I am at the 55% mark on the Sky and Water and have come to a knot in the yarn. That seems as good a place as any to snap the yarn off and go wind the cone into balls. So that is what I am going to do. It’s beginning to look much more …
Tag archives: Completed List 2008
A bit of a stretch
The Tangles scarf is blocked – to 52″, which is a fair size, I reckon. I actually tried to straighten it and not stretch it – so the growth is a bit of a surprise to me. A pleasant one, it must be said. I now have both a reasonable length and some texture remaining. …
A matter of length
I was going to say that the Alhambra scarf is nominally 25% complete now but that I shall certainly be doing extra repeats as it’s going to be very short. In fact the pattern says “Repeat these 18 rows 16 times more (or to desired length)” which means that I have been ever-so-slightly under calculating, …
A small matter of impatience
Having knitted two swatches of the cashmere yesterday, I washed and blocked them last night. They bloom beautifully. I knitted both on 3.25mm – one with a single thread, the other with two. Oddly, the latter seems more than twice as thick as the former. I would happily make a jumper at that weight. The …
Cashmere stash
It’s all I can do not to go back and snaffle another pack. It’s a good job all the best colour choices have gone! I might ply some strands together. Or I might not. I think I should test knit a piece to see how far it blooms on washing.
It really is gorgeous
This scarf that I am knotting is a thing of great beauty. I am not blowing my own trumpet here – it is more a matter of fact that I am greatly moved by the rightness of this piece of work. It really is a stunner – and it was much admired at Spinning Group …