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Finished Project – Lace Neckwarmer

See, I told you it wouldn’t take long!


Lace Neckwarmer

Lace Neckwarmer

Lace Neckwarmer


Pattern: Wicked Lace Neckwarmer

Yarn: Rowan Silk Wool DK
Size: n/a
Needles: US 6 circs
I originally bought two balls of yarn for this project since I was following the yardage for the pattern, but I ended up needing only one ball instead. It was a nice, easy lace pattern – which is saying a lot considering how much I don’t like lace. When I finished the neckwarmer, though, I noticed that my gauge must have been off since the circumference measured 14″ instead of 18″. A little blocking helped that and I was abled to get it to 16″, which is alright. It’s just a little too tall for my liking and ends up rolling underneath my neck, and I don’t exactly have a short neck. Maybe it it had been the circumference it was supposed to be, it would lay lower around my neck. All in all, I’m looking forward to wearing this with my black jacket this fall.
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Gaia Shrug

I finished this shrug at the beginning of the month, but didn’t get around to taking pictures of it until this afternoon.

Gaia Shrug - front

Gaia Shrug - side

Yarn: Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK and Rowan Kidsilk Haze on

Needles: US 13 straight
Pattern: Gaia by Kayla Dyches
I should have knit this a little longer to make it bigger on me, it’s a little smaller than I would have liked. Oh well! It’ll make a good shrug this coming spring.
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Anthropologie Capelet, or The Project I Never Posted From 2008

I was going through my dresser the other day, transitioning my wardrobe from warm weather to cold, and I found a sweater I never mentioned or took pictures of from 2008.

Anthropologie Inspired Capelet

From what I remember, I made up this capelet in one night using my US 17 needles and about two – three balls of Rowan Big Wool. The pattern was part of a discussion on Craftster back in 2005 (when Craftster wasn’t overloaded with crap like it is now) and inspired by an overpriced capelet from Anthropologie’s 2005 winter catalog. I did mine in stockinette instead of reverse stockinette, decided to build up the neckline a little, and added a loop closure with a bit of i-cord and a vintage button.

Capelet Detail
You can find the directions to the pattern here, the discussion on Craftster here, and if you have a Ravelry account, details here.
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