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Sunday Morning is a very simple pullover I designed to keep my son warm on our Sunday morning Fall strolls.</div>
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We love walking as a family, especially when it comes to a healthy hike in the woods. My little boy needed a no fuss sweater to keep him warm without being too hot, and I had some beautiful cotton yarn on hand. </div>
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I designed a pullover with a few key accents, making this a fun and leisurely knit, but with a lot of impact. He loves to wear it for our long walks and for school too.</div>
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For the details, I decided to use the ribbing from the collar to create a V shape and to let some of the ribbing run along the lines of the raglan yoke. This, combined with a reverse stockinette base, made for a unique looking yoke that I liked very much.</div>
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The last detail I added was to have lines of ribbing running along the sides of the sweater, for an added sporty look. </div>
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<br />Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-32792326350387679652014-10-20T11:23:00.003-07:002014-10-20T11:24:08.741-07:00Montauk wrapMontauk is a lovely wrap made out of knits and purls. I makes for a very easy project, and creates a super warm fabric.<br />
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For this wrap I wanted something warm and simple, to cover the shoulders over my Fall coat. I found this pretty knits and purl stitch pattern and I instantly knew I had to make a wrap out of it. I had 5 skeins of Cascade 220 in my stash, and I knew it was just a little under what I usually need for a sweater. So a wrap it was! </div>
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And now that Fall is finally bringing its crisp winds our way, I barely take it away from my shoulders.</div>
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And as a part of the <a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2013/12/frugal-knitting-small-accessories.html" target="_blank">Frugal Knitting collection</a>:</div>
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Beckley is a very fun little cardigan, and best of all it is worked in bulky weight! Yes, Bulky weight! It had been quite a long time since I had worked on size 10 needles, and I must admit whipping up a cardigan in less than a week made me wonder why I don't use those large needles more often.<br />
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The cardigan is worked from the bottom up, then seamed at the shoulder using a sturdy 3 needle bind off. Then stitches are picked up around the armholes and the sleeve caps are worked using short rows. The method is quite standard, but very satisfying, and I urge those of you (who were like me!) who have a dislike for short rows to give it a try. The result is really lovely, much like a perfectly seamed set-in sleeve. Without the seaming! <br />
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The beautiful shawl collar is picked up after the rest of the cardigan is finished and worked in garter stitch, using short rows to shape the fold up at the neck. I used a I-Cord bind off to make the edges neater. </div>
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I fostered a secret love for this striking lace pattern for over two years, waiting to find both the time and the right yarn to work in a shawl made entirely of it. I love the clean line and the large lace holes, making this subtle pattern unique and attractive without taking away from the beauty of the yarn.</div>
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I decided to use on of my favorite method on increasing to create the neat little line in the center, because I thought it complemented nicely the lines already patterning through the lace in the body of the shawl.</div>
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A simple clean ribbing finished the shawl, and this completes a fast and rewarding project! Who could ask for more? Ha, and it's also super easy to adapt to any yarn weight or amount.... just to top it off!</div>
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For me, Nobel was a work of love and labor! I took extreme pleasure in working the complex cable, pairing the cables and adjusting them for the chart so they would fit perfectly together. It is truly a refined vest with those large cables and meandering twisted stitches creating the fabric of a perfect outfit to keep warm the growing body of a future Nobel prize winner!<br />
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The vest is constructed in a very classic way, with a ribbing hem and 2 large charted cable panels, one on the front and one on the back. The refined V-Neck completes a timeless look, for a garment you can be proud of!<br />
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I used one of my favorite easy care yarns for this design, Berroco Comfort, in a lovely shade of heathered grey. I love working with it, and it goes in and out of the wash without blinking, which is something that I don't find true about most washable yarns. It also is more of an Aran than a worsted weight, which is a nice compromise when you don't really want a bulky yarn.<br />
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Seltzer is a very fun little sweater I already knitted 2 times! In fact, I am currently working on my third Seltzer....<br />
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Seltzer is a classic saddle shoulder pullover, worked entirely seamlessly from the top down. The design makes good use of the clever construction by using stripes and color work, to create a strong visual impression out of a very easy pattern.<br />
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I really love the fact that it is completely seamless, and that the design is very adaptable. The use of a worsted weight wool blend was my choice, and my little boy loved the colors and wore the sweater to school regularly until the weather warmed too much to justify wearing it!<br />
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It is also very easy to adapt the size of this design by adding or subtracting length to the sleeves and the body. If you want to customize it, simply choose the chest size you desire, and follow the instructions for a different length!<br />
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Well, this collection gave me the final push to stop procrastinating and start scratching my head!<br />
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I had these 2 skeins of Cascade Eco Cloud for a while, and they were so lovely I had a hard time deciding what to do with them. I bought these skeins to try out the yarn before working on a full garment with it, a process I learned was worth it.<br />
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It was a while since I worked a shawl in a worsted weight yarn, and I finally decided to go through with this idea. I went ahead with a crescent shape, because I like a lot and I think it's versatile and fun to wear.<br />
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I decided to use a simple texture for the central panel, to add just a bit of interest without making the shawl overly complicated. The large lacy border gives a strong visual impact and just what it takes to bring everything together in this simple design. The optional crochet border adds to the lace effect but can be replaced by a few rows of garter stitch if desired!<br />
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The overall pattern is quite simple, and makes a fun little project!<br />
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Pattern is now available as an individual download as well as a part of the "<a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2013/12/frugal-knitting-small-accessories.html" target="_blank">Frugal Knitting</a>" collection.<br />
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Ha! Those perfectly adorable little buggers... who wouldn't love them? I love little boys, with their boundless energy and unrestrained enthusiasm, and the fact that I have one of my own only adds to my affection for the young gentlemen of this world.<br />
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But the origins of this particular collection are all tied up to my very own little boy, and one innocent question: "Mommy, when will you make me a sweater?". This one question sent me on a new mission in life : build up a collection of knitting patterns for the little boy in my life.<br />
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You see, my first few designs were for my son, and he was also the recipient of the very first knitted piece I made! I always loved to knit for him and I have a monstrous amount of yarn intended to use for garments or accessories for him. But sadly, it had been a while since I designed something for him, because he spent some months (years actually!) refusing to wear anything I made for him. After a while, I started busying myself with various women's designs, and neglected my first love for designing things the little boys.<br />
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This year, I will be renegading on this omission with a collection of 7 designs for little boys (you could totally adapt any of these to the little girl in your life too, and I bet she would be adorable in them!), all to be published in the current of the year 2014. This collection will be proceeding the same as my previous collections, with a discounted price of 15$ until the completion of the collection and a final price of 18$ when all the pattern are added. Each pattern will also be available individually, and added to the collection as soon as they are finished.<br />
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<b>ALL</b> the patterns in the collection will be seamless. I hate seams (even if I am also an avid quilter and sewer, I strongly like to separate the two crafts!), and none of the designs will have any other seams than the simple 3 needles bind off.<br />
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This first design in the collection makes good use of an old favorite of mine: variegated yarns. I love variegated yarns dearly, especially for children's designs, and I always look forward to good ways to show them at their best advantage.<br />
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Variation is a seamless drop shoulder pullover worked form the bottom up in a simple allover texture. The sleeves are picked up from the body and worked to the cuffs with moderate tapering. The V-Neck collar is moderately deep and picked up at the end.<br />
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Variation uses versatile worsted weight yarn, and is simple enough to be worked at a speedy pace in no time. All this makes Variation an extra comfortable sweater that your little boy will love to wear as much as mine does!<br />
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Selzer is a simple top down pullover with saddle shoulders and eye catching colorblocks. It is both easy and eye catching and the all-jersey fabric will make this project fly off your needles like magic!<br />
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The Seltzer pullover makes a fast project, uses worsted weight yarn and can easily be adapted to a 2 color variation! The fit is moderately generous, for both comfort and style and is already a favorite of my little boy.<br />
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Seltzer is able to offer a wide age range and a versatility that can be used for many year. The fact that the pattern is very easy makes it a good staple in your pattern library: I am already on my third of the same pattern in less than 4 months!<br />
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Released as off 06/05/2014<br />
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Nobel is a sophisticated and striking vest worked with 2 cable panels making for a very impressive garment.<br />
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The pattern is fully charted and will dress up your little man with a lot of distinction without making your heart bleed! It's only a vest after all.. Unless you opt for the sweater version... coming soon!<br />
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Beckley Street is a classic cardigan worked in a fun bulky weight yarn, perfect for a Fall project. It flies off the needles and can be easily customized too. It features a shawl collar and sophisticated set in sleeves!<br />
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<br />Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-10334042943735990182014-05-02T10:39:00.001-07:002014-06-03T10:58:52.042-07:00Variation<div style="text-align: justify;">
Variation is the first sweater I knitted for my little boy in quite some time. Now, before you frown your eyebrows and condemn me as a bad knitter-mom, I had to tell you he absolutely refuse to wear anything I made for him for over a year! No matter what it was, it was literally torn apart in his frenzy to get it off! I tried everything, from cheap acrylic to expensive superwash merino wool, but he would not wear it. Nada. Nothing.</div>
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But finally, one faithful day, he was looking at we while I was knitting something, and he said : "Mommy, when are you going to make me a sweater?". At that, I dropped my needles immediately and I said : "Anytime you want, it would make me very happy!". </div>
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And he asked, his eyes full of hope : "Can I choose the color?". Off course, I could not refuse and this was his very own choice. The yarn is Lorna's Laces Sheperd Worsted and the color is "Goblin" (I think this colorway is discontinued now, but not sure!). I chose the yarn because I knew it was super soft and would be easy to care for, and I let him choose from the seemingly never ending choice of colors.<br />
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Now, as my son had chosen a variegated yarn, I had to find the right stitch pattern to go with it. I did not want to go with garter stitch, as this takes forever and consumes too much yarn. I did not want to go with plain stockinette, as I don't quite like the effect. After a few tries, I finally found out a stitch pattern I liked enough with this strongly variegated yarn: a simple rib like pattern that would be a breeze to knit! <br />
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Now, I knew I had to thread on delicately for this sweater, as anything deemed "not comfortable" would threaten this renewed love for things mommy-made. I know my son hates things too close to his neck and absolutely abhors any clothing that pulls on his ears when he gets it off. This decided on the neckline: V-Neck it was! No pulled out ears problems and no scratchy neck too; it was the perfect solution. It even has the advantage of being super cute!<br />
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I choose to have it at a moderate length, not too deep so it could only be worn with a shirt or a polo, but definitely not close to the skin. I think the results are quite good, if I may say so myself!<br />
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Next was the choice of the overall shape and fit of the sweater and for this I decided to go with the most comfortable - and simple - of all: a moderately large drop shoulder pullover all worked in the round with picked up sleeves at the armholes. The result is a very simple silhouette, with ample ease for the ever moving little boy (or girl, off course) and no pesky seems to bother either the knitter or the wearer!<br />
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So, in short, Variation is a bottom-up pullover, started with a firm 1X1 ribbing for the hem, continued in the round in a lovely large rib pattern that take advantage of the unique beauty of variegated yarns and worked flat to the shoulder with a simple but refined V-Neck shaping. The shoulders are seamed with an easy 3 needles bind off, for a stable and durable stable.<br />
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The sleeves are picked up around the straight drop shoulder and are worked to the cuffs in the round. This makes for very comfy sleeves, with easily adjustable length. <br />
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Variation is available individually as well as part of my new collection "Young Gentleman Knits", a collection of garments and accessories for the little boy (or girl) in your life!<br />
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Alvin was designed a few years ago, pretty much at the beginning of my designing experience. I designed it for my little boy, who was 10 months old at the time. At that time, almost everything I knitted was intended for him, and he was naturally the inspiration behind my first few designs.</div>
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Time passed and I ventured away from exclusively designing little boy's knitwear. One of the main reasons for this is that he decided at some point he would not wear anything hand knitted. After a few unworn items, I resolved to wait for a while. </div>
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Now that he is happy and proud to wear hand knits again, I am happily working on many projects to dress up my little man. In this process, I wanted to also revise some of my older patterns, a project I had for a while but never actually got to work on because of more pressing matters. </div>
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Alvin was one of the first I wanted to revise, as I always liked the simple textured stripes, the easy raglan shaping and foremost the folded collar that makes this simple cardigan tidy and refined.<br />
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I hope it will be a first in a long waive of children's designs, because I really love to knit for my little trouble maker!<br />
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The yarn is soft and drapes sumptuously, with a glamorous sheen that I could easily picture in a light warm weather cardigan. Not suitable for my original project (which involved cables and a lot of shaping), but totally adapted to a drapey open fronted cardigan with a large collar.<br />
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I built a large lace collar to frame the face and take advantage of the fluid nature of the yarn and decided to integrate it with a simple raglan yoke and straight body. <br />
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The result if very flattering for all figure types and supremely easy to wear.<br />
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I bought 2 "one of the kind" skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in color "French Grey" a while back (like 2 years or so... yeah, I buy too much yarn!) and with the idea of my new collection "Frugal Knitting" I decided to put my big girl pants on a finally worked those cables into a very nice hat, if I may say so myself! And who better to model it than my beautiful sister?<br />
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The brim of the hat is worked in garter st, which I love and I believe makes a nice change from ribbing. The rest of the hat is worked in a combination of cables and reverse stockinette st. The cable is quite easy, if you know how to work them. The hat is also moderately slouchy, as it seems a popular shape these days. It can easily be made into a fitter beanie by starting the decreases sooner!<br />
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Anyway, I bought 5 balls of this yarn, curious about how soft it would be and my head full of project. Those projects are now all but forgotten while the wonderful yarn was still in my big accessories yarn box, looking at me with reproach every time I picked something different to cast on my needles. <br />
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Well, it shall not look at me with reproach anymore (or at all, for that matter!), because I finally made it into something beautiful for someone equally beautiful: my lovely little sister!<br />
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For this cowl, I wanted to make the most of the lovely yarn I had, but with a fun and also easy pattern. As I have a particular love for patterns that have a lot of interest with very little effort, I used a clever knit and purl pattern with a simple garter stitch border and tadam: Brookstone was born!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Tourbillon is a simple single cabled hat in a versatile worsted weight yarn. It can be whipped in a short period of time and uses only a little yarn. This is the perfect weekend project!</span></div>
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Being a designer, I am a fairly productive knitter and I have always a couple of projects on the needle. And this leaves me with a problem that was not so obvious in the early years on my yarn obsession: leftovers. Every time I work on a garment in a women's size, I have a 1-3 skeins leftovers, because I always lean on the safe side of things when I buy yarn for a new garment design. Adding this to my constant desire to familiarize myself to new yarns and you find my accessories quantity stash of yarn to be quite considerable.</div>
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This gave me a quite good idea (plus the obvious space concerns...), if I dare say so myself: a collection made up of entirely small to medium sized accessories from all my non garment quantity of yarns. <br />
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This collection will feature 12 designs of small accessories like hats, mittens, cowls and scarves.<br />
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So, without making you wait for more, here are the few first patterns of this new exciting collection:<br />
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<b><a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2013/12/piccolo-hat.html" target="_blank">Piccolo</a></b> - a stranded colorwork hat<br />
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Go visit the Piccolo page for more information on this simple and cute hat!<br />
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As my collection is called Frugal Knitting, I feel the obligation to explain to you how I obtained these yarns! The yarn from this hat is from the remnants of a set of hat and mittens I designed for Knitpicks Independent Designer Program (IDP for short), and remnants of a failed attempt at another design (yep, this happens more than I would like, and does contribute to my leftovers).<br />
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I had 4 balls left of the Prairie Heather and 2 balls left of the Meringue Heather. This hat uses only 2 balls of the main color (Prairie Heather) and 1 ball of contrast color (Meringue Heather), so I do believe I did a great work out of my leftovers!<br />
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<b><a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/search/label/Hat" target="_blank">Tourbillon</a></b> - an asymmetrical cable hat<br />
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For this little hat, I opted for a single but bold cable and a little slouch. The bold color of the yarn was attractive and showed the cable very nicely, and with less than one skein leftover after my old <a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2011/11/dichotomy.html" target="_blank">Dichotomy</a> design, I was quite happy to finally get to use up this beautiful yarn!<br />
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The cable for Tourbillon is both charted and written, to suit every knitter's preference.<br />
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<b><a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2014/01/sparkling-hat.html" target="_blank">Sparkling</a></b> - a simple textured hat<br />
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For this little hat, I decided to take advantage of the wonderful color of my single skein of Madelinetosh Tosh DK in color "Nutmeg)", a single skein I bought a long time ago to try out the Madelinetosh yarns. The knit and purl texture is very attractive and the whole project is relaxing and yet interesting.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brookstone-2" target="_blank">Brookstone</a></b> - a textured cowl<br />
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Brookstone came out of my desire to create a stylish cowl using a high texture pattern of only knits and purls (yes, I was kind of on a roll here...) I had a few lovely balls of luxury yarn, Knitpicks Capra in color "<br />
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The pattern for Brookstone is both charted and written, to suit every knitter's preference. Go check it now!<br />
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Eye of the Storm is a fun and striking looking cabled hat worked with a little less than 200 yds of worsted weight wool.<br />
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<a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2014/05/sparrow.html"><b>Sparrow</b></a> - A textured shawl<br />
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Sparrow is lovely and simple top-down crescent shawl worked in an amazing Aran weight yarn. It features a pretty texture in the center panel and a large lace border. The result is a warm and versatile shawl perfect for fast project and instant gratification.</div>
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Cathedral is the seventh design to be added to the collection. This little shawl has everything I like in a shawl: it is worked form the top-down (meaning it's adaptable to your own yarn amount), has a lot of visual effect for little effort and is easy enough to memorize after a few pattern repeat.</div>
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Montauk is available in both a wrap and scarf size in a pretty and unusual textured stitch pattern made entirely of knits and purls.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-joy-mittens" target="_blank">Simply Joy</a> - mittens<br />
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As my collection is called Frugal Knitting, I feel the obligation to explain to you how I obtained these yarns! The yarn from this hat is from the remnants of a set of hat and mittens I designed for Knitpicks Independent Designer Program (IDP for short), and remnants of a failed attempt at another design (yep, this happens more than I would like, and does contribute to my leftovers).<br />
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I had 4 balls left of the Prairie Heather and 2 balls left of the Meringue Heather. This hat uses 1 ball of each color, but I do believe I did a great work out of my leftovers! I still have 3 balls of the Prairie Heather color and 1 of the Meringue Heather, but I love the yarn so much it should not be a problem to find a way to use them!<br />
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I love the soft, subtle tonal variation of the yarn and the generous yardage made for a large shawl.<br />
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The shawl is bordered on both sides, with a larger edging on the outer border and a small border on the inner border. Combined with the large rows of lace, it makes for a strong impression that I feel is very different from the other shawls from the series.<br />
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<br />Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-38680868686164796212013-12-18T08:39:00.001-08:002013-12-19T15:17:36.706-08:00Winter Berries hatWinter Berries hat started with my leftovers from the <a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2011/12/winter-berries-scarf.html" target="_blank">Winter Berries scarf</a>, and my wanting for another hat for this Winter season. I wanted a simple hat to coordinate with my scarf, something pretty, easy and fast to knit ( a good combination, I think!). Oh and yes, with me again modeling: gosh I hate that!<br />
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My leftovers were quite small in quantity, so I whipped up a beanie sized hat, but I felt the same hat would look nice in a moderate tam. At the same time, I had enough yarn in my stash to work a second sample of the Winter Berries scarf (the first one was sadly lost) and a tam, in lovely Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in color "Afternoon".<br />
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Now this tam is moderate both in size and in slouch, but I left instructions in the pattern to adapt the size to the knitter's liking.<br />
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For this hat, I wanted a vintage feel, something I could use to add a 'je ne sais quoi' to my Fall and Winter outfits.<br />
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In no time, I sorted trough my favorite old stitchionary and found a lovely lace, intended to be used in layettes. I struggled a bit with in until I had a stroke of genius (well, maybe not genius, but I solved my problem anyway!), removed some rows, changed some decreases and ended up with a lovely 'in the round only' lace pattern.<br />
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The result is a very,<i><b> very</b></i>, easy lace tam, with a pretty rolled brim and a unique lace pattern. It is made out of a little bit of sport weight wool, here<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Andean_Treasure_Yarn__D5420107.html" target="_blank"> Knitpicks Andean Treasure</a> in the lovely colorway 'Meringue Heather'.<br />
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<br />Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-35669440875758193702013-10-19T06:51:00.000-07:002014-05-02T10:49:26.365-07:00OxalisOxalisc is the fifth shawl of my 2013 collection, '<a href="http://tricobec.blogspot.com/2013/03/ode-to-spring-collection-of-sideways.html" target="_blank">Ode to the Spring</a>'. The base for this shawl was the beautiful yarn I had in my stash for some time. I always loved the way cables and lace compliment each other and I knew I had the perfect yarn for this.<br />
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My goal for this shawl was to create a very light and feminine look, with a large border and a lot of open space. I used an extremely simple fagoting for the lace and an almost as simple cable in between the panels, for a shawl that looks way more complicated than it really is.<br />
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Lilacs were my grandmother's favorite flower and smell, and I grew up looking forward to their appearance in every corner of the house. Now that I am all grown up, I look upon those beautiful memories every Spring when my own lilac trees are in bloom.<br />
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Sweet Lilac was designed with the variegated yarns in mind, using garter stitch in the body and a large eyelet pattern for the border. Long picots are adding just a touch of originality to a great classic.<br />
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The long narrow shape with a strong curve in the center is given by a few short rows in the middle of the shawl, which can be avoided if you dislike them.<br />
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The crescent shape makes this shawl wrap wonderfully on the shoulders and as a scarf also, for a versatile little accessory!<br />
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For this shawl, I based the design on a lovely skein of variegated yarn that was lingering in my stash for way too long! </div>
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I grew up in a small rural town in the Province of Quebec, and our house was surrounded by cornfield, in which I played and caught bugs by the hundreds as a child (I was quite the tomboy!).<br />
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For this very reason, the sights of neatly aligned little plants in the freshly planted cornfield always makes me smile. This is were the inspiration for the shawl comes from: happy, simple, childhood memories.<br />
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For this shawl, I chose a yarn that reminded me of corn, by both its color and texture. I love that the yarn I used is squishy and crisp, and it shows the clean lines of the lace pattern in a very nice way.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">In color "Haystack"</span></td></tr>
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I chose a clean and crisp lace edging, with strong geometric lines inspired by the cornfields, and coupled it with a simple, long, narrow shape.<br />
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Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-81202924371789310392013-07-31T18:14:00.002-07:002014-04-29T12:01:51.587-07:00RaspberriesRaspberries is a new take on a classic: a V-Neck cardigan, worked from the top-down with raglan sleeves in a versatile worsted weight wool. The waist is subtly shaped to flatter the body and the sleeves are tapered for a sleek line without being too tight. The overall look is a fresh and refined version of the casual everyday cardigan.<br />
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The lines of the cardigan are accentuated by the beautiful panels on the fronts, back and sides, for a truly feminine knit that looks way more complicated than it really is. The large ribbing bands finishes the cardigan for a timeless look. I used my favorite method for increasing at the raglan line, which I explain in the pattern, and I like to think it gives a tailored appearance to the sleeve line.<br />
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For this cardigan, I chose to work with one of my favorite everyday yarns: Valley Yarns Northamptons, in color "Raspberry Heather" (I guess I liked the color, for I named the cardigan after it!). <br />
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So, here is Raspberries, and I hope you will like it as much as I do!<br />
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Marjorie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03651375103527875637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691259010230273149.post-14293777427661637222013-07-12T09:32:00.000-07:002014-04-29T12:01:59.346-07:00La Clusaz cardiganLa Clusaz is a light and flirty cardigan designed to welcome the warm weather. It has short sleeves, lace pannels and is worked in the softest warm weather yarn possible, in a manageable sport weight! What more could you ask for a simple summer knit?<br />
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For this project, I used my stash of Knitpicks Shine Sport, in color Wallaby. I really loved working with this yarn, it is both extremely soft and has a beautiful shine which gives it just a little bit of a chic tone.<br />
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I actually started this particular design over a year ago, but was never satisified with it or with the yarn I used for it. When I dug out this yarn from one of my boxes, I tried it out and was so pleased to finally find the right match for my idea that I rushed into knitting it. Off course, there were a few bumps along the way, but in the end I think I am quite pleased with my design and I love the results! It was both extremely satisfying to finally get to produce this design and even more so to do it using a yarn that was lingering in my stash for too long.<br />
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The pattern is now available from my Ravelry store and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/knitting/clothing/la-clusaz/60740" target="_blank">my Craftsy store</a>, and soon from Knitpicks also!<br />
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I really hope you will love this one: it makes such a fast and pretty knit!<br />
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