#alpaca lace scarf pattern

[twisted--stitches]

2023 Knitting Projects

This was my first official year of knitting and I had so much fun learning new techniques and skills

I completed a total of 8 projects (one was a christmas present so its not in this picture). It is really incredible to me that I started this year just wanting something to do while I recovered from surgery and it turned into such an important part of my life.

My first project! These shorts were surprisingly easy for a first project although I definitely made some mistakes.

Both of these are the step by step sweater by Florence Miller. For the gray sweater I used some cable patterns from the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi Shida.

The Salty Days Sweater by Kutovakika (I wear this one all the time!)

The Skeleton Top by Betty Maeva (with a lace panel from the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi Shida)

Two different Sophie Scarf by Petiteknit (the one of the left is alpaca and silk and the one on the right is wool).

And finally the Columns of Valhalla Pillow by Drops Design which was knit as a christmas gift for my sibling's spouse. For some reason it looks gray in this picture (probably because I finished it late on Christmas Eve lol) but it is a denim blue color.

I really had a fun year of knitting and I already have so many future knits planned

[desertdollranch]

Getting dressed with Kirsten

It's a bright January morning on the Minnesota frontier, and Kirsten's bedroom is almost as cold as it is outside! She's going to get dressed as quickly as she can in her warmest winter clothes. Kirsten is restless and tired of being kept indoors, so today she'll be meeting up with her cousins Lisbeth and Anna, who have a fun surprise adventure planned for the three of them. Kirsten is so excited!

First she warms her freezing feet over the foot stove--it's full of hot stones and gives off a comforting heat.

She slips her warmed tootsies into a pair of soft, felted sockor that came all the way from Sweden.

She starts with pantalettes that are hemmed in pretty eyelet lace. Even when it's muddy and slushy outside, Kirsten is expected to keep her pantalettes snowy white.

Over those, she puts on a white flannel chemise. In the summer, she wears a lightweight cotton chemise, but in winter she needs the extra warmth.

Next, she puts on a quilted flannel petticoat.

On her feet she wears her thickets and warmest knit stockings, with her most durable leather boots.

Now for the outer layers! She puts on a crisp white blouse and a black woolen skirt with a pretty waistband.

Her sweater was made in the traditional Swedish style that mothers have been knitting for their daughters for many generations.

Before putting her mittens on, she ties up her braids with ribbons that match the waistband of her skirt.

The mittens she puts on match the lovely patterns and colors on her sweater.

The pompom hat also matches!

Kirsten always wears her amber heart necklace given to her by her grandmother.

She finishes her outfit with a bright red woven scarf.

All bundled up now, Kirsten is ready for the surprise adventure that Anna and Lisbeth have promised.....

The perfect sledding hill!

Kirsten's sweater, hat, mittens, white blouse, pantalettes, boots, stockings, and hair ribbons were made by Pleasant Company. Her petticoat, chemise, and skirt were made by my mother when I was Kirsten's age. Her necklace, scarf, and felted sockor (made from alpaca fiber) were made by me.

[redheadgleek]

2023 review - knitting

Here’s some of the pics of my knitting projects for the year:

Anne/Diana/Gilbert dolls (from Anne of Green Gables):

These took me nearly two years to complete – I basically knit Anne twice because my knitting gauge had changed so much in that time. I have to redo Gilbert’s hair (the mohair I bought was poorly dyed and not all of it is black), but I love them so much. I knit all of the bodies and knit all of the clothes (except for the petticoats and the buttons).

I added a “petticoat” of lace to her dress because her dress was so short. Her hair has already lost the curls.

Aren’t those braids the sweetest? I’ve started making Kurt and Blaine dolls (from glee) and have visions of Mulder and Scully and all of the hobbits and ….

Orchid and Gold Poppins scarf:

This was knit from a yummy alpaca/tencel/linen blend and it’s so soft. I love how the colors migrated over the scarf. I gave this one to my mom for Mother’s Day. I’m tempted to buy more and make one for me because it is so lovely.

Grandpa sweater:

Super bulky, soft warm yarn – I’ve bought several skeins of it over the last few years when stores have gone out of business and decided to destash and make my first sweater – I used 8 skeins, plus some remnants. It knit up pretty quickly, because it was so bulky and it’s very warm. If I were to redo it, I would extend the sleeves a few more rows and shift the pockets over.

Christmas scarves:

I’ve been slowly making scarves for my Plethora girlfriends. Made again with Rasta, because it’s so soft and luxurious, and I’ve been trying out different stitches and patterns for each one.

The blue and purple ones have been blocked, I just need to sew in the ends; the red one has not. I have yarn for 2 more scarves.

[meloromantics]

imagine: you have a 100g/360m skein of the softest most beautiful baby alpaca cashmere silk 4ply/sock weight yarn in a super pale cream colour. you’re never going to hand wash socks. what do you make?!?! you are my personal knitting influencer please guide me <3

omg !! first of all you are right to not do socks with it, alpaca has a tendency to grow lengthwise even when knit at tight gauges. but this is actually great for garments and other accessories—the drape on that fiber blend will be gorgeous!!

360m is a little light for a tank top, unless your bust size is under ~34-36 in. with my 40" bust i usually need 120 g of sock weight yarn, and that's usually w. yarns that average ~400m a skein! this skein sounds like its more in the sport / heavy fingering range for its yardage, so i am keeping that in mind when browsing rav for you.

for such a luxurious fiber blend, i would look at scarves and shawls first, hats second. because i'd want that shit right up against my skin! here are some things i found doing a ravelry search for <300yds, fingering or sport weight, no socks / other feet accessories:

here is a free shawl pattern with a ton of details, size options, and yarn weights that looks approachable even to lace haters such as myself

here is a lovely single skein scarf, also with some manageable lace; or a cowl if that's more your style

i recently knit some fingerless gloves that i'm really excited to wear while smoking weed on my patio? if that's something that you would get use out of, here are a couple cuties: [x] [x] [x]

for hats i would go with something slouchy over something more fitted, these are cute: [x] [x]

finally, if none of those are really grabbing you, might i suggest pairing this one fancy beautiful yarn with larger quantities of something a bit more basic for a color work garment? the alpaca+cashmere of your new yarn will have a really pretty 'halo' to it that would look great against a contrasting, normal-ass plied merino with good stitch definition from a brand like berrocco, rowan, or knitpicks. here are some absolute stunners:

a geometric banger

moody + reflective

sheafs of wheat chic

i would personally never do a sweater on US 2 but the BIRDS on this one are soooo pretty

a slightly more reasonable birds sweater

and this vest from a designer i am itching to knit something from in 2024

[kesbeacon]

My roster of scarves is:

The second scarf I ever knit (the first was too short and I disposed of it), in a grey acrylic/low wool content blend. Perfectly fine, getting a lil bit scraggly now after ten, eleven? years. Infused with spirit of terrible vampire television that I was watching while I made it.

Several beautiful silk scarves, which are wonderful but much more fragile than a sturdy knit.

Green scarf with pockets, knit beautifully by my extremely knitting-accomplished aunt. Too bulky for most purposes and a little scratchy unfortunately :(

A cowl that came out far too big. Also, it's acrylic.

Blue shawlette (?), by the same aunt; too small.

So yeah. Thought I'd make myself something nice, lightweight yet warm, in a wool/alpaca blend. Also, it's a two-row lace pattern and the stripes are easily remembered so I already have it memorised.

[rarebritney]

What would you recommend as a small first knitting project? I really don't want to make a chunky scarf, maybe something with thin yarn?

really depends on your skill level, if you're looking to knit flat I would recommend a Sophie scarf from petite knit which uses a dk weight yarn (I usually hold a strand of fingering+ a strand of suri alpaca on 4 mm needles when I knit this) but it calls for one strand of dk which is slightly thicker than a fingering or sock yarn (hence why I hold a strand of lace + fingering to approximate dk). It's a beautiful, easy and fast pattern. Here is one of my Sophie scarves.

If you're comfortable knitting in the round it opens up your options quite a bit. A sock with a peasant heel could be a good option if you have fine yarn, it's pretty much just a tube. Sock knitting is very affordable, portable and fun.. I'm quite obsessed with it. Eliza Okay has a good video about knitting a simple sock.

I like to knit socks on dpns, if you want to learn how to use those (it isn't hard I swear, you just knit with two needles while the other needles hold stitches) I highly recommend wood or bamboo needles, do not try to learn on metal!!! It's too slippery when you're starting out.

The first pattern I knit from a pattern was the bug hood from Rows Knitwear, which is also knit in the round. This pattern is very clearly written and easy to follow. The end product is super cute too!!

https://www.rowsknitwear.com/product-page/bug-hood-knitting-pattern

Heres mine

[dropkickspindle]

I’ve had this one in my drafts for quite awhile, so I figured I should clear it out. I made these scarves last year on my rigid heddle loom. From left to right:

1. A variegated green wool scarf, much narrower in width than the rest of the scarves. The green varies from yellow-green to forest green, with some bits of brown thrown in there for good measure. This one is one of the Debbie Bliss Botany lace weight yarns, which I cannot find anymore in any of my usual places, which is a shame because it is a LOVELY yarn line. It’s super soft too.

2. A glittery scarf in dark blue and black. The pattern is actually log cabin, but there’s not enough contrast between the yarns to show it well. So in person it just looks sparkly and dark, dark blue. It’s surprisingly comfy against the skin for something with glitter fiber in it.

3. A hound’s tooth scarf in chocolate brown and light grayish-green. This one was an experiment, since I’d used the alpaca silk blend yarn before but not in color work. Honestly I’m not a huge fan of this one but it’s always good experience to make something, even if it doesn’t turn out great.

4. a hound’s tooth scarf in cream and dark green. Now THIS one looks great, and has since become one of my favorite handmade scarves to wear. The cream is alpaca and the dark green is Malabrigo rios, a merino wool. It’s super soft and warm.

5. A wide scarf in various shades of green and reddish-purple. This was a cake yarn that I used as it came off the cake to warp my loom, forming colored stripes in the warp. For the weft I used more of the cake to form blocks of each color. I’ve done this technique a lot, because I’m a sucker for cake yarns. It always turns out looking great.

And 6. This hounds tooth, in light pink and chartreuse, also turned out lovely, but I ran out of yarn after about a foot and a half. So all you get is a close up.

[akira3214]

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[professorpski]

Vogue Knitting, Fall 2022

This issue is full of color and offers some 17 patterns with 3 jackets, 5 cardigans, 5 pullover, 1 vest, 2 cowls, and 1 scarf. The cover offers a rich, red Lace Diamond Jacket (I am not sure on why a jacket rather than an open-front cardigan) by Deborah Newton which has a lace pattern and combines North Light Fiber’s 2 lace-weight yarns: Spring Street which is wool and Forever Lace which is alpaca/bamboo. Although a lace pattern, it is only 2 out of 4 for difficulty.

The menswear offering is the Doric Pullover by Lily Chin in Woolstok Light, a fingering yarn of wool by Blue Sky Fibers. It is a gorgeous columned patterned, but I suspect that making the columns at the lower edge the narrowest width would be more flattering to the male physique. That change would allow the breadth of the shoulders to be emphasized.

If you are feeling like playing with color, the Octet Vest by Brandon Mably is an intarsia pattern of diamonds done in Rowan’s Felted Tweed which is a blend of wool, viscose and alpaca. It is a 3 out of 4 for difficulty. You can imagine all kinds of different color possibilities in this 9-color garment. Of course, you could choose darker tones or limit the number of colors if you find it overwhelming. As it is, it is a party in a sweater.

Shirley Paden designed the red Feminine Cardi (apparently we are feeling British this month) made of Plymouth DK Merino Superwash which is a wealth of detailed stitches with a shawl collar and a 4 out of 4 for difficulty. Paden also fosters knitting designers with her 2022 Design-A-Long contest and you see here the work of one of the winners, Christine Jones, with the Embrace Cardigan in yellow in Valley Yarn Superwash Sport, a wool yarn. Another winner is the Trellis Cardi by Fuyumi Ambe in a classic cream color is in Trendsetter Yarns Merino 8. Both of these are 3 out of 4 for difficulty.

In addition, there is an article by Meg Swansen on designing a shawl, articles on new products, and on new books, and interviews and articles on designers and dyers. Unfortunately, the photos in the technical article on twisted stitches mentioned on the cover are too small and unclear to be of much help.

[knitcrate]

June 2021 Crate Reveals

We���re warming up the season with this month’s clubs! Check out what to expect in your June club crates.

Meet the yarns and our themes in this month’s full crate reveal on YouTube.

Knit & Crochet Club Theme

A yarn store glimmers in the distance. As you get closer, you can make out shades of green, blue, red, and gray – which one will be right for your next project? The good thing about this mirage, though, is that it doesn’t disappear as you get closer. All of the yarn is at your fingertips, ready to be knitted or crocheted into your next creation. As the desert sun slips beneath the horizon, make yourself a cozy scarf or shawl to keep away the cold as the wind blows across the sand. We know you’ll love this month’s yarn and projects that call to mind a beautiful desert mirage.

For our Knit & crochet club this month, we are featuring some of your favorite knit and crochet artists from Spain! Special thanks to Clara Mateo who helped us coordinate the designs for this month as well as shared her talented photography with us.

KnitCrate Knit & Crochet Club

This month’s yarn is the luxurious Vidalana Oasis, a mix of 50% Alpaca Wool, 25% Peruvian Highland/Merino Wool, and 25% Suri Alpaca. These three kinds of wool blend perfectly to create a yarn with beautiful drape that is oh-so-soft to the touch. Your crate comes with two matching skeins of DK weight yarn, each with 250 yds (229 m) / 100g. You won’t be able to resist including these silky-smooth fibers in your next project.

KnitCrate Knit & Crochet Club June 2021 Colorways

Members will receive 2 matching skeins in one of these 6 colorways.

Palm Springs: This soft mossy green, with yellow undertones, calls to mind a quiet desert oasis.

Casablanca: Enjoy the serene waters of a peaceful lake with this deep teal blue colorway, just like gazing upon the ocean from a patio in Casablanca.

Sahara: The breathtaking colors of the Sahara shine through in this ginger colorway.

Morocco: Bring the beauty of a Moroccan sunset into your next project with this blushy pink-red yarn.

Tucson: This deep rusty red reminds us of old brick buildings and desert sunsets.

Nevada: The sun beats down upon the cobblestones in the warm taupe-and-gray skeins of Nevada that also include streaks of teal.

Phoenix: The understated beauty of this Phoenix colorway allows us to imagine the firebird rising from its deep purple-gray ashes.

Knit & Crochet Club Patterns

Knit Pattern

Open lace defines the fabric of the Leaves and Soda shawl by Lola Logaro. Circular holes dance up and down the panels of this shawl, calling to mind the veins of a leaf. Despite the open pattern, this shawl will still keep you cozy on those cold days thanks to the warmth of the yarn. Dress up or dress down this project to go with any outfit you have in mind.

KNIT Pattern Details

Needles: US 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 23” (60 cm)

Yarn Needed: 468 yds (428 m) used / 2 skeins needed 

Finished Size:  60” x 20” (150 x 50 cm)

Crochet Pattern

Clusters climb along the lacy material of the Jackson Shawl by Laura Algarra. You’ll love working on this quick-to-stitch crochet shawl. Wear it loose around your shoulders or belted at the waist, depending on the look you’re after. Add fringe at both ends for the finishing touch that lends the shawl a beautiful sense of movement.

CROCHET Pattern Details

Crochet Hooks: US E/4 (3.5 mm)

Yarn Needed: 500 yds (460 m) used / 2 skeins needed 

Notions: Tapestry needle 

Finished Size:  63” long x 20” wide (160 cm long x 50 cm wide), blocked; Fringe adds 10” (25 cm) of length to both sides.

Not a member yet? Join today!

Sock Knit & Crochet Club Theme

Embrace the peace of nature with our Happy Little Skeins theme. This month we celebrate creating your own little world with a laid back positive energy. The colorways shared with our skeins this month would be welcome in any painted landscape.

Sock Knit & Crochet Club

All your sock-making needs are met in Knitologie Happy Little Sock. Your toes will stay cozy with this mix of 70% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Tencel, and 10% Nylon. Each skein of fingering-weight yarn packs a whopping 400 yds (366 m) / 100g, enough to make a complete pair of squishy socks. Get ready to have the happiest feet in the forest!

Sock Knit & Crochet Club Members will receive 1 skein in one of these 3 colorways.

Peapod: The invigorating green of Peapod brings the spring landscape directly to your next project, with a cheerful yellow undertone that is sure to brighten up your next pair of socks.

It’s Your Own Little World: Drift off into your own little world with this calming shade of soft blue. We can just imagine the happy clouds drifting across the peaceful blue sky.

Every Tree Needs a Friend: This yarn will make you think of happy little trees with its warm shade of honey brown, perfect for bringing the beautiful colors of the forest into your next project.

Sock Knit & Crochet Club Patterns

Knit Sock Pattern

Happy little pine trees twine their way across the fabric of these socks, perfect for strolling through the woods as you find a place to set up your easel. Brenda K. B. Anderson designed these Happy Little Tree Socks that perfectly highlight this month’s sock yarn. Complete with charts to help you understand the traveling stitches, these socks are the perfect project to keep you nice and toasty warm as well as fashionable at the same time.

KNIT Sock Pattern Details

Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) set of 4 dpns

Yarn Needed: Approx yarn amounts: 210 (240, 270, 300, 330) meters, exact yarn amounts will vary depending on foot length / 1 skein needed for each size 

Notions: stitch markers (3), tapestry needle 

Finished Leg Circumference: 5.5 (6.5, 7.5, 8.75, 9.75)” / 14 (16.5, 19, 22, 25) cm, unstretched 

Finished Foot Circumference: 6 (7, 8, 9, 10)” / 15 (18, 20.5, 23, 25.5) cm

Crochet Sock Pattern

The Sidelined Socks by Rohn Strong utilize two beautiful textures to create a sock you’ll want to wear every day, from crafting on the couch to a walk in the woods. The ankle-length silhouette features a basic extended single crochet in the foot that transitions into a vertically-worked cuff of crossed double crochet at the back of the leg and perfectly highlights the colors of this month’s yarn.

CROCHET Sock Pattern Details

Crochet Hooks: US D/3.25mm

Yarn Needed: 197 (222, 300, 328, 399, 429) yds (180 (203, 274, 300, 365, 392) m) used / 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) skeins needed 

Notions: Tapestry Needle, stitch marker (1) 

Finished Leg Length: 4”/ 10 cm 

Finished Foot Circumference: 6 (6.75, 8, 8.75, 10, 10.75)” / 15 (17, 20, 22, 25, 27) cm 

[knittingphysicist]

New project: a lace scarf!

I’m putting together a lace scarf with a beaded edge from several patterns, and I can tell immediately that I’m going to spend a lot of this project being incredibly frustrated at the very, very tiny yarn. However, it will also hopefully be very cool when it is done.

I’m just hoping that the yarn doesn’t pool or flash in a weird way, because it is the kind of variegated that looked great in the skein, especially to me a couple years ago who found it on sale and loved the blues without really thinking about the realities of variegated yarn. I’m going with fairly simple stitch patterns, so it won’t be the end of the world if the colors eat the pattern, and the fiber is a lovely alpaca, so it’ll be dreamy soft and warm either way, but I would also like to like how it looks.

I’m really excited for the beaded edge. I did my first beaded project last year (the Giana shawl) and I actually really loved the beads! They’re a bit of a pain, but I think I’ve got enough of a system to get it done now. I’m using size 8/0 beads though, and only about half of them are big enough to actually fit on my very very tiny crochet hook, so hopefully I have enough big ones.

Anyway, the border is from the print o the waves shawl, and the body is going to be from the stroma shawl if anyone is interested in the inspirations!

[conduitandconjurer]

Here's a cute character question. What do you think Klaus's favorite outfits are? Why? Anything you can come up with that hasn't been seen in the show?

Oh my gosh oh my gosh. I don’t know where to begin.

I think Klaus is someone who genuinely wears as little as he possibly can as often as he can, because A) sensory issues (ADHD out the bum, yo)  B) he runs hot, and everytime he’s coming down off a high he sweats and has hot flashes C) he’s very vain and takes very good care of his body, working out to tone those arms, legs, and abs--they may be slender but they’re solid, and he wants to show that off. I also think that vanity stems from looking healthy = being undeniably ALIVE, which, given that he’s steeped in needy dead people 24/7, is a way of self-soothing.

SO. 

Klaus likes outfits that combine a somewhat rebellious, avant-garde (think “Eurotrash” lmao) fashion sense with comfort. He also starts out as a child wearing Lisa Frank esque colors and pastels, to defy death, but then he kind of cynically embraces a mostly-black wardrobe, and then we see, as he becomes more emotionally stable in the 1960s (the second time in the 60s I mean) him branching back out to that original casual flamboyance (including a bright palette). 

It’s rare that those things (fashion and comfort) intersect but he makes it happen. For instance:

Favorite shoes: black Converse high-tops. Casual yet snappily counter-cultural.

Favorite pants: those iconically slutty black leather skinny pants with the lace-up sides.  Like, he LIVES in those. And when he loses them in the sixties, I insist he gets a new pair in the 21st century. 

Favorite shirts: CROP TOPS. And. VESTS. There’s the black lace one with the star patterns. There’s the closed black vest with no shirt under it.  There’s a striped crop top with the olive green vest. This enables him to show off his emotionally significant tattoos (like the sky soldiers one on his left shoulder).  It helps him overcome the unpleasant itchy-stimulation of sleeves.  

SKIRTS SKIRTS SKIRTS SKIRTS DID I MENTION SKIRTS. AND COMBAT BOOTS!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

I personally want to see Klaus in booty shorts (bc it’s funny); in more faux fur necklined coats; in black ankle boots; in more trenchcoats (yummy); and in something softly hippie, like maybe one of those alpaca fur oversized sweater things.  I think he’d look adorable in scarves. I’d like to see him playing with a punk meets prep vibe, so like, the scarf would be tan plaid, but then the rest of his outfit would be solid black.  And I don’t want him to ever give up jewelry. I love how he wears big long necklaces, and Dave’s dog tags.  Omg and screen printed shirts with like iconic eighties and nineties things, like Pac Man! Or the Ninja Turtles!  But girl sizes so he can wear THOSE as crop tops too!

Also NEVER STOP LETTING KLAUS WEAR MAKEUP! Let him wear tons of eyeliner, shadow, and mascara!!!!! Let him experiment with tinted lip gloss!  Let him get just barely back into the Goth vibe and let him play up his genderqueer expression as he sees fit! 

God I could go on but this got long enough. 

[blue-ridge-mountians]

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[thefrustratedknitter]

NaKniCroMo Day 1

Hello one and all and welcome to NaKniCroMo! It is March 1 where I am right now, so I’m going to get started on the photo challenge (which you can find right here).

My goal is to finish up all of my WIPs this month. Currently I have 2 projects on my needles and I’ve got some nice lace weight silk that I’ve been itching to use, so I’ll probably start that this month.

Above: My acrylic/wool blend hat for a teacher’s kid. It was meant to be mine but my gauge was wayyyy too tight to fit on my head. This project has been going everywhere with me (and not necessarily in a yarn bag every time) so it’s a little messy. (The pattern I’m using is Twiggy)

Above: A 100% alpaca scarf that I started recently. I’m really excited because it has drop stitching which means I can pin it with a really nice pin I got recently. (The pattern I’m using is a variation on the Elegant Eyelet Cowl)

So that’s what I’m working on. Reach out if you want to talk shop or just want to say hi!

[victorianwhitechapel]

East End attacked women (fall XIX century)

Rainham Mystery

Birth date: ? Attacked: ? Murdered (age): ? Found: May/June 1887

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: ? Height: ? Ocupation: ?

Clothes at the time of murder: ?

Resting place: ?

~ ~ ~ 

Emily Atkins Horsnell

Birth date: Ca 1860/61 Attacked: November 5, 1887 Death (age): November 10, 1887 (26 or 27)

Complexion: ?  Eyes colour: ?  Hair colour: ? Height: ? Occupation: charwoman

Clothes at the time of attack: ?

Resting place: ?

~ ~ ~

Margaret Hames

Birth date: 1833 Attacked: December 8, 1887 (ca. 54, survived) & April 3, 1888 (ca. 55, survived) Death (age): ?

Complexion: ?  Eyes colour: ?  Hair colour: ? Height: ? Occupation: ?

Clothes at the time of attack: ?

Resting place: ?

~ ~ ~

Annie Millwood

Birth date: Ca. 1850 Attacked: February 25, 1888 Death (age): March 31, 1888 (38)

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: ? Height: ? Ocupation: ?

Clothes at the time of attack: ?

Resting place: ?

~ ~ ~

Ada Elbury Wilson

Birth date: 1868 Attacked: March 28th 1888 (ca. 25, survived) & June 25th 1891 (ca. 28, survived) Death (age): August 24th 1952 (aged 89)

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: ? Height: ? Ocupation: Seamstress

Clothes at the time of attack: ?

Resting place: ?

~ ~ ~

Emma Elizabeth Smith

Birth date: 1843 Attacked: April 3, 1888 Death (age): April 4, 1888 (45)

Complexion: Fair Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: Light brown Height: 5’ 2" (157 cm) Ocupation: Occasional casual prostitution (?)

Clothes at the time of attack: ?

Resting place: City of London Cemetery & Crematorium.

~ ~ ~

Martha White Tabram

Birth date: May 10, 1849 Attacked and murdered (age): August 7, 1888 (39)

Complexion: Dark Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: Dark Height: 5' 3" (160 cm) Ocupation: Cheap trinkets seller, occasional casual prostitution

Clothes at the time of murder: A black bonnet, long black jacket, a dark green skirt, brown petticoat and stockings, spring-sided boots showing considerable age.

Resting place: City of London Cemetery & Crematorium.

~ ~ ~

Mary Ann “Polly” Walker Nichols

Birth date: August 26, 1845 Attacked and murdered (age): August 31, 1888 (43)

Complexion: Dark Eyes colour: Dark brown Hair colour: Light brown Height: 5' 2" (157 cm) Ocupation: domestic servant, occasional casual prostitution

Clothes at the time of murder: A black Straw bonnet trimmed with black velvet, a reddish brown ulster with seven large brass buttons bearing the pattern of a woman on horseback accompanied by a man; a brown linsey frock (apparently new); a white flannel chest cloth; black ribbed wool stockings; two petticoats, one gray wool, one flannel, both stenciled on bands "Lambeth Workhouse"; brown stays (short); flannel drawers; men's elastic (spring) sided boots with the uppers cut and steel tips on the heels.

Resting place: City of London Cemetery & Crematorium.

~ ~ ~

Annie Smith Chapman

Birth date: September 1841 Attacked and murdered (age): September 8, 1888 (47)

Complexion: Pallid Eyes colour: Blue Hair colour: Dark Brown Height: 5′ (152 cm) Ocupation: crochet work, flower seller, occasional casual prostitution

Clothes at the time of murder: A long black figured coat that came down to her knees; a black skirt; a brown bodice; another bodice; 2 petticoats; a large pocket worn under the skirt and tied about the waist with strings (empty when found); lace up boots; red and white striped woolen stockings; neckerchief, white with a wide red border (folded tri-corner and knotted at the front of her neck. she is wearing the scarf in this manner when she leaves Crossingham's).

Resting place: Manor Park Cemetery & Crematorium, Forest Gate.

~ ~ ~

Whitehall Mystery

Birth date: ? Attacked: ? Murdered (age): ca. 24/25 Found: September 11/October 2 1888

Complexion: Fair skin Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: Dark Height: ? Ocupation: ?

Clothes at the time of murder: A broché satin dress; a black petticoat, ?

Resting place: ?

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Elizabeth Gustafsdotter Stride

Birth date: November 27, 1843 Attacked and murdered (age): September 30, 1888 (44)

Complexion: Pale Eyes colour: Light grey Hair colour: Brown dark Height: 5' 5" (165 cm) Ocupation: Sewing and charring, occasional prostitute

Clothes at the time of murder: A long black cloth jacket, fur trimmed around the bottom with a red rose and white maiden hair fern pinned to it; a black skirt; a black crepe bonnet; a checked neck scarf knotted on left side; a dark brown velveteen bodice; 2 light serge petticoats; 1 white chemise; white stockings; spring sided boots.

Resting place: East London Crematorium & Cemetery, Plaistow.

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Catherine Eddowes

Birth date: April 14, 1842 Attacked and murdered (age): September 30, 1888 (46)

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: Hazel Hair colour: Dark auburn Height: 5' (152 cm) Ocupation: tinplate industry employee, Penny Dreadfuls seller, hop picker

Clothes at the time of murder: A black straw bonnet trimmed in green and black velvet with black beads, with black strings, worn tied to the head; a black cloth jacket trimmed around the collar and cuffs with imitation fur and around the pockets in black silk braid and fur. Large metal buttons; a dark green chintz skirt, 3 flounces, brown button on waistband. The skirt is patterned with Michaelmas daisies and golden lilies; a man's white vest, matching buttons down front; a brown linsey bodice, black velvet collar with brown buttons down front; a grey stuff petticoat with white waistband; a very old green alpaca skirt (worn as undergarment); a very old ragged blue skirt with red flounces, light twill lining (worn as undergarment); a white calico chemise; a pair of men's lace up boots, mohair laces. Right boot repaired with red thread; 1 piece of red gauze silk worn as a neckerchief; 1 large white pocket handkerchief; 1 large white cotton handkerchief with red and white bird's eye border; 2 unbleached calico pockets, tape strings; 1 blue stripe bed ticking pocket; a brown ribbed knee stockings, darned at the feet with white cotton

Resting place: City of London Cemetery & Crematorium.

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Mary Jane Kelly

Birth date: c.1863 Attacked and murdered (age): November 9, 1888 (25)

Complexion: Fair Eyes colour: Blue Hair colour: Blonde Height: 5' 7″ (170 cm) Ocupation: prostitute.

Clothes at the time of murder: Last seen wearing a linsey frock and a red shawl pulled around her shoulders; she always wore a spotlessly clean white apron.

Resting place: St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Leytonstone.

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Catherine ‘Rose’ Mylett

Birth date: December 8,1859 Attacked and murdered (age): December 20, 1888 (29)

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: ? Height: 5'2" (157 cm) Ocupation: Casual prostitute

Clothes at the time of murder: a brown and black 'outer clothes'; a dark tweed jacket; a lilac apron; a red flannel petticoat; a red and blue striped stockings.

Resting place: Bow Cemetery.

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Elizabeth Jackson

Birth date: March 18, 1865  Murdered and found (age): Ca. June 3rd 1889, June 5th 1889 (24)

Complexion: Fair skin Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: Sandy, light red or auburn Height: ca. 5′ 5″ (165 cm) Ocupation: Domestic servant

Clothes at the time of murder: A long ulster coat, dark skirt, white underclothes, ?

Resting place: ?

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Alice Pitts McKenzie

Birth date: c. 1849 Attacked and murdered (age): July 17, 1889 (39)

Complexion: Freckle-faced Eyes colour: Brown Hair colour: Brown Height: 5′4″ (163 cm) Ocupation: Washerwoman and charwoman

Clothes at the time of murder: A black coat; a black skirt; ?

Resting place: Plaistow Cemetery, Bromley.

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Lydia Hart (?, Pinchin Srteet Murder)

Birth date: ? Attacked: ?  Murdered (age): ? Found: September 10, 1889

Complexion: ? Eyes colour: ? Hair colour: ? Height: ? Ocupation: Factory worker, prostitute

Clothes at the time of murder: ?

Resting place: East London Crematorium & Cemetery, Plaistow.

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Frances ‘Carroty Nell’ Coles

Birth date: September 17,1859 Attacked and murdered (age): February 13, 1891 (32)

Complexion: Fair Eyes colour: Brown  Hair colour: Dark Brown  Height: 5′ (152 cm) Ocupation: trainee in the packing department of a soap and toiletries manufacturer, forewoman; powder packer; prostitute

Clothes at the time of murder: A second-hand black diagonal jacket, a black dress given by her sister that reached to her ankles, a black velvet ribbon around her neck, a new black bonnet trimmed with black velvet beads, her old bonnet pinned beneath her dress.

Resting place: East London Crematorium & Cemetery, Plaistow.

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Easy Peasy Lace Scarf

This is a pattern I found a few months ago and I’ve used once already but I wanted something super easy to do and I thought this pattern would really suit the yarn with all the sparkles. 

The original pattern is here: http://turvid.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-pattern-one-row-lace-scarf.html

What you’ll need:

- a set of US 10/ 6 mm needles (although I’m using US 9′s)

-the original pattern uses 175 yards of a superfine alpaca yarn. I’m using 2 rolls of the Caron Simply Soft Party yarn in the color Silver Sparkle. It’s a medium yarn and each ball is 164 yards (so mine will end quite long)

Abbreviations:

K: Knit

K2TOG: Knit 2 Together

YO: Yarn Over

Pattern:

CO 24 stitches or any number divisible by 4 ( I have 36 I believe) and knit 2 rows

K4, *YO, K2TOG, K2; repeat from * to the end

repeat that one row until the scarf is at your desired length, then knit 1 row and bind off. 

This pattern is super easy and it’s definitely something you can knit in front of the tv or while watching a video. It knits up fast and looks super pretty. 

That original pattern again: http://turvid.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-pattern-one-row-lace-scarf.html