Flowers
The Flower Basket shawl...
Is blocking.
This is my first real lace project. It was easier than I thought - thanks Beth for the encouragement! - and it's incredibly soft and beautiful. I keep looking at it and I can't believe I actually made that. I went a little crazy earlier today, and it went like this:
- I need another lace project.
- Maybe I should knit Birch.
- You know, what I really want to knit is Wrapped in Tradition. It's not any bigger than Birch, right?
I was only stopped by the fact that of the two LYSs, one doesn't carry Douceur et Soie, and the other was closed. Still, maybe I need to put in an order for something online...
Meanwhile, I swore that as soon as I had my #7 32" Addi circs back from the shawl, I was going to work out the size and pattern modifications for Paloma and cast on (only 2 1/2 years after buying the yarn). So I started winding the yarn, and discovered that the red, pink, and purple skeins were shedding a fine red grit all over my desk. Sigh. I don't know if the natural dyes are doing something weird after sitting for too long, or if they weren't rinsed enough after dyeing, or what. I gave them a thorough soak in Eucalan and several rinses, so hopefully that'll do the trick.
I learned yesterday that the fantastic thing about Magic Loop is that you can knit a sock on New Jersey Transit and not have to worry about dropping one of your DPNs under the seats and never seeing it again (or not wanting to retrieve it - ugh). I think I'm a convert. And I'm about to start on the toe of the first sock! So many projects, so many other projects...
Is blocking.This is my first real lace project. It was easier than I thought - thanks Beth for the encouragement! - and it's incredibly soft and beautiful. I keep looking at it and I can't believe I actually made that. I went a little crazy earlier today, and it went like this:
- I need another lace project.
- Maybe I should knit Birch.
- You know, what I really want to knit is Wrapped in Tradition. It's not any bigger than Birch, right?
I was only stopped by the fact that of the two LYSs, one doesn't carry Douceur et Soie, and the other was closed. Still, maybe I need to put in an order for something online...
Meanwhile, I swore that as soon as I had my #7 32" Addi circs back from the shawl, I was going to work out the size and pattern modifications for Paloma and cast on (only 2 1/2 years after buying the yarn). So I started winding the yarn, and discovered that the red, pink, and purple skeins were shedding a fine red grit all over my desk. Sigh. I don't know if the natural dyes are doing something weird after sitting for too long, or if they weren't rinsed enough after dyeing, or what. I gave them a thorough soak in Eucalan and several rinses, so hopefully that'll do the trick.
I learned yesterday that the fantastic thing about Magic Loop is that you can knit a sock on New Jersey Transit and not have to worry about dropping one of your DPNs under the seats and never seeing it again (or not wanting to retrieve it - ugh). I think I'm a convert. And I'm about to start on the toe of the first sock! So many projects, so many other projects...
posted by Alex at 8:02 PM
5 Comments:
Faina's scarf is a nice smallish lace project, it's a Fiber Trends pattern, all geometric shapes.
!!!!!
It's beautiful!
:-) :-) :-)
That Wrapped in Tradition pattern looks pretty spiffy, too, and I say this as a committed ponchophobe. ;-)
I totally agree about the ponchophobia! But I think my aversion has a lot to do with chunky wool and fringe and baggy patterns, and the Wrap Style ones are a completely different thing... the Spiral Shell, the Shoulder Cozy, the adorable capes, I could go on...
Oh, Alex!!!!! It's absolutely gorgeous.
Have you considered making Ene's Scarf from Scarf Style? It's high on my to-do list ... the yarn is wound up and everything ... but I have to get through the Christmas stuff first.
Thank you!! I thought about Ene's Scarf, but something about the lace pattern doesn't quite do it for me. I like the border a lot, though.
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