Author: Chauntel Ensey

May 24, 09 017

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I do like this one. It is kind of hardcore, for my adventurous days.

White suede bracelet

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Single, 1inch wide white suede bracelet

Chocolate leather, brown suede, white suede bracelets

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The only fasteners we could find that were neutral had the stars. There are turquoise stone rivets at Michael’s, those will be the next round!

Chocolate leather, brown suede, white suede bracelets

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Tracy & I went on a bit of a bender this past Saturday & decided we must make ourselves leather bracelets & cuffs!

These 3 are my favorite so far. Out of the 6 I made for myself, that is.

Habu Silk Laminaria Shawlette

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I love this.
At first I did not like it at all. The yarn is 100% silk and stiff to knit with.
Once it was done, washed & laid flat to dry I was disappointed that it hadn’t softened up at all.
So, I threw it in the dryer with some permanent press items & voila!
It worked, softened up nicely.
I would never call this soft, but it is light weight, nice next to the skin and balls up to next to nothing!

Habu 100% silk yarn, 3/4 of the cone

Size 6 needles, shawlette size of the Laminaria available at www.knitty.com

May 20, 09 018

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May 20, 09 017

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I love my percolator.
Love it.

I started to make a market bag using this cotton & of course, didn’t read the directions correctly so the bottom turned out way too frilly and not flat.

Perfect mistake to make! It is now the perfect handle protector so I don’t burn my hand when pouring my coffee!!

I have stopped drinking drip coffee at home completely now. Perc is all for me!

May 20, 09 014

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May 20, 09 013

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This one was on display at Knit & Pearl in downtown Santa Barbara for a few months coming up to the class I recently taught.

I used 3 hanks of O-Wool dk weight wool in charcoal gray.

Size 8 needles, size XS

I have yet to buy the buttons for this one. Once I washed & blocked it it shrunk in length a bit more than I expected so I wasn’t real pleased.

Once I get buttons on I think I will be alright with it.

Lady Feb Sweater

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And, yes, another February Lady Sweater.

4, count ’em, 4. I have made 4 in the last 8 months. That is crazy!
And, I have planned more with yarn from my stash.

Knit on size 8 needles, size XXS

I used almost exactly (I had about 20 inches of yarn left over)4 balls of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece for this one.
I made the sleeves a tad longer than others, 24 repeats of the gull stitch pattern.
The body is 21 repeats of the gull stitch pattern.

Again, this was a knit for the class I taught at Knit & Pearl, it was a fantastic group of ladies!!