice and will make the overall finished piece a little less bold. The all yellow fabric is a deeper yellow than the Melody Sunny Yellow of the log cabin squares. I may use the yellow fabric for binding.

I am not certain how much quilting I will have to do to keep this piece together. I planned to use buttons to help with the sandwich process. I will have to see how this works. This is uncharted territory for me!

I likely will sew 4 pillow cases from the remaining fabric to send a long with the finished piece. It is exciting getting near the finish line with this enormous project. The finished result is still a fuzzy image in my mind's eye.