Simurgh - Anne Hanson

I am totally thrilled with how this came out. It's a very fun knit with lots of variety. After a big goof (forgot to cast on 10 stitches for the first border and had to frog and redo) the rest of the stole went very well.

Here is a link to Anne's Website - well worth the visit!

Folded up so that you can see the quill border detail.

And draped over the balcony. A little bit "wow" if I say so myself!

Started: January 5
Finished: February 13
Pattern: Simurgh - Anne Hanson
Yarn: Handmaiden Sea Silk - Rose Garden- 2 skeins
Finished size: 18x72"
Needles: #5 Rosewood Lantern Moon

Tesserae Socks

This project is waiting in the wings - it's another great sock pattern from Anne Hanson. This was my March yarn buy - a beautiful sock yarn from the Woolen Rabbit.

4/13 I knocked these out pretty fast so far - the pattern is a very easy knit and the yarn is wonderful to knit with. About to turn the heels on these too. I knitted them toe up - star toe and will do a heel gusset. These are destined for my friend Peg.
6/1 COMPLETED! These are way cute! Love that Woolen Rabbit sock yarn. The adventure was that they wound up too long in the foot and so I frogged back and redid the foot and gussets. They fit Peg perfectly and look better too!

Started: April something
Finished: May 30, 2008 (at the Eleganza Rav Party!)
Pattern: Tessearae - Ann Hanson
Yarn: The Woolen Rabbit Harmony Sock Yarn - Roasting Chestnuts, one skein
Finished size: Custom for Peg
Needles: #1 Addi Lace

Bird's Nest Scarf - (from Bird's Nest Shawl in Folk Shawls)

I started this before Christmas. This is the Baltic Sea Stole using Blue Heron Rayon Petite Ric Rac. I started it as a small version of the Baltic Sea Stole, but didn't like how it was knitting up, so tried it as a Clapotis and didn't like that either. I had knitted up a Bird's Nest Shawl for a friend for Christmas (never did a get a picture - bummer! It was beautiful!), so tried that as a scarf and it came out beautifully!

 


Started: Mid December 2007
Finished: 1/22/2008
Pattern: Bird's Nest Shawl variation (Folk Shawls)
Yarn: Blue Heron Petite Rayon Ric Rac
Needles: #9 Aluminum

I have written up my variation and posted it as a free pattern. However, you will need Folk Shawls to work this variation. If you need to buy it - click Here

Ride for Life Leaf Lace Scarf

 

I knitted this up for a silent auction contribution for the PVDA Ride for Life Gala. This is an event my dressage association puts on as a benefit for the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center. More on PVDA RFL here.

The scarf was a quick knit. The subtle variegations on the Karaoke are simply gorgeous - more cool in person than via photo for sure. I will be posting this as a free pattern soon.

PVDA Leaf Lace

Started: June 21, 2008
Finished: June 26, 2008
Pattern: My own Leaf Lace Variation
Yarn: SWTC Karaoke - 3 Skeins
Finished size: 9x60
Needles: #10 Lantern Moon Ebony