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| Dale's first Fair Isle |
The pattern that I used for my Christmas stocking was
from a book titled : Christmas Stockings/ 18 Holiday
Treasures to Knit. (2001) Lipson, Elaine (ed.). Interweave Press.
It was a fun project.. not boring.
I used Lion Brand Yarn/ Wool-Ease/worsted
weight
...and purchased it at Joanne's. The pattern said to cast on
128 stitches, but
because of the yarn, I only casted on 80 stitches.
The pattern suggested 2 ply jumper weight
yarn.
- Dale St. John

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| Betty's Counterpane Sweater |
"The counterpane motif I used is called Margaret
Murray's pattern,
from
Mary Walker Phillips' book, Knitting Counterpanes."
The yarn is a sort of
cotton string that came on an unlabeled cone
(one of those bargain buys . . . ). I used needles that I made
myself
from piano wire and they are somewhere
between standard size 0 and size 1."
- Betty Salpeker