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Item name: Butternut Scarf
Designer: by Anne Hanson
Yarn used: Betwixt, cobweb lace yarn
Colour: Spring Leaves
From: The Yarn Yard
Yardage: 1 skeins = 328.1 yards (300.0m)
Needles: 2.75mm
Method: Knit on straight needles
Notes: A beautiful light and airy design that is easy to memorise. With the cobweb lace it made a light, warm scarf, present for my sister in law.
Item name: Verity hat
Designer: Ysolda Teague
Yarn used: Rowan Felted Tweed
Colour: Rage
From: John Lewis
Yardage: 2 skeins = 382.0 yards (349.3m)
Needles: 4 mm and 5mm Dpns
Method: Knitting in the round
Notes: A comfortable and warm beret, that I made by doubling the yarn, and knitting two balls of yarn together. A vintage button adds some detail.
Item name: Beret and gloves
Designer: Susan Sharpe
Yarn used: Hug DK
Colour: Scrum
From: The Yarn Yard
Yardage: 1 skeins = 361.0 yards (330.1m)
Needles: 4 mm circular, and straights
Method: Knitting in the round, and on straight needles
Notes: A comfortable and warm beret, made a little large then it drapes
round the back of the head, with a cable on the rim, and a button
to add some detail.
The gloves were knitted on straight needles, with cables added at the cuff
and on the back of the hand to match the cables on the hat.
Item name: Twist and Lace Scarf
Designer: Brenda Patipa
Yarn used: Lucia 4 ply
Colour: Phesant
From: Posh Yarn
Yardage: 1.3 skeins = 468.0 yards (427.9m)
Needles: 3.5 mm straights
Method: Knitting to and fro
Notes: This scarf uses short rows to achieve the folds of the scarf.
A very enjoyable knit, and one I will do again.
Item name: Tea cosy for Alex’s tea pots, Kureyon Kozy
Designer: Emma Crew, Knitty Winter 2004
Yarn used: Noro Kureyon
Colour: 163 Blue, purple, green
From: Kangaroo, South Chailey
Yardage: 1 skeins = 110.0 yards (100.6m)
Needles: 4.5 mm
Method: Circular, to and fro
Notes: I love this pattern, so fast to knit and it looks really great
on my ex ceramics tutors hand thrown teapots. Because they
are hand made I had to alter the pattern to make it fit.
