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Finished
August 22, 2012
March 25, 2013

Alba VY

Project info
Alba Sweater by Alice Starmore
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
Erin
small
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
in stash
Alba
Blue
Virtual Yarns
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2 skeins = 186.0 yards (170.1 meters), 50 grams
Solan goose
108
Natural/Undyed
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
0.7 skeins = 65.1 yards (59.5 meters), 17 grams
Spindrift
108
Brown
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1.3 skeins = 120.9 yards (110.6 meters), 32 grams
Fulmar
108
Brown
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2.7 skeins = 251.1 yards (229.6 meters), 67 grams
Storm petrel
108
Blue
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2.5 skeins = 232.5 yards (212.6 meters), 62 grams
Driftwood
108
Purple
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1.6 skeins = 148.8 yards (136.1 meters), 40 grams
Lapwing
309
Blue-green
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
0.5 skeins = 46.5 yards (42.5 meters), 12 grams
Capercaille
108
Brown
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2.5 skeins = 232.5 yards (212.6 meters), 62 grams
Selkie
301
Gray
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2.3 skeins = 213.9 yards (195.6 meters), 57 grams
Kittiwake
108
Blue
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1.5 skeins = 139.5 yards (127.6 meters), 37 grams
Pebble beach
207
Gray
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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1.9 skeins = 176.7 yards (161.6 meters), 47 grams
Limpet
207
Purple
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 25 grams
Sea ivory
108
Green
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
1.9 skeins = 176.7 yards (161.6 meters), 47 grams
Summertide
108
Blue-green
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
0.7 skeins = 65.1 yards (59.5 meters), 17 grams
Erica
207
Red-purple
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
0.5 skeins = 46.5 yards (42.5 meters), 12 grams
Strabhann
108
Blue-green
Virtual Yarns in Isle of Lewis, Eilean Siar
Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply
2 skeins = 186.0 yards (170.1 meters), 50 grams
Shearwater
108
Blue
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Notes

Not the best final photo ever…

Colors: Shearwater, Solan Goose, Spindrift, Fulmar, Storm
Petrel, Driftwood, Lapwing, Capercaille, Selkie, Kittiwake, Pebble Beach, Limpet, Sea Ivory, Summertide, Erica, and Strabhann.

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Finished
August 22, 2012
March 25, 2013
 
About this pattern
Alba Sweater
by Alice Starmore
from The Celtic Collection
42 projects, in 57 queues
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About this yarn
Hebridean 2 Ply
by Alice Starmore
Fingering
100% Wool
93 yards / 25 grams

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  1. soft
  2. "sticky" enough for stranded work
  • Project created: July 22, 2012
  • Finished: March 26, 2013
  • Updated: April 10, 2020
  • Progress updates: 16 updates