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Nake-id Knits — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:45:00 GMT

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Point Five Croppie

Yarn: Colinette Point Five

Color: Florentina

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 17 US

Gauge: 7 sts to 4"

Note: Yarn costs a fortune and pills wantonly

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Katia Pullover from Katia #38

Yarn: Gedifra Cortina

Color:

Needles: 13 US

Gauge: 10 sts to 4"

Note: Cortina is fabulous, part wool, part alpaca it knits and wears like a dream. Pills a bit.

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Poodle Sweater

Yarn: Handspun provenance unknown

Color: Brown, gray, black, ecru tweed

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 17 US

Gauge: 7 sts to 4"

Note: Used a knitted loop stitch on the collar and sleeve.

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Diamond Cable Mock Turtleneck

Yarn: Rowanspun Aran Tweed

Color: Cedar 759

Designer: Cathy Payson

Needles: 8 US

Gauge: 20 sts to 4"

Note: I love this sweater. Rowanspun Aran Tweed breaks easily but knits up beautifully.

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Schlumpie Cardie

Yarn: My own Falkland handspun

Color: Kool-aid dyed, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 15 US

Gauge: 10 sts to 4"

Note: Very heavy, very loose, very soft, very Smurf.

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Allison's Hat

Yarn: Nomotta/Schachenmayr-Catania 100 percent Egyptian cotton

Colors: 177, 236, 050

Designer: Dalebarn No. 120

Needles: 4 US

Gauge: 24 sts to 4"

Note: Had to learn to crochet on this one.

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Ethan's Sweater

Yarn: Butterfly Super 3

Colors: Black and White

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 8 US

Gauge: Don't remember

Note: If I had it to do over again, I would have gone with Butterfly DK.

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Wrap Top

Yarn: Plymouth Turino Silk

Color: 08

Designer: Raini Slater, FCEK Summer 2003

Needles: 8 US

Gauge:

Note: Made this way too big. Had to perform serious surgery--darts in the back, side seams taken in. Oy.

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Pepto Tank

Yarn: Katia Ola

Color: Hot pink

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 10.5 US

Gauge:

Note: Love how I can squeeze the photo and make myself look skinny, skinny!

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Point Five Croppie

Yarn: Colinette Point Five

Color: Florentina

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 17 US

Gauge: 7 sts to 4"

Note: Yarn costs a fortune and pills wantonly

Katia Pullover from Katia #38

Yarn: Gedifra Cortina

Color:

Needles: 13 US

Gauge: 10 sts to 4"

Note: Cortina is fabulous, part wool, part alpaca it knits and wears like a dream. Pills a bit.

Poodle Sweater

Yarn: Handspun provenance unknown

Color: Brown, gray, black, ecru tweed

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 17 US

Gauge: 7 sts to 4"

Note: Used a knitted loop stitch on the collar and sleeve.

Diamond Cable Mock Turtleneck

Yarn: Rowanspun Aran Tweed

Color: Cedar 759

Designer: Cathy Payson

Needles: 8 US

Gauge: 20 sts to 4"

Note: I love this sweater. Rowanspun Aran Tweed breaks easily but knits up beautifully.

Schlumpie Cardie

Yarn: My own Falkland handspun

Color: Kool-aid dyed, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade

Designer: Leslie Petrovski using Knitware Sweater Design 2.3

Needles: 15 US

Gauge: 10 sts to 4"

Note: Very heavy, very loose, very soft, very Smurf.

Allison's Hat

Yarn: Nomotta/Schachenmayr-Catania 100 percent Egyptian cotton

Colors: 177, 236, 050

Designer: Dalebarn No. 120

Needles: 4 US

Gauge: 24 sts to 4"

Note: Had to learn to crochet on this one.

ChicKami

Yarn: Sirdar Rio

Color: Aqua

Designer: Bonne Marie Burns

Needles: 7 US

Gauge: 5 sts/inch

Note: Loved this no sew pattern. Made the size 40, wide straps with waist shaping. Next time--a smaller size.