February 2009 Archives

Start: 13th February 2009
Finish: 21st February 2009
Needles: 7 mm Addi Turbos
Yarn: Lang Yarns "Tierra"; 45% merino, 37% acrylic, 18% polyamide; Colour #712.0094; Dye lot #5002
Pattern: Model 28, from Filati Men Special 5

Hi World,

I'm re-surfacing again after having been sick and coughing up my lungs (the coughing still lingers, but my lungs seem to still be intact).

Anyway, remember that I mentioned something about wanting to make a turtle-neck jumper with bulky yarn? Well, as you can see, it has been done!

Start: 31st January 2009
Finish: WIP (aiming to finish by 3rd March 2009)
Needles: 4 mm / 80 cm Addi Lace and 4.5 mm / 60 cm Addi Turbos
Yarn: GGH "Cumba"; 42% new wool, 28% alpaca, 30% acrylic; Colour #001, dye lot #8072271
Pattern: "Portland" by Lisa Lloyd from the book "A Fine Fleece - Knitting with Handspun Yarns"

Start: 31st January 2009
Finish: WIP (aiming to finish by 3rd March 2009)
Needles: 4 mm / 80 cm Addi Lace and 4.5 mm / 60 cm Addi Turbos
Yarn: GGH "Cumba"; 42% new wool, 28% alpaca, 30% acrylic; Colour #001, dye lot #8072271
Pattern: "Portland" by Lisa Lloyd from the book "A Fine Fleece - Knitting with Handspun Yarns"

I must be insane....I had been complaining that I've been knitting waaaay too many cable projects and look at what I started! Cable-o-rama!