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Wool-along afghan

Project info
The Great American Afghan by Knitter's Design Team
Knitting
Blanket → Throw
me
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Bijou Spun by Bijou Basin Ranch Bijou Bliss (50/50 Yak & Cormo)
2 skeins = 300.0 yards (274.3 meters), 112 grams
hand-dyed by me
Blue
http://www.bijoubasinranch.com/BBR%20Home.htm
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter
Embers, Button Jar, Wool Socks
Covered Bridge Farm Romney Lamb DK
1 skein = 200.0 yards (182.9 meters), 71 grams
Blue
The Covered Bridge in Amherst, New Hampshire
Cypress Hollow Yarn Rambouillet
1 skein
Blue
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KnittedWit?ref=seller_info
Debland Handspun Polwarth
1 skein
Racetrack
Green
http://www.etsy.com/shop/debland?ref=pr_shop_more
Edgewood Garden Studio BFL
Sport (12 wpi)
1 skein
Orange
Edgewood Garden Studio
Elemental Affects Natural Shetland Worsted
Black, emsket, mioget
Laughing Rat Studio Blue-Faced Leicester
Worsted (9 wpi)
Orange
http://www.etsy.com/shop/laughingrat
March 2, 2010
Sheep Shop Ryeland
1 skein
I dyed it at home
Orange
baa ram ewe in Headingley, Leeds
Sheep shop Jacob
1 skein
baa ram ewe-LEEDS in Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Sweet Grass Wool Sweet Grass Wool 3 ply
Sweet Grass
Utuna Finn
1 skein
Brown
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Utuna?ref=seller_info
Windborne Farm Corriedale
Brown
Windborne Farm
sheep shop Wensleydale Longwool DK
1 skein
Blue-green
baa ram ewe-LEEDS in Chapel Allerton, Leeds
solitude wool Icelandic
1 skein = 130.0 yards (118.9 meters), 56 grams
blue and green skeins
http://solitudewool.com/icelandic.shtm
solitude wool Tunis/Alpaca
1 skein = 120.0 yards (109.7 meters), 90 grams
blue/brown twist
solitude
Notes

Making a blanket for the Wool-along, and dyeing some of the yarns myself.

I’m using a number of different patterns for squares. I’ve used:
Elvish Leaves Dishcloth in hand dyed CVM.
The March Square in Polwarth
Lacy Mock Cable Dishcloth in hand-dyed Cormo/Yak
Candleflame Lace: Ember (orange) Shelter
Coral lace: Solitude Tunis/Alpaca
Dragon Scale: Button Jar (green) Shelter
Pine tree lace: Wool Socks (brick) Shelter
Monkey lace: Elemental Affects emsket
Spiraling square: Green Solitude Icelandic
Fern lace: Elemental Affects black
Candle Flames: Cheviot handspun from Shunklies
Argyle: Wensleydale Long Wool
Flickering flames: Cotswold
Mountain Laurel Dishcloth: Wool from Shelia’s Finns.

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February 25, 2010
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The Great American Afghan
by Knitter's Design Team
from The Great American Afghan - 2007 Edition
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