In which there is a new beginning

So, whatchall think - these yarns go well enough together?







More chit-chat later, peoples!

In which we have the reveal of the centuraaaaaaaah!

Pattern: Peacock Feathers Shawl by Dorothy Siemens (rav link)
Yarn: Fiddlesticks Zephyr Wool-Silk Laceweight in Juniper (discontinued)
Needles: Addi Lace 3.5mm
Start: April 1, 2009
End: July 7, 2009
Modifications: Omitted crochet bind-off, as it just wasn't doing it for me.
Verdict: Well, I love it a lot. It was a bit of a long haul knit, but totally worth it. The yarn is divine to work with, and the pattern is clear and well written (and of course, looks fab).





The colour, ohhh the colour. It's called Juniper, but to me it is nothing other than the real colour of the ocean. Tropical blue in some light, squally, stormy green in others, I had a heckuva time photographing it, and sadly I don't feel like any of my photos do justice to the colour.





It's light (an imprecise kitchen scale counted 95 grams) and airy and the 50/50 wool silk just is heavenly soft with the barest halo. It's big too. Stretched diagonally across a queen-sized bed it just reached past the corners, and to block it I had to run it over the edge of the mattress and pin it to the side!





Will I knit it again? Not for a long while. 30-minute rows, 495 stitch rows at the end made it crawl, but I don't regret that at all. I would definitely recommend this as a knit for someone else - the end result is just so satisfying of a final result.





Have a good weekend people. I'll be back soon, I promise.

In which we are almost there!

Knitting done as of 5pm tonight. Now I just need to figure out where the heck to block it! All the details will come when I can block and photograph. Sorry for the one last teaser!

In which Your Heart Melts a Little Bit

In my promise to keep updating more frequently, I give you another little post. I had hoped to capture the colour better here, but it still lacks the green tones that the yarn really has... I'll get it one day.



And another, because it's just so textural, yummm.



I *am* plugging away on my sweater (it'll get more blog attention later), but this is still my priority knit.

And I just can't resist this, it's too cute. I woke up the other morning and when I rolled over, the cat was under the nightstand, and it looks like he had actually pulled one of the socks under with him to snuggle. Altogether now: "mawwwwwwww".

In which I Beckon Thee: Behold My Gauntlet of Fury!

So, I promised some bloggable knitting (or rather, not unbloggable knitting, but I think it amounts to the same thing here). I don't have too much to say other than I'm glad I was convinced to dig this out of hibernation and get started again (thank you Gwen). I managed to knit 20 rounds on the sleeve tonight. TWENTY ROUNDS! Compared to my 45-minute rows on the other project, this is like a knitters miracle. It's incredible!

So, without much further ado, the terrible 9:00 pm CFL lit arm shot...


And just because I feel a certain something in the air, another classic style shot. I call it the 'Behold my gauntlet of fury'.


Does anyone else feel that I look particular devilish there? Oh dear, this does no good for my well-cultivated image of a kind, gentle knitter, who is by no means whatsoEVER bent on, at the very least, continental domination.

In which I finally post a little teaser

So, in honour of yesterdays Solstice, I give you a snippet of my secret project (written details on Ravelry). It's actually coming along quite well! After a row and stitch count yesterday I have realized that I am much closer than I thought. I might actually get this done in a month and I can't wait to block it out. When it's done, I promise lots and lots of photos, and I also promise there won't be any more unbloggable knitting for a while.

In which a train is not derailled

Ok, tinking was a success. It may have set me back about 3 hours, but now it's time to get this project back on track!