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Beverley Thompson	Sister's First Knitting Project using Colourmart Yarns (Sideways view) Sunday 24 May 2009 8:13:48 pm My sister works at the B.B.C. and a number of staff there have decided to form a knitting club. I purchased this yarn last year - Extra fine merino 15/44NM dk wt 300g cone "Lime" to make a garment for me - but never got round to it. It was an absolute bargan then at Â£8.88 - less a discount!!! I made the mistake of showing the yarn to my sister who pleaded with me to let her have it. This is her first garment with Colourmart's yarns and she is extremely pleased with it. She purchased another cone a couple of weeks ago (Richard thankfully had one left!) Anyway, the garment took c 400 grams in total to make and I've now got the balance of the other cone. This is a Debbie Bliss pattern and the Colourmart site where this yarn was purchased is http://www.colourmart.com/us/cash...dk_and_aran_weights_other_dk_merinos Beverley Thompson
Grace Mcewen	32/120NM dk wt silk - Bell of the Ball made with Bright Blue Saturday 16 May 2009 3:48:38 am Here is my Bell of the Ball - a great t shirt with cables and lace. I love the super soft silk and it is such a great color. Love the yarn!!!! Thanks so much
Jane Blake	Cashmere "shiver" 1/3nm with a silver thread Monday 11 May 2009 2:31:14 am Unbelievably soft yarn. Everyone who touches the shawl squeezes it and puts it to their face as a sort of automatic reaction. I purchased this yarn maybe 2 years ago and hopefully will find some more again one day on the colourmart website. Pardon the crude blocking technique, but it worked.
Beverley Thompson	Baby Hats - Colourmart yarns Sunday 26 April 2009 11:29:07 am Following a couple of big projects, I always find it quite satisfying making these little items in a way to try and reduce my stock of the bargain sets that I purchased some time ago from Richard. Hope you like them. http://www.colourmart.com/eng/bargains/scrap_sets/scrap_sets
P J Evans	Medallion Square Shawl from Gossamer Web Design collection Sunday 26 April 2009 12:24:00 am Knit with 2/28 50/50 Cashmere/Viscose on 2.25mm needles, and using nearly a cone. This is just off the needles, not yet washed and blocked.
anna benini	stole with 32/120 silk fir green Thursday 23 April 2009 4:17:49 am hi! this stole was knitted directly from the cone using 3.5 mm needles and it measures approx 170cm times 45cm. the pattern is 'falling beech leaves' from 'a treasury of knitting patterns'. the yarn is very beautiful and shiny, but sometimes the single threads are not twisted very tightly and it's easy to spoil; the pattern is simple to work but a little bit hard to memorize. happy knitting
Margaret RankinM	crunchy silk dresses -The Grey one-by Florence Tuesday 21 April 2009 8:33:59 am Is there anyway I can buy the Pattern for the above mentioned crunchy silk dresses Wednesday 04 June 2008 12:15:34 pm sent in by Florence Margaret
Laurin Buchanan	2/14 Cashmere Stole Wednesday 08 April 2009 11:13:49 pm 2/14 Cashemere Stole, Gale pattern by Anne Hanson (Knitspot.com) knit on US7 needles. I made the large pattern size, as this is a lighter yarn than recommended in the pattern so finished it is a tad smaller than the large size dimensions. Yarn bloomed beautifully after three hot hand washes and a quick trip in the hot dryer. More details on Ravelry - GothamMuse.
Beverley Thompson	2/7NM e564 DK Weight 100% Cashmere - Colourway SPECKLED WINE - Finished Danish Traditional Tie-Shawl for Beverley's God-daughter Tuesday 07 April 2009 12:18:28 pm At long last I have finally finished the Shawl that I started to make for my goddaughter's birthday - which took place on the 15th March 2009. I'm hopefully going to see her over Easter so will be presenting this to her as the 2nd part of her present. Here I am modelling it. Very pleased with the result and it took less than a cone to make!! This leaves me with another cone and a quarter left - not sure what I'm going to do next with this. I think she's going to love it - friends and colleagues who have seen it just love the colour - sadly I got the last 2 cones when I purchased this last June. The piping was another 2/7NM DK weight 159/d178 - colour way called Lilac Smoothie!!! The pattern was the one I obtained from the Spin Off publication last year on Danish Traditional Tie-Shawls - the one used for the shades of grey equivalent - again using Colourmart - posted in October 2008. http://www.colourmart.com/eng/cas...mere/dk_weight_yarns/2_7nm_dk_weight Beverley
Harlez Claude	Gilet cashmere merino 5/14 NM 550 gr Monday 16 February 2009 8:09:23 am ModÃ¨le Debbie Bliss aux aiguilles 3,5
Rosann Reeder	100% extra fine merino 15/44NM dk wt 300g cone pink frost Friday 13 February 2009 2:38:34 pm I made this shawl with extra fine merino that I purchased in April of 2008. It is as soft as cashmere, but holds the stitch definition a bit better. It was an easy pattern and the merino just about knit itself. I was sad when it was finished. Oh, yes, it blocked like a dream. Rosi
Beverley Thompson	Work in progress - Yet another Traditional Danish Tie Shawl Wednesday 04 February 2009 12:49:17 pm The latest design 2/7 nm - 100% Cashmere is going to be for my god-daughter who's going to be 12 in March. I'm still working on the 1st cone and so far it has gone a long way. I think I'll need 2 cones and am thinking of adding a 2" white stripe near the bottom - that'll go nicely with the white piping effect for the edge. Beverley
Beverley Thompson	Work in progress - another design for a friend's Grandson Monday 26 January 2009 1:08:35 pm I created a lovely toddler hat in shades of green, brown, pink etc. following my trip to SOAR (Spin Off Autumn Retreat) and the blending class with Debbie Menz. By accident when I decided to add the scar - I noticed that the scarf colours were similar to my handspun hat! Here's another attempt to "de-stash" using various Colourmart plies. Can't wait to wash it and to see it "bloom". This is for another friend whose 2nd grandson will be celebrating his 1st birthday next month. I've also just started another Traditional Danish Tie Shawl - this time for my god-daughter who will be celebrating her birthday in March.
Beverley Thompson	Latest design for Gillie's grand-daughter Monday 26 January 2009 1:01:30 pm One of our Guild members has become a grandmother for the 1st time. Her daughter in law specifically wanted something in cashmere for the baby - I think at the time it was a cashmere pyjamas! Anyway, Richard's free yarn - in the Sample Pack was a light blue angora/lambswool mix so Gillie gave that to me and in return I said I would make a cashmere hat for the baby. Incredibly soft. It's the remainder of the grey 1/20 NM yarn that I used for the Traditional Danish shawl and the bottom was 3 strands of red, fuscia pink and white plied together.
Harlez Claude	100 % cashmere fine dk wt 1/4 nm slubby soft spun singles red Wednesday 21 January 2009 10:47:03 am Pour 6 mois : chapka et chaussons
Beverley Thompson	Another Child's Hat/Scarf - 55%/45% Cashmere/Silk "Karma colourway" - Final use Monday 19 January 2009 1:07:18 pm The hat is for one child (less than 4 months old) and the scarf is for another child who's going to be one next month. The make the scarf go further, I added 4 strands of 1/20 yarns for effect. Well, that's the last of the Karma yarn which I had originally purchased last year to make mum's sweater. It most certainly has gone a very long way.
Beverley Thompson	Another Child Hat & Scarf Design Saturday 17 January 2009 5:44:44 pm The following modelled by a teddy owned by one of the Chiltern Spinners is a hat - created for my nephew, based in London and the scarf is for another friend (in Beaconsfield) whose son celebrated his 2nd birthday last week. 1/20NM cobweb weight cashmere yarns used - 5 strands to create this design. I'm especially pleased with the scarf. I've got another 4 toddler and baby hats to create - all using Colourmart yarns which is greatly helping to reduce my stash! Beverley Thompson
yenju chen	Another Estonian shawl Monday 12 January 2009 2:12:53 am This shawl is knit doubled with 1/28NM lace wt 10/90 cashmere/wool claret doubled using US4 needles. I used 48g of the cone (736yd). The pattern is from Pitsilised Koekirjad and the edging contains 9st nupps. This was knit off the cone and then washed in Dawn and blocked.
yenju chen	Estonian shawl Monday 12 January 2009 2:07:48 am This shawl is knit with 1/28NM lace wt 10/90 cashmere/wool claret doubled using US4 needles. I used 48g of the cone (736yd). The pattern is from Pitsilised Koekirjad and the edging contains 9st nupps.
Lisa-Maria Jank	cardigan/shrug made with 10/36NM dk wt 55:45 cash/silk lemonade Tuesday 06 January 2009 11:34:48 pm pattern "Circular Shrug" by Mary Jane Hall, from "Positively Crochet!" made double stranded with 2 cones in total of the cash/silk, which is a joy to work with and to wear... i didn't dare to wash it hot with dishwashing liquid, so washed it with olive oil soap instead, as recommended in the knowledge base. i then washed it in the machine (front loader, wool programme) with wool&silk detergent and let it air dry. i don't think all the oil has come out yet, but it probably will, with time... =) i'm quite pleased with this because i love the yarn and stitch pattern, next time i'd make the next size up so it would be more of a cardigan than a shrug. i'm also thinking about maybe adding to the ribbing and/od adding a chinese knot closure... we'll see... picture taken while it was air drying on our shower =)