beads!

These beaded socks in Panda Silk FreeBeadedSockPattern are a gorgeous design by Debbie Haymark, who'll have more designs in the upcoming "50 Socks - 50 States book".
Her blog is EmbellishKnits and there are some sneakpeeks there of the book designs. Debbie is also to be found on Twitter....

don't forget to take a look at the new spring colors of Panda Silk! PandaSilkColors
i am inlove with the feldspar myself - gotta try it!!

my lovely hat [if i do say so myself]

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This hat pattern is up on the Crystal Palace Site MMHat. It was knit with the 101 Intense Rainbow colorway Mini-Mochi color card but would be fun in most colors.
My husband is eager to wear it - so it's pretty versatile!

The Mini-Mochi yarn is a joy to knit with - i can't stop myself from "one more row" each time, and i love watching things grow as i knit.
but i also love how knits and purls show you a different "face" of the color, so it's fun creating wee pattern variations to keep the colors popping. and finally, the top was a lot of fun to do even though it's simple - enjoy!

blessings, :L, drlaura

Cable me a Cutie-Pie!

This is Marcelo, Susan D's three-yr-old grandson in his smart new cabled pullover!
The free pattern is HERE.

it's knit in Bamboozle, which is a yummy machine-wash bamboo/cotton blend. the bamboo fights odors as well as adding sheen and beauty, while there's just enough elastic to assist in memory and shaping! you can see more bambooozle colors HERE

rainbow rings mittens

Cathy C has a lovely new design that i know you will want to try out! MM-Springy
RingMittens
aren't they wonderful?! you can see all the colors of Mini-Mochi here Mini-mochiBalls
and my thanks to Cath who gave me an ok to work up matching hat and socks! will keep you posted.

Inner Truth - more of the collection

you've seen initial and partial versions by Trish and Cathy - these are the almost final versions.


nice, huh??

Luvs2Knit - Inner Truth Scarf!

Hey,

i have the special pleasure of showing off this gorgeous scarf!
the design is Inner Truth, up on the Crystal Palace Site at Inner*Truth*Scarf*Pattern and the yarn is Bunny Hop BunnyHop

it was knit by Trish, who is on Rav as Luvs2Knit, and whose blog is Luvs2Knit.

progress pics:


Trish has done a fantastic job! can't wait to see the final pics.
she also has gorgeous stuff on her blog... and i hope did not catch the current
bug!
blessings, :L

Inner Truth -

My pattern Inner Truth was published in MagKnits, which unfortunately is now defunct.
and i've had soooooooooooooo many emails requesting the pattern.
so, have tweaked it a wee bit, as i had requests to make it wider, and this post showcases two versions knit with dk Panda Silk.... [pastel with single strand, man's browns with double strand]
all these gorgeous models were knit by Deb Woods,debi-doodles



you can find the free pattern here: Inner Truth

not fair

i have a zillion "to do's" and UFO's on my list! in fact we're going to have a UFO-KAL starting jan just to rescue me
and now Susan at CPY has put up a scarf i have to have! now!
rainbow scarf in mini-mochi
... lol, and i am lucky enough to have a ball of mini-mochi mini-mochi colors in tapestry rainbow right here...
but wait, there's the fern rainbow! ooh... maybe i will have leftovers of flame rainbow from
the baby hat and sweater?!
help!!

gorgeous warmth!

This spiffy wrister was knit and designed by Adrienne Fong using the wonderful new yarn by Crystal Palace called "Mini-Mochi". The free pattern will be here Mini-Mochi Flame Wrister It works up well on #2, 1.5, 1 us needles at a gauge of about 8-9 spi.
such fun!! amazingly soft and wonderful... luscious and beautiful.
this yarn is new new new! and will be arriving in country by about inauguration day
2009.

Toddler Knee socks!

Cute, hmmm? if i do say so myself. These are two toddler knee socks i've just finished - using the wonderful new Mini-Mochi sooooooooooffffffffftttt merino yarn by Crystal Palace. It should be available by the inauguration - Jan '09... and comes in many luscious colors.
the first one is Violet Rainbow , and the 2nd is Intense rainbow I have to tell you that it is hard to go to bed and stop knitting when you have these yarns to touch!!

Mini-Mochi toddler knee socks

isn't she lovely.... can you hear the song?

DK Panda silk - cami ... i can think of so many ways to wear this! plus dk makes it a fast & fun knit. and so many colors!



the free pattern is at Aria Camisole and it is in sizes up to 3x !!


and StarStitchVest

Star vest in wonderfully soft and fun Merino-5

bamboozle colors!

The newest Bamboozle pattern is this gorgeous cardi in CinnamonBamboozle and the free pattern is here: lace cardi

Bamboozle is one of my favorite non-wool yarns. It's made a believer out of me - the sheen and loveliness of bamboo with the wonderful easy care of cotton - so now i know that cotton can be as much fun to knit as wool!
That's because of the wee bit of elastic, adding that nice behavior to the yarn, wee bit of memory, without being hard or weirdly stretchy.
You can see the diversity of bamboozle colors at this link; and some cute patterns here too!
This page bamboozle patterns takes you to the special free patterns for each yarn you are interested in!

blessings, L