More of what my needles have done lately

I've gotten into doing patterns for construction techniques.

First is the Princess Pullover from The Knitting Experience -- Book 3. I saw no reason to sew on buttons, as the pattern suggests. Instead, I chose to do it in a three-color. The yarn is Berroco Lullaby. The construction is interesting in terms of where stitches are picked up on the back and sides. The sleeves are not sewn in to shoulders; rather, they form a saddle which are connected to the front and meet in the middle of the back. You then attach the collar.

http://www.berroco.com/shade_cards/lullaby_sh.html

http://www.stitchesmarket.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=7199

The next one: I had a devil of a time getting a decent picture that showed the whole sweater. It's a basic cardigan, but with a cabled scarf for the neck. It's from the Fall 2006 Vogue. I used Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in Coal. One knits the body and sleeves in the usual way. The cable scarf is done separately and attached.

Next was a find on elann.com. I love that site. Great high quality yarn, rock bottom prices. This was ON Line Linie 44 - Ravenna. A nice cotton blend, light and easy to work with. I modified the pattern by doing it in the round rather than in pieces.

http://www.elann.com/productdisp.asp?NAME=ON+line+Linie+44+%2D+Ravenna&Season=&Company=&Cat=ALLY&ProductType=5&OrderBy=+Order+By+Shortgauge&Count=33

Finally, this was my prized perfect work of the year. I found some cheap Classic Elite Classic Silk.

http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/product_page_detail.php?category_id=1&item_id=26

The pattern is from Knitter's 2006. It looks hard, but it's in fact a super simple repeat lace. The yarn is soft, and it fits me beautifully.