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I had a lot of white angora yarn, but not enough for an entire sweater.  I finally decided to create this sweater using the 100% angora for the bodice and 100% linen for the off-the-shoulder sleeves.  To give it some more panache, I added the knitted bobble clusters of grapes made out of the linen with angora leaves and vines.  It looks fabulous with a long black skirt and a strand of pearls. Click here to see the whole thing.
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Knitted > Wendy's Burgundy Purse - 2004 (2) > Burgundy Purse 4.jpg

I decided to knit my mother-in-law a purse that she could use on a regular basis.  I bought the yarn on EBay from one of my favorite sellers.  She was selling it as a poncho kit, but I wanted the yarn for another purpose.  It is the most amazing lush yarn combination, consisting of 2 strands of fine Italian kid mohair (one in cerise and the other in eggplant), 1 end of Italian wool/nylon boucle in an orange/burgundy, 1 end of sparkly Italian viscose feather chenille in beet red and 1 end of Chinese 100% silk chenille in gold.  When the yarn arrived, I doubled it up to make it extra bulky.  The purse has natural bamboo handles and is lined with a golden cotton, viscose, silk Waverly fabric.