MondayLunchCrew

Pattern: Francia from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Malabrigo Book One Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Stone Blue Needles: Hiya Hiya stainless US10 (6mm) circular Date Started: July 27 2009 Date Finished: September 13 2009 Modifications: None, but there were pattern mistakes (or what I deemed mistakes for the collar, if I didn’t modify to what I thought [...]

Francia, the sample sweater, has so far been very nice to knit for about 70% of the time. I hated making the knots (which I didn’t know from looking at the photos there were knots, thought they were bobbles) and the instructions for the neck was such as mess I know they didn’t test knit [...]

The Francia sweater is currently in progress. The front and back and sleeves are complete. Currently working on the collar and then on to the finishing. Here’s hoping for a finished sweater ASAP.

Nothing like trying to buck the curse after being together for 15 years. It’s like cheating. It’s been finished knitting for months. G thought I would never finish it. He was so pleased when he saw me sewing it up. Pattern: Tom by Jane Ellison from Queensland Collection Book 9 (Fantastic sweaters and good looking [...]

… a sleeve! The day the pattern came out, I was intrigued. I wanted to make this sweater for kid/baby, but never got to it. It looks so nice as an adult cardigan, I wanted to make it. It went right on my queue. Next day, there’s a Ravelry group, and intrigued became obsessed. I [...]

This was my new year start for 2008. I was sick on New Years eve day and decided that stocking stitch sweater was going to be a good start. I made half of this back in the day and realized that I did something wrong. I had to rip the whole thing and officially start [...]