Thursday, July 09, 2009

In which we have the reveal of the centuraaaaaaaah!

IMG_6048

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).

IMG_6047

IMG_6046

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.

IMG_6040

IMG_6039

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!

IMG_6036

IMG_6034

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.

IMG_6032

IMG_6031

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

IMG_6029

IMG_6028

IMG_6025

12 comments:

theaudiochick said...

That is gorgeous. Absolutely stunning. Congrats to finishing it, and here's a pint to you!

neurula said...

Wow, that is lovely - the points have blocked out so nicely! Kudos :o)

theverycold said...

gorgeous! this is my dream knit project and am totally envious!

BEESTLYproducts said...

MINDBLOWING!!!!!!!
so so good.

Shan said...

Nice work!

I love the Zephyr colours - shame it's discontinued. The new yarn (I want to call it Lace Sensation?)doesn't have the same colour range at all.

I have this pattern in my stash but am not sure whether to knit the shawl or the stole, recently released.

Yours looks great...tempting.

Jacey said...

It's really beautiful. The color is perfect for the pattern.

Jenn said...

Impressive, dude!

Leah said...

Incredible! Congratulations on that achievement.

Ellen said...

Excellent job! You have a lot of patience!

MALUSICA said...

your work was gorgeous¡¡¡¡¡¡¡I love the color and the shawl looks so soft.congratulations

Jorah said...

Very, very nice. You've given me inspiration to go back to my needles!

Tallguy said...

Exquisite! Very even knitting. Meticulous blocking (I know what a pain that can be). Beautiful work. You should be very proud of it.

Oh, btw, who gets it?