Granny Squares Liberal and Conservative

Hand Crocheted by Anonymous

Photo by Victoria Cooley

In real life, the yellow squares in this pet blanket are a bright crayon yellow, and the blanket is a square rather than a trapezoid.

Size: About 2' x 2'

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: This pet blanket consists of granny-square patches crocheted by what might be described as a liberal and a conservative approach to crocheting. (The outer squares have smaller, tighter stitches.)

Click here to buy it for $20 + $5 shipping.

Baby Bootees

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life they're black.

Size: 6-12 months

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry carefully (in a bag--don't let them get caught in the machinery!)

Credits: "These are just basic baby bootees knitted in blanket-weight yarn. The pattern is in Leslie Linsley's Quick and Easy Knit and Crochet."

Click here to buy the bootees for $5 + $5 shipping, or Quick and Easy Knit and Crochet for $5 + $5 shipping.

Cabled Vest

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

Oops! You can tell Tori's not a knitter...she photographed the cables inside-out! In real life this seamless waistcoat has deep armholes and ordinary-looking cables. The color is charcoal grey.

Size: Fits up to 40", up to 5'8"

Material: brushed acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "This was a Knitter's quick-and-easy project."

Click here to buy it for $20 + $5 shipping.

Chickens Cardigan

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life the sweater is a bright, glossy, Christmas-y green. (It would be easier to wear year-round if it were the color I'm seeing on this computer.)

Size: 34-36" bustline, 5'3"-5'6"

Material: base yarn acrylic, contrast colors mixed

Care: machine wash and dry

Credits: "This is a version of the famous Chickens Cardigan from Maine Island Classics by Chellie Pingree and Debby Anderson. Since I used a slightly lighter yarn, and the armholes on these sweaters tended to be designed for slim people anyway, I widened the armholes and dropped the shoulder line. There aren't any more of those buttons--someone insisted on them, then didn't buy the sweater presumably because three buttons weren't enough. I can substitute plain buttons for an extra $5."

Click here to buy the sweater for $36 + $5 shipping, or to buy Maine Island Classics for $5 + $5 shipping.

Brother Turn Around Pullover

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life this one's beige and brown, even if it looks gray on your screen.

Size: 34" chest, 5'2"-5'6"

Material: Wool-Ease, a wool and acrylic blend

Care: Hand wash and dry flat for best results; manufacturer says it can be machine-laundered carefully

Credits: "This was one of many variations Lily Chin suggested on a pattern she called 'Family Turn Around' in Knitter's magazine for Winter 1996. Requests for a selection of things boys could wear prompted me to use neutral colors and more 'traditional' styling. A girl or woman could wear it too, but in that 'family' of patterns this is the brother."

Click here to buy the sweater for $50 + $5 shipping.

No Smoking Jacket and Stocking Cap

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life the sweater and cap are a bit more colorful than they look on this browser. The yarn is a creamy white with red, blue, and yellow flecks.

Size: Large (fits size 48", 6' or taller)

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "The jacket was a variation on a Knitter's pattern called a 'Smoking Jacket.' The idea behind the name was that, about a hundred years ago, a 'smoking jacket' was an actual man's style. Since this sweater is acrylic, which melts at high temperatures, it's definitely recommended for NONsmokers. The cap is just a basic, longish stocking cap to roll up to the length and fit you like."

Click here to buy the jacket for $50, the cap for $5, plus $5 for shipping either or both.

Sheaf of Corn Jacket

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

The color of this one shows up differently when I look at the screen from different angles. In real life it's what Lion Brand called "sienna"; it's as close as I've seen in the fashion world to the color of red cedar heartwood.

Size: 36" bust, 5'3-5'8"

Material: Brushed acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "This jacket is a substantially altered version of the 'Sheaf of Corn' sweater from Pat Menchini's Beatrix Potter Knitting Book. (If you don't get the title, remember that in the U.K. 'corn' means 'grain,' usually wheat or barley.)"

Click here to buy the jacket ($45 + $5 shipping) or The Beatrix Potter Knitting Book ($10 + $5 shipping includes $1.50 for Pat Menchini).

Peacock Pullover

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life the main color of this sweater is a vivid peacock blue. The contrast yarns at the edges are variegated. The sleeves are standard full-length sleeves. The borders are meant to roll.

Size: Medium woman's (38-42" bustline, 5'6"-5'8")

Material: Cotton

Care: Machine wash; dry flat to preserve shape and color

Credits: "This is a variation on one of the designs in Lorna Miser's Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting. It's been out for a year or two but is still in print, so let's steer people to Amazon to buy it new, to show respect."

Click here to buy the sweater for $45 + $5 shipping.

Pastel Tabard

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

In real life the colors might be a little brighter than they look in this browser, but not much; they're a mix of beige, cream, white, and baby pastels.

Size: One size fits all (adults)

Materials: Mixed fibres with about 50% natural fibres; lots of mohair

Care: Hand wash and dry flat recommended; machine wash at your own risk

Credits: "The stitch pattern here comes from the 'Hudson's Bay' super-chunky wool tunic in Kristin Nicholas' Knitting the New Classics. Of course, a tunic is not a tabard. The difference is that the tabard is drapey, like a shawl, rather than chunky, and is open at the sides. You'd throw it over your head like a poncho."

Click here to buy either the tabard ($120 + $5 shipping) or a copy of Knitting the New Classics ($5 + $5 shipping, including a $1 payment to Kristin Nicholas).salolianigodagewi@yahoo.com

Bramble Stitch Pullover

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

The colors show up pretty true in this browser--cool, muted shades of rusty red, denim blue, leaf green and white. Cool enough tones to wear with a white shirt and denim jacket.

Size: Up to 40" bust, 5'3"-5'8"

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "This is a variation on a design from Annette Mitchell's Country Diary Book of Knitting. It's made in a bunchy, lacy stitch, on the same principle as thermal-textured underwear--it 'breathes' yet also traps warm air when worn under a windbreaker, denim jacket, or trench coat."

Click here to buy either the sweater ($ + $5 shipping), or (if available) a copy of The Country Diary Book of Knitting ($15 + $5 shipping).

Basic Vest

Hand Knitted by Gena Green

Photo by Victoria Cooley

Size: Medium, unisex Knitting Made Easy

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "This was a sample of the easy beginners' projects in Barbara Aytes' Knitting Made Easy. If you're not a raw beginner, you can make it in one day."

Click here to buy either the vest ($20 plus $5 shipping) or the book ($5 plus $5 shipping) from this site.

Scallops Cardigan

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

Size: oversized--up to 50" bust/chest, 5'6"-6'+

Materials: base wool, contrasts mixed fibres

Care: hand wash and dry flat

Credits: "The stitch pattern was printed as a Tahki ad supplement in Vogue Knitting, Winter 2000-01. I used vintage Berroco Curlama wool yarn, discovered at a charity store, as the base and lots of leftover yarns as the contrasts."

Click here to buy the jacket for $120 + $5 shipping.

Pastels Jacket

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

Size: Fits up to 36" petite; recommended for size 30-32"

Materials: Mixed fibres, 75% natural fibres

Care: Hand wash and dry flat

Credits: "This is a variation on a pattern that appeared in Knitter's magazine, K46 (Spring 1997)."

Click here to buy the jacket for $60 + $5 shipping.

Yellow Sands Cardigan

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

Size: 36" bust, 5'4"-5'8"

Materials: cotton base, contrast colors mixed fibres

Care: machine wash and dry, or dry flat

Comments: "This is the sweater that matches the Yellow Sands Afghan. Basic pattern, free-form knitting. There's a matching cap, not shown."

Click here to buy it for $30 (sweater) + $5 (cap) + $5 shipping. (If you buy multiple items at one time, shipping will be recalculated based on total weight and distance, possibly saving you money.)

Goldenrod Pullover

Hand Knitted Sweater by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

(Showing the sleeve detail makes the sleeve look disproportionate. The sleeves are long--too long for a "petite" wearer--but not all that long. Although Gena doesn't launder sweaters before they're sold, we guarantee that the tiny spot you can see in the middle picture will wash out.)

Size: 32-34" bust, 5'6"-5'10"

Materials: 100% premium acrylic

Care: machine laundry safe

Comments: "This was an update of a Vogue Knitting pattern reprinted by Christina Probert."

Click here to buy it for $20 + $5 shipping.

Middle School Girl's Jacket (Update)

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

The color on this browser is just a little more grey than the sweater is in real life. It's two shades of a color most women would describe as a greyish green rather than a greenish grey...recommended for drawing attention to green-grey-blue "Irish" eyes.

Size: Girl's size 12 or petite woman's size--30-32" bust, 5'-5'4"

Material: Acrylic

Care: Machine wash and dry

Credits: "This is a version of a girl's jacket shown in Alice Starmore's rare classic, Children's Knitting from Many Lands. Differences in the finished look were created by using a different yarn. Acrylic doesn't 'block' flat, so this version flares slightly below the V-shaped yoke."

Click here to buy the jacket for $18 + $5 shipping. If you want to buy Children's Knitting from Many Lands, currently it's available only for collectors' prices: $35 + $5 shipping includes a $4 payment to Alice Starmore.

(Update: It's been sold.)

Byzantine Pullover

Hand Knitted by Gena Greene

Photos by Victoria Cooley

Size: 48" bust/chest, 5'8"-6'

Materials: acrylic

Care: machine laundry safe

Credits: This is one of two variations Gena Greene knitted on the "Byzantine" pullover from Sue Bradley's Stitches in Time (click here to buy the book from this site).

Click here to buy the sweater for $30 + $5 shipping.