Working steadily away…
I have been working steadily away on my Hanne Falkenberg cape. I am almost to the 1/2 way point. This is a good knit where not a lot of thinking or chart following is required. Her patterns are extremely well thought out, and the math always works out perfectly (unless you make a mistake). My only complaint would be that I have to read sections of the pattern at least 3 times to be really clear on what she is asking for. I think that there is both something lost in the translation, and an issue of formatting the written pattern. The first time that I knit with her yarn I was less than thrilled with it, but it has grown on me. She uses a Shetland 2-ply, and I can attest that it wears very well. The heat wave has finally broken here, so I don’t mind a bit of wool in my hands or on my lap as much.
On the spinning front, I am having a bit of a conundrum. I was plying my Fiber Optic Mad Monet with a beautiful Mediterranean blue merino. The blue seemed to be stealing the show, so I tried a 3 ply with 2 plys of the Monet and one of blue. Still didn’t work, so I am now plying the Monet with itself, and will do the same with the blue Merino. I have wasted a bit of yardage in my experimentation. I still have a hard time figuring out how the colors will look in a finished yarn. I would love to get some more of this Mad Monet, but there is apparently a waiting list. (left side is Monet on Monet)
And on a house note, look at this cool vintage wicker light fixture (scored from a musty messy basement in Grand Rapids). My husband is going to rewire this and the porch is set up with a new ceiling light box to accommodate it.
Mrs. Peterson 7:45 pm on August 7, 2011 Permalink |
Cool lamp. IKEA?
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knitting1105 7:48 pm on August 7, 2011 Permalink |
You are so funny!
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