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Elizabeth Lovick	Aran jacket Thursday 18 January 2007 12:24:28 pm This was made with aran weight yarn, using size 6 mm needles. It took 3 cones and is 40 ins chest. This post relates to the following product: Hand washed skeins
Lisanne Weinberg	Print o'the Wave Stole Thursday 18 January 2007 11:41:10 am Here is a picture of my lace stole, knitted from 2/28 laceweight cashmere. I used size 2US Susan Bates needles. The pattern is from Eunny Jang (www.EunnyJang.com), with 5 repeats across the width rather than 4, and extra repeats for the length as well. Less than one cone was needed.
Genene Hill	Swatch Wednesday 17 January 2007 10:32:38 pm I just received three cones of Johnston's of Elgin 2/7 NM in a green with flecks of colour in it. It is dk weight. I knit the swatch with size 5 US or 3.75 mm addie turbo circular needles. It is a beautiful yarn to work with, quite soft. After washing and tumbling dry, it becomes deliciously soft. It will make a nice sweater.
Barbara Low	Lace swatch in cashmere 4-ply, 2/16nm Tuesday 16 January 2007 10:08:11 pm I love playing with these yarns! Swatch knit with US5, 3.75mm, Inox greys from 1 strand of Kingfisher. Washed in Dawn, fluffed in dryer and blocked. Swatch is 21st/30rows measuring 9.5cm/10cm after blocking. Very soft and drapey. This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES
	2/16 Capelet Tuesday 16 January 2007 8:23:00 pm Capelet knitted with 3 plies of Colourmart's Plum Cashmere 2/16 simply held together, using KnitPick's Options needles size US 8 and twisting the yarn briefly for the YarnOvers. I had a harder time getting a very soft bloom from this cashmere - washing in hot water with dishwashing liquid was not sufficient to remove the oils. Better results were achieved using hot water and hair shampoo, sudsing and soaking, followed by a swish through hair conditioner in water. This used approximately 2 and 1/3 of the 150 gram cones - with no weaving in of ends necessary! This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES
Jill RAO Moderated by: Richard Lawn	Raglan Vee neck with body shaping by Jill Monday 15 January 2007 11:31:48 am Knitted with Brighton Rock 100% cashmere fingering 50/140tex yarn 2 plies on 4mm needles, stitch count was exactly 22st and 30 rows/10cm, resulting in a firm but extremely soft fabric. Garment weighed exactly 300g. Hand washed twice in Softly and then a fabric conditioner to finish. It was a Christmas gift for my 19yo daughter. (Looks a bit grubby around neck & cuff, but just shadows from pic.) This post relates to the following product: 2/7NM dk weight
Melissa Caldwell	Cashmere/Cotton Gansey Swatch Sunday 14 January 2007 8:19:31 pm Liz Lovick's Orkney pattern using 6 strands of 2/28 cashmere cotton on US 4 needles... excellent stitch definition, and oh-so-soft. Any baby would love to snuggle up in this yarn (and so would I). Great choice for year-round next to the skin wear or warmer climates.
Barbara Low	Cashmere/Silk Blend, 65% cashmere / 35% silk, 2/60nm Sunday 14 January 2007 8:04:50 pm These mitts, one blocked, the other still ONT, were knit out of 4 strands of the Cashmere/Silk blend in black. I used Crystal Palace US#1.5 bamboo needles, 2.5mm, adding an extra 4 rows to the cuff, and wooly nylon to the wrist portion. Unblocked gauge: 9st/12rws = 1" in St st. Blocked gauge: 9st/10rws = 1" in St st. Washed in Dawn, then tumble dried on delicate for 15 minutes till slightly damp, and blocked out for the lace. Very soft and lofty; glad I added the wooly nylon as it helps keep the mitt in place. Pattern from Interweave Knits Magazine, Winter 2006, Wine and Roses Mitts, designed by Jolene Treace. Pattern calls for about 400 yds lace weight yarn. This post relates to the following product: Cashmere/silk, cash/silk/merino and cash/silk/cotton cobweb and fine lace weights
Helene Virlogeux	angora/lambswool LIME - 2/28 Nm used single on fine gauge machine - 145 grams Sunday 14 January 2007 3:29:30 pm This one was knitted as an experiment: first sweater on the fine gauge machine, different techniques for casting-on, sew and cut all along, Passap-style neckband, first attempt at drawing a pattern (I mean a pattern for a garment, not a stitch pattern). It is still unsatisfactory, but a definite progress! The gauge is 67 rows x 48.5 stitches. The yarn bloomed quite nicely, it is very soft (not as soft as cashmere, though). It needs more than one wash to get its full development. As it was a series of experiments, I machine-washed, tumble-dried and steamed each part before assembly; but the ribbing was washed once only, whereas stocking stitch parts underwent it twice. The difference, both in texture and colour, is obvious. Helene What does "signature" means in this context????? I'm just a poor lonesome foreigner... This post relates to the following product: Cashmere/silk, cash/silk/merino and cash/silk/cotton cobweb and fine lace weights
Barbara Low	Cashmere Plum 4-ply swatch knit with 2 strands Sunday 14 January 2007 6:41:32 am This swatch is knit from 2 srands of the Plum 4-ply cashmere, 2/16nm, with the intent of getting a dense fabric for gloves and socks. The top section was knit with US 3 needles (3.25mm), middle section US 4 (3.5mm) and bottom section US 5 (3.75mm). Prewashed stitch and row count per inch was approx. 6.75st/9rows; 6.75st/9rows; 6.5st/8rows resepectively. After washing in Dawn twice with the hottest tap water available and tumble drying for about 15-20 minutes on delicate, my swatch had shrunk only a litle; 6.7st/10rws; 6.5st/10rws; 6st/10rws, but it had become extremely soft and dense.
Elizabeth Bickford	Cashmere Sweater Saturday 13 January 2007 7:50:14 pm I knitted this last year for my sister. It is made from 100% Aran weight Chatau color. This post relates to the following product: Hand washed skeins
Vicki Elster Moderated by: Richard Lawn	cashmere scarf Tuesday 09 January 2007 3:37:03 am I made this scarf from two strands of cobweb knit together. I made up the design. (My first attempt ) It looks better in person! Vicki This post relates to the following product: 100% cashmere cobweb weight
Moderated by: Richard Lawn	Cashmere Capelet 2/16 Tuesday 09 January 2007 2:01:09 am Capelet with 3 plies knitted together of Colourmart's Plum Cashmere 2/16 on KnitPick's Options needles size US 8. Note that darker colors like this Plum are often not as soft as lighter colors - people with sensitivities should stick to lighter colors. This used approximately 2 and 1/3 of the 150 gram cones This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES
yenju chen Moderated by: Richard Lawn	Lace scarf Tuesday 09 January 2007 1:15:47 am Here's a scarf that I just finished blocking. It's fingering weight, I think M7045 (I lost the card, but it's a 3-ply grey, light grey, off-white yarn). This was knit with US7 needles, cast on 36 stitches and the pattern can be found free at http://www.carylldesigns.com/wavy_feathers_scarf.htm From the picture, you can see how much yarn I had left from the 250yd skein. I washed it again by hand then blocked it using blocking wires. It's actually much darker than the picture shows. Edited: fingering weight Black gray No111. Pattern gauge: 5st/in X 7row/in 50grams used for this scarf. Final measurements: 55inX5in
Melissa Caldwell	Cashmere/Cotton Baby Hat Monday 08 January 2007 9:57:54 pm Here is a crocheted baby hat made with 2/28 cashmere cotton, using a G crochet hook (very loosely). It fluffed nicely and is very very soft. My own design, for a friend's premie baby boy. I made a blanket to go with it but forgot to get a picture before I gave it to her.
Kim McClearn	Pretty Petals cashmere socks Monday 08 January 2007 8:52:24 pm Yarn: 100% Cashmere 4 ply weight Needles: size 0 Pattern: Jeannie Townsend's Pretty Petals These were a Christmas gift for one of my many Sisters-in-law. I added a strand of woolly nylon to the entire foot.
Elizabeth Lovick	Baby cover-up Sunday 07 January 2007 9:23:10 pm This baby's poncho was made with oddments of yarn. Some were aran weight already; others were made up to aran weight by using 2 strands of DK or 3 strands of fingering. I used 6 mm (US10) needles for most of it, with a tension of 4 sts per inch and about 7 rows to the inch. The poncho, which will fit a baby from about 6 to 18 months, weighs 260 g. Here it is on a 3 month sized doll - and is too big for it!!
yenju chen	Bookmark and swatching Saturday 06 January 2007 10:46:42 pm I'm making a shawl from Victorian Lace Today using Richard's laceweight smooth silk, but I had to rip it twice due to the fabric looking too loose and sloppy. I decided to make little project swatches instead -- bookmarks. This is a bookmark using the lace pattern from VLT -- the Dolphin Lace scarf. This lace pattern allows me to check gauge and I end up with something useful too. On the right is one strand of silk (navy) knit with US2 Susan Bates, and the other is iris blue knit exactly the same, but with US3 needles--sloppy and sad, no? I'm finding that my favorite bamboo needles are too grabby and it's difficult to move along 100 plus stitches. The amount used for the bookmarks? That would be a sample's worth. Swatching? Priceless. specs: 100% silk laceweight single strand #2 US Susan Bates needles (metal) Cast-on 12 stitches pattern from p106 VLT sample amount used.
Melissa Caldwell	DK Cashmere/Merino Ribbed Hat Saturday 06 January 2007 7:06:17 pm This hat was made with the DK weight cashmere/merino blend yarn in color aqua moon. It was hand knit on size 6 circular/double pointed needles. This yarn has more spring than the 100% cashmere yarns and seems to hold stitch definition well (of course both yarns are yummy). This pattern is my own design.
Gill Tyerman	Fingering weight sweater including hand dyed yarns. Friday 05 January 2007 11:29:02 am This is a sweater in fingering weight cashmere. I hand dyed the turquoise yarn to produce a variegated effect - the original colour was pink. The background yarns are fingering weights, or combinations of laceweights to produce the same thickness. The sweater is based on the Kaffe Fasset Stone Circles design, and was knitted on 3.25mm needles with a tension of 24 stitches and 36 rows to 4 inches.

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Elizabeth Lovick

Aran jacket

Thursday 18 January 2007 12:24:28 pm

This was made with aran weight yarn, using size 6 mm needles. It took 3 cones and is 40 ins chest.

This post relates to the following product: Hand washed skeins

Lisanne Weinberg

Print o'the Wave Stole

Thursday 18 January 2007 11:41:10 am

Here is a picture of my lace stole, knitted from 2/28 laceweight cashmere. I used size 2US Susan Bates needles. The pattern is from Eunny Jang (www.EunnyJang.com), with 5 repeats across the width rather than 4, and extra repeats for the length as well. Less than one cone was needed.

Genene Hill

Swatch

Wednesday 17 January 2007 10:32:38 pm

I just received three cones of Johnston's of Elgin 2/7 NM in a green with flecks of colour in it. It is dk weight. I knit the swatch with size 5 US or 3.75 mm addie turbo circular needles. It is a beautiful yarn to work with, quite soft. After washing and tumbling dry, it becomes deliciously soft. It will make a nice sweater.

Barbara Low

Lace swatch in cashmere 4-ply, 2/16nm

Tuesday 16 January 2007 10:08:11 pm

I love playing with these yarns! Swatch knit with US5, 3.75mm, Inox greys from 1 strand of Kingfisher. Washed in Dawn, fluffed in dryer and blocked. Swatch is 21st/30rows measuring 9.5cm/10cm after blocking. Very soft and drapey.

This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES

2/16 Capelet

Tuesday 16 January 2007 8:23:00 pm

Capelet knitted with 3 plies of Colourmart's Plum Cashmere 2/16 simply held together, using KnitPick's Options needles size US 8 and twisting the yarn briefly for the YarnOvers. I had a harder time getting a very soft bloom from this cashmere - washing in hot water with dishwashing liquid was not sufficient to remove the oils. Better results were achieved using hot water and hair shampoo, sudsing and soaking, followed by a swish through hair conditioner in water. This used approximately 2 and 1/3 of the 150 gram cones - with no weaving in of ends necessary!

This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES

Jill RAO

Moderated by: Richard Lawn

Raglan Vee neck with body shaping by Jill

Monday 15 January 2007 11:31:48 am

Knitted with Brighton Rock 100% cashmere fingering 50/140tex yarn 2 plies on 4mm needles, stitch count was exactly 22st and 30 rows/10cm, resulting in a firm but extremely soft fabric. Garment weighed exactly 300g. Hand washed twice in Softly and then a fabric conditioner to finish. It was a Christmas gift for my 19yo daughter. (Looks a bit grubby around neck & cuff, but just shadows from pic.)

This post relates to the following product: 2/7NM dk weight

Melissa Caldwell

Cashmere/Cotton Gansey Swatch

Sunday 14 January 2007 8:19:31 pm

Liz Lovick's Orkney pattern using 6 strands of 2/28 cashmere cotton on US 4 needles... excellent stitch definition, and oh-so-soft. Any baby would love to snuggle up in this yarn (and so would I). Great choice for year-round next to the skin wear or warmer climates.

Barbara Low

Cashmere/Silk Blend, 65% cashmere / 35% silk, 2/60nm

Sunday 14 January 2007 8:04:50 pm

These mitts, one blocked, the other still ONT, were knit out of 4 strands of the Cashmere/Silk blend in black. I used Crystal Palace US#1.5 bamboo needles, 2.5mm, adding an extra 4 rows to the cuff, and wooly nylon to the wrist portion. Unblocked gauge: 9st/12rws = 1" in St st. Blocked gauge: 9st/10rws = 1" in St st. Washed in Dawn, then tumble dried on delicate for 15 minutes till slightly damp, and blocked out for the lace. Very soft and lofty; glad I added the wooly nylon as it helps keep the mitt in place. Pattern from Interweave Knits Magazine, Winter 2006, Wine and Roses Mitts, designed by Jolene Treace. Pattern calls for about 400 yds lace weight yarn.

This post relates to the following product: Cashmere/silk, cash/silk/merino and cash/silk/cotton cobweb and fine lace weights

Helene Virlogeux

close view of the neck band, applied on cut & sew edge

angora/lambswool LIME - 2/28 Nm used single on fine gauge machine - 145 grams

Sunday 14 January 2007 3:29:30 pm

This one was knitted as an experiment: first sweater on the fine gauge machine, different techniques for casting-on, sew and cut all along, Passap-style neckband, first attempt at drawing a pattern (I mean a pattern for a garment, not a stitch pattern).
It is still unsatisfactory, but a definite progress!
The gauge is 67 rows x 48.5 stitches.
The yarn bloomed quite nicely, it is very soft (not as soft as cashmere, though). It needs more than one wash to get its full development. As it was a series of experiments, I machine-washed, tumble-dried and steamed each part before assembly; but the ribbing was washed once only, whereas stocking stitch parts underwent it twice. The difference, both in texture and colour, is obvious.

Helene

What does "signature" means in this context????? I'm just a poor lonesome foreigner...

This post relates to the following product: Cashmere/silk, cash/silk/merino and cash/silk/cotton cobweb and fine lace weights

Barbara Low

Cashmere Plum 4-ply swatch knit with 2 strands

Sunday 14 January 2007 6:41:32 am

This swatch is knit from 2 srands of the Plum 4-ply cashmere, 2/16nm, with the intent of getting a dense fabric for gloves and socks. The top section was knit with US 3 needles (3.25mm), middle section US 4 (3.5mm) and bottom section US 5 (3.75mm). Prewashed stitch and row count per inch was approx. 6.75st/9rows; 6.75st/9rows; 6.5st/8rows resepectively. After washing in Dawn twice with the hottest tap water available and tumble drying for about 15-20 minutes on delicate, my swatch had shrunk only a litle; 6.7st/10rws; 6.5st/10rws; 6st/10rws, but it had become extremely soft and dense.

Elizabeth Bickford

Cashmere Sweater

Saturday 13 January 2007 7:50:14 pm

I knitted this last year for my sister. It is made from 100% Aran weight Chatau color.

This post relates to the following product: Hand washed skeins

Vicki Elster

Moderated by: Richard Lawn

cashmere scarf

Tuesday 09 January 2007 3:37:03 am

I made this scarf from two strands of cobweb knit together. I made up the design. (My first attempt ) It looks better in person! Vicki

This post relates to the following product: 100% cashmere cobweb weight

Moderated by: Richard Lawn

Cashmere Capelet 2/16

Tuesday 09 January 2007 2:01:09 am

Capelet with 3 plies knitted together of Colourmart's Plum Cashmere 2/16 on KnitPick's Options needles size US 8. Note that darker colors like this Plum are often not as soft as lighter colors - people with sensitivities should stick to lighter colors. This used approximately 2 and 1/3 of the 150 gram cones

This post relates to the following product: 2/11NM, 2/14NM 4ply weight AND CASHMERE/SPARKLES

yenju chen

Moderated by: Richard Lawn

Lace scarf

Tuesday 09 January 2007 1:15:47 am

Here's a scarf that I just finished blocking. It's fingering weight, I think M7045 (I lost the card, but it's a 3-ply grey, light grey, off-white yarn). This was knit with US7 needles, cast on 36 stitches and the pattern can be found free at http://www.carylldesigns.com/wavy_feathers_scarf.htm
From the picture, you can see how much yarn I had left from the 250yd skein. I washed it again by hand then blocked it using blocking wires. It's actually much darker than the picture shows.

Edited: fingering weight Black gray No111. Pattern gauge: 5st/in X 7row/in 50grams used for this scarf. Final measurements: 55inX5in

Melissa Caldwell

Cashmere/Cotton Baby Hat

Monday 08 January 2007 9:57:54 pm

Here is a crocheted baby hat made with 2/28 cashmere cotton, using a G crochet hook (very loosely). It fluffed nicely and is very very soft. My own design, for a friend's premie baby boy. I made a blanket to go with it but forgot to get a picture before I gave it to her.

Kim McClearn

Pretty Petals cashmere socks

Monday 08 January 2007 8:52:24 pm

Yarn: 100% Cashmere 4 ply weight
Needles: size 0
Pattern: Jeannie Townsend's Pretty Petals

These were a Christmas gift for one of my many Sisters-in-law. I added a strand of woolly nylon to the entire foot.

Elizabeth Lovick

Baby cover-up

Sunday 07 January 2007 9:23:10 pm

This baby's poncho was made with oddments of yarn. Some were aran weight already; others were made up to aran weight by using 2 strands of DK or 3 strands of fingering. I used 6 mm (US10) needles for most of it, with a tension of 4 sts per inch and about 7 rows to the inch.

The poncho, which will fit a baby from about 6 to 18 months, weighs 260 g. Here it is on a 3 month sized doll - and is too big for it!!

yenju chen

Bookmark and swatching

Saturday 06 January 2007 10:46:42 pm

I'm making a shawl from Victorian Lace Today using Richard's laceweight smooth silk, but I had to rip it twice due to the fabric looking too loose and sloppy. I decided to make little project swatches instead -- bookmarks. This is a bookmark using the lace pattern from VLT -- the Dolphin Lace scarf. This lace pattern allows me to check gauge and I end up with something useful too. On the right is one strand of silk (navy) knit with US2 Susan Bates, and the other is iris blue knit exactly the same, but with US3 needles--sloppy and sad, no? I'm finding that my favorite bamboo needles are too grabby and it's difficult to move along 100 plus stitches. The amount used for the bookmarks? That would be a sample's worth. Swatching? Priceless.
specs:
100% silk laceweight single strand
#2 US Susan Bates needles (metal)
Cast-on 12 stitches
pattern from p106 VLT
sample amount used.

Melissa Caldwell

DK Cashmere/Merino Ribbed Hat

Saturday 06 January 2007 7:06:17 pm

This hat was made with the DK weight cashmere/merino blend yarn in color aqua moon. It was hand knit on size 6 circular/double pointed needles. This yarn has more spring than the 100% cashmere yarns and seems to hold stitch definition well (of course both yarns are yummy). This pattern is my own design.

Gill Tyerman

Fingering weight sweater including hand dyed yarns.

Friday 05 January 2007 11:29:02 am

This is a sweater in fingering weight cashmere. I hand dyed the turquoise yarn to produce a variegated effect - the original colour was pink. The background yarns are fingering weights, or combinations of laceweights to produce the same thickness. The sweater is based on the Kaffe Fasset Stone Circles design, and was knitted on 3.25mm needles with a tension of 24 stitches and 36 rows to 4 inches.

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