Friday, 26 January 2007

Fancy Cabled Fisherman


Fancy Cabled Fisherman - Nashua Handknits Holiday 2006 *anyone who can get hold of this book and wants to swap with a UK'er please email me [please! I need this pattern!]

Requirements:

Yarn:
Nashua Ivy
No of Balls: 12
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 125 m/ 137 yds
Needles: 4.5mm
Gauge: 18 sts
Fibre: 50% alpaca, 45% merino wool, 5% esterllina

Laptop Bag


Laptop Bag - Stitch n Bitch Nation

Requirements:

Yarn:
Lamb's Pride Bulky
No of Balls: 2 x Limeade, 1 x Lemondrop, 2 x Spruce, 1 x Creme
Per Ball: 113g
Meterage: 125 yds
Needles: 10mm
Gauge: 10 sts x 15 rows in SS
Fibre: 85% wool, 15% mohair

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

Arrowhead Scarf


Arrowhead Scarf - Knitsimple Holiday 2006

Requirements:

Yarn:
5ply Cashmere by Art Yarns
No of Balls: 2 skeins
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 102 yds / 93 m
Needles: 4.5mm circ 60cm
Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows
Fibre: Cashmere

Cabled Scarf


Cabled [assymetrical] Scarf - Knitsimple Holiday 2006

Requirements:

Yarn:
Andean Alpaca Regal by Reynolds/JCA
No of Balls: 5
Per Ball: 100g
Meterage: 110 yds / 101 m
Needles: 6mm circ 24"/60cm
Gauge: 14 sts x 16 rows
Fibre: 90% Peruvian Alpaca, 10% Wool

Garter Stitch Pullover


Garter Stitch Pullover - Knitsimple Holiday 2006

Requirements:

Yarn:
Duchess Classic Elite Yarns
No of Balls: 19
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 75 yds / 69 m
Needles: 6.5mm
Gauge: 14 sts / 28 rows = 4" garter st
Fibre: wool, viscose, cashmere, angora, nylon

Monday, 22 January 2007

Fair Isle V-neck Pullover


Fair Isle V-Neck Pullover - Vogue Knitting Fall 2006

Yarn: Dale of Norway Heilo
No of Balls: 7-8 x Natural, 2 x Heather Brown, 2 x Aqua, 2 x Navy, 1-2 x Brown, 1-2 x Blue
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 109 yds / 100 m
Needles: 3.5mm, 3.75mm, 60 cm circ 3.5mm
Gauge: 23 sts x 27 rows on Fair Isle pattern following charts - 3.75mm

Saturday, 20 January 2007

Cabled Turtleneck


Cabled Turtleneck - Vogue Knitting International Fall 2006

Requirements

Yarn:
Tahki Yarns - Dakota
No of Balls: 10-12
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 84 yds / 75m
Needles: 6mm straights, 40 cm 6mm circs
Gauge: 14 sts x 20 rows stocking stitch

Friday, 19 January 2007

Kyoto

Kyoto - free pattern

Requirements:

Yarn:
Tahki Cotton Classic
No of Balls: Main colour - 8, 2nd colour - 2, Stripe - 1
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 108 yards per 50g skein
Needles: 24" 3.75mm circ
Gauge: 20 sts x 27 rows stocking stitch
Fibre: 100% mercerized cotton

Belle Epoque

Belle Epoque - Free Pattern

Requirements:
Yarn: Austermann Accapella
No. of Balls: 8-9
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 167 yd/150m per skein
Gauge: 20 sts/27 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch
Needles: 4.0mm double-point needles / 24-inch 4.0mm circular needle
Fibre: 50% Kid Mohair 50% Acrylic [Acrylic - yeah right, I feel a substitution coming on!]

*could be DK-Aran weight

Cozy - Lacey wrap

Cozy - Free Pattern

Requirements:

Yarn:
Reynolds Mandalay
No of Balls: 8
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 98yds/88m per 50g skein
Needle: 24-inch 5mm circular needle
Gauge: 18 sts/20 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch
Fibre: 100% silk

Rowan Cotton Tape



Rowan Cotton Tape
3 x 543 Olive Green
10 x 554 Scorched

Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 65 m / 71 yds
Needles: 8mm
Gauge: 13-14 sts x 17-19 rows
Fibre: 100% cotton

Sirdar Calypso


Sirdar Calypso
3 x Burnt Sand

Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 116 yds / 106 m
Needles: 4mm
Gauge: 22sts x 28 rows
Fibre: 100% cotton

Cherry Tree Hill


Cherry Tree Hill SuperSock
1 x Blueberry Hill

Per Ball: 4 ozs
Gauge: 26 sts
Needles: 3.25mm
Meterage: 420 yds
Fibre: 100% merino

Thursday, 18 January 2007

Rowan Kid Classic







Rowan Kid Classic
1 x ball Sandstone [minus 6 rows for Under the Hoodie]
1/2 x ball of Glacier
2 x balls of Crush [1 slightly used]
1 x ball of Shade 840 Crystal

Needles: 5-5.5 mm
Gauge: 18-19 sts x 23-25 rows
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 140 m / 151 yds
Fibre: 70% Lambswool, 26% Kid Mohair, 4% Nylon

Anemoi Mittens


Anemoi Mittens - $5.65

Requirements:

Yarn:
1-2 balls of fingering weight yarn in main colour, 1 in contract colour
Ball: 50g
Needles: 2-3mm [my guess]
Meterage: 180/200 yds per ball
Gauge: 27-32 sts *Knitpicks definition of 'fingering weight'

Rogue Hoodie




Rogue Hoodie - $6.00

Requirements:

Gauge:
18 sts x 24 rows [stocking st]
Meterage: [For 35.5" (39", 43.5", 48") size] 1100 (1200, 1350, 1500) metres / 1200 (1300, 1485, 1650) yards.
Needles: Whatever for gauge
Fibre: Pure wool is better to illustrate cabling

Somewhat Cowl


For Bust Sizes: 32 (34, 36
Requirements
Yarn: Long-Sleeve Version: Approx. 7 (8, 9 skeins Blue Sky Alpacas, Alpaca & Silk, Color 124; Per Ball: 50 grams
Meterage: 133m / 146 yards
Gauge: 24 stitches and 32 rows to 4 inches
Needles: Size 3.75mm and 3.5mm Circular Needles and DPN's
Fiber: 50% Alpaca, 50% silk

*could knit with sock-DK weight yarn depending on gauge

Knitpicks Wool of the Andes





Knitpicks Wool of the Andes
1x Daffodil
1x Chestnut
1x Avocado
1x Fern



Needles: 4-5.5 mm
Gauge: 18-20 sts
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 110 yds
Fibre: 100% Peruvian wool

Wednesday, 17 January 2007

Artesano Alpaca - Inca Cloud



Artesano Alpaca - Inca Cloud
2 x Dusky Black
1 x Charcoal
1 x Lemon

Needles: 4 mm
Gauge: 25 sts x 33 rows
Per Ball: 50 g
Meterage: 131 yds / 120m
Fibre: Alpaca yarn

Classic Elite Yarns - Lush


Classic Elite Yarns - Lush. Shade 4438
7x skeins

Needles: 5 mm
Gauge: 16-18 sts
Per Ball: 50 g
Meterage: 124 yds
Fibre: 50% wool, 50& Angora bunnies

Regia 4 Fadig - Rio


Regia 4 Fadig - Colour 5217 [Rio]
2 x balls

Needles: 2-3mm
Gauge: 30 sts x 42 rows
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 210 m
Fibre: 75% New Wool, 25& Polyamid

Rowan Classic Soft Tweed



Rowan Classic Soft Tweed
10 x Blanket
8 x Kingfisher

Needles: 8mm
Gauge: 12 sts x 16 rows
Per Ball: 50g
Meterage: 80 m/87 yds

Fibre: 56% wool, 20% viscose, 14% polyamide, 10% silk

Irish Hiking Scarf


Irish Hiking Scarf - free pattern

Requirements:

Yarndage:
350 yds of worsted weight
Needles: 5mm
Gauge: not neccessary

Urban Necessity


Urban Necessity - Free pattern

Requirements:

Yarn:
Cascade 220 Superwash, 100% superwash wool, 220 yds / 202m per 100g skein; 2 skeins.
Yardage: 440 yards of any worsted weight wool yarn.
Needles: 4mm dpns
Gauge: 21 sts = 4" / 10cm in stockinette stitch

Hoodie Scarf



Hoodie Scarf - free pattern

Requirements:

Yarn:
6 skeins, Knit Picks ShineWorsted, Ebony 60% pima cotton / 40% Modal®
Yardage: 75 yards/50 gram per ball
Needles:
4.5mm
Gauge: 16 sts over 4”

Endpaper Mitts


Endpaper Mitts - free pattern.

Requirements:

Yardage: 1 50 gram ball (about 180 yards) each
Needles: 2.00mm (US 0) Addi Turbo circular needles and 2.75mm (US 2) Brittany Birch DPNs
Gauge: 8 sts/inch over pattern