Romantic Hand Knits-Along

Patience is a virtue

Well is official, I have ordered the yarn, the needles and the notions. Now it's all in the hands of the mail man. I hate this part. Be Back soon *i hope* with pics of the goodies.

Added Categories!

Hi all -

Just FYI, I now added the names of all the patterns in the book as "categories" so that we can easily find posts on each pattern once this KAL gets into full swing. The categories show up in the drop down "Category" box to the right of your title when creating a new post. Please pick the appropriate pattern (or patterns, if you are posting about more than one - as we can assign multiple categories) to make this feature work most effectively.

After typing all those great names in, I think I have some classic movies to go check out! I have only seen a few of them, believe it or not!

Notorious...Introduction

Hi!
I'm Christie and I've just joined this KAL.  Although it doesn't start until November, I've been working on Notorious for the past few week.  I'm using GGH Safari; since this yarn is a lighter worsted I'm using a size 5 needle.  Also, I've eliminated the center cable.  I'm hoping to be done very soon, so that I can move onto a few other projects from this book...my most favorite being Now, Voyager, A Streetcar Name Desire and Jezebel. 

Details on some of the drama that Notorious has brought to my life up to this point are on my .

saratoga yarn

After a little internet searching I found some info on the yarn used for Saratoga. Its a  worsted weight, boucle yarn that is being discontinued. I'm not a fan of boucle so I will be looking for a sub. Like you said Robin ,the gauge is pretty common ,5 sts so anything would work really.  The other pattern I really like is Charade. It calls for Zen which is I am remmebering the right yarn isn't terrible soft so I'll probably look for something for that as well.

new member

I love this book so I was really excited to see Robin started a knitalong. I am curretly in  the fitted knits KAL  and have made 4 things from it , I think this book is going to be just as good. I really shouldn't start any new projects untill I get caught up but I can start yarn shopping. Now which project should I make. I love Saratoga and I think it would knit up fast. maybe that should be first.

Welcome to the Romantic Hand Knits-Along

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the new KAL for Annie Modesitt's great new book, Romantic Hand Knits. I have a number of patterns I'd like to make from this book, so I knew I wouldn't be the only one who felt that way!

Comment on this post or email me to join - include your blog address, if you have one.

I'm thinking we'll start 11/1 to give everyone a chance to get the book.

Your KAL-Obsessed Hostess,

Robin