House of the Purple Worms: Stitches Midwest 2010 Fashion Show Middle Part

I'll continue my description and pictures from the Stitches Midwest 2010 fashion show. We have reached the more sensible part of the program, so many of these designs are practical and suited to the office.This design is called Nuss/ It is done in Berocco Blackstone Tweed.

Knit one Crochet Too designed this cabled cardigan in their Brae Tweed. Note the cable embellishments on the sleeves.

And if you like complex cable patterns this "Simply De Vine" Cardigan might be to your liking. Kathy Zimmerman has scored a hit with Kollage Yarns' Milky Whey.

According to my program, this is Kollage Kimono by Kathy Zimmerman, but this does not seem right to me.

Kollage's 1/2 by 1/2 was used to evoke the "French Quarter" in this cardigan designed by Sandi Rosner.

This was a very graceful piece, called the Cactus Flower Cardie. It was designed by Helene Rush for KnitOne Crochet Too. It was a bit more delicate than the other pieces in this section and I liked it quite a bit.

Another Kathy Zimmerman design is this Bold Textures Cardigan. It was done in Fantastic.

Next are three designs by Barry Klein using his Trendsetters yarn. This one is called Sierra Swing. It was knit with (what else) Sierra Nevada yarn!

This is a pleated jacket (pleats in the back) in Vigna yarn.

Barry Klein stuck leaves on several of his pieces this year. Autumn IS coming, but I guess I'm in denial and didn't want to see that. This Soleil Jacket was knit with Toreador Metallic and Kid Seta Mohair from Trendsetters.

You can't really see the metallic glitter in this peplum jacket, but Fontelle Jones designed it with cotton/silk/rayon that also has metallic content. As with many of the pieces this year, texture played an important role in the overall effect.

This one is made from Alpaca - doesn't it look dreamily soft! It's called Alpaca Angles.

Vladamira Cmorej struck a chord with this Moonlight Cardigan. I'm sure sonatas could easily be written in its honor!

Gwen Bortner shows off more of her entrelac ingenuity in this Flounce duo done in Claudia's Handpainted Linen.

YOu can't really see the asymmetrical stole that matches this flared jacket by Bergere de Franc and Trudi Van Stralen, but it was quite a unique piece.

This is Liz Tekus and Claudia McLean's work with Claudia's Handpainted yarns.

Here is a look at the back side so you can see the shaping a bit better. Frankly I'm not crazy about the hemline, but I'm not in the position to be able to wear a knit dress anyway.

This was pretty restrained for Laura Bryant's designs. Knit in Prism's Arts Symphony, it is a cardigan and pullover with more subtle striping.

This was a fanciful set. It is quite original with all its flaps and overstitching Maggie Jackson calls it a Cloughjordan cape and skirt and the pattern can be found in Maggie Knits Book 16.

I think the faux fur collar is a bit much, but the oversized overstitching does help balance it out.

This is a lovely and understated entrelac design by Gwen Bortner. It was done in Trendsetter's Tonalita. Look for the pattern in her book!

She calls this one Arlis Cardi.

This garment was quite striking in its eye-catching red color. Joan McGowan Michael of White Lies Designs calls it the Julianne suit. I like the little bit of lace at the bottom and the slight ruffle. It was knit in Cascade's Sierra.

The next model wore one of the nicest sets in this section of the show. Called simply a charcoal cabled suit, Ann McCauley fashioned this one of Cascade's L'ana D'Oro and it can be found in the Fall Issue of Knitters.