Project #7

Here is project number 7, which was Carrie's Valentine's Day gift.

Date Completed - February 1, 2012

Pattern - Crochet Loop and Hand Crochet

Yarn - Punta

Content - 45% Rayon / 45% Nylon / 10% Acrylic

Yardage / Colorway - 85 yds "0010"

From - The Knitting Corner

Hook Size - J10

Project #6

Here is project number 6.

Date Completed - January 28, 2012

Pattern - Double Knitting Joanne Chart

Yarn - Cascade 220 Superwash & Cascade Pacific

Content - 100% Superwash Wool & 40% Superwash Wool / 60% Acrylic

Yardage / Colorway - 220 yds "871" & 213 yds "5051"

From - The Knitting Corner

Needle Size - 8 We were able to complete and give this afghan for our friend Joanne just a few days before she passed away from cancer. I know that we will all miss her.

Project #5

Here is project number 5. This is my first attempt at double knitting and I think it turned out really good. We are making blocks to put together to make an afgan for Ruth, who was in the hospital. Date Completed - January 26, 2012

Pattern - Double Knitting "Ruth" chart

Yarn - Cascade 220 Superwash

Content - 100% Superwash Wool

Yardage / Colorway - 220 yards / "901" & "871"

From - The Knitting Corner

Needle Size - 8

Project #4

Here is project number 4. This one is also a quick-knit shop sample.

Date Completed - January 26, 2012

Pattern - Garter Stitch

Yarn - Katia 'Bossa Nova'

Content - 72% Cotton / 28% Nylon

Yardage / Colorway - 14 yards / "Jeans"

From - The Knitting Corner

Needle Size - 5

Project #3

Here is project number 3.This is a sample I knit up for the shop. We were trying to come up with different ideas on how to use this yarn. Below, Sue knit a sample of how the yarn is supposed to look.Date Completed - January 18, 2012

Pattern - YO K2tog Cowl

Yarn - Flounce Metallic

Content - 86% Acrylic / 7% Polyester / 7% Metallic Polyester

Yardage / Colorway - 38 yards / "195"

From - The Knitting Corner

Needle Size - 19

Project #2

Here is project number 2.

I made this for Ruth, one of the ladies I work with at The Knitting Corner. She was in the hospital and we thought the hot pink would cheer her up.

Date Completed - January 7, 2012

Pattern - Max's Staircase Tam, a Ravelry pattern

Yarn - 'Toconao', hand-dyed worsted weight wool

Content - 100% merino wool

Yardage / Colorway - 140 yds / "506"

From - Araucania, The Knitting Corner

Needle Size - 6 & 8

Project #1

I am going to keep a log of all the projects I complete in 2012, just to see how many I can get done. So, here is project number 1.

Date Completed - January 3, 2012

Pattern - Beaded Eyelet, a shapely shawlette from Contemporary Concepts by Judy

Yarn - Hand-painted cotton/bamboo fingering weight

Content - 51% cotton / 49% bamboo

Yardage/Colorway - 480 yds. / "Olivia"

From - The Flock Bransonas, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2011

Needle Size - 5