More Crazy Joy
New obsession: Lady Eleanor Stole from Scarf Style. I borrowed my friends Scarf Style a while ago and nothing really caught my eye, then I saw Jess' version of Lady Eleanor following a mention of the pattern on the Stash and Burn podcast. This skinnier version speaks to me much more strongly than the almost blanket sized version in the book.
I bought a bag of assorted Silk Garden (an ebay bargain of course) towards the end of last year which was not yet assigned to a project and suddenly I knew I MUST make this. My kind friend agreed to lend me the book again and I was the model of patience while she retrieved it from elsewhere. (I so nearly bought my own copy but I didn't think there was anything else in there I was likely to make so I held out - looking through it again I still think this is the only pattern I really want to make so I think I did the right thing :o) - more money saved for the next ebay yarn bargain! Though I find that so often I don't like a pattern in a book as much as when I see it knitted up out in the blogworld so probably my poor friend will be forever lending me this book!)
Book was handed over today and I rushed home and got out the Silk Garden. Played around with it for a bit and feel a little bit anxious about all the colour changes as the versions I love at Fig and Plum and here and here are all in one colourway. The shades I have do seem like they may transition quite well though and I have 11 skeins so I can omit the fiery red which is the most extreme and still have the size of wrap Jess made.
At least it will be exciting watching the colours develop.
Then I cast on - I am blindly following the instructions and if anyone wishes to advise me that I should not have these strange twisted shapes and they can tell me what to do instead please jump in - I am madly excited about this but also completely baffled by it!!
I have a three day weekend with a trip home to Cornwall planned and I shall only take one skein of this with me; I must work on my friend's feather and fan stole (due to be gifted next Saturday). I know that if I had more of this with me I would not be able to leave it alone. Nothing more single minded than a knitter with a new project.
I bought a bag of assorted Silk Garden (an ebay bargain of course) towards the end of last year which was not yet assigned to a project and suddenly I knew I MUST make this. My kind friend agreed to lend me the book again and I was the model of patience while she retrieved it from elsewhere. (I so nearly bought my own copy but I didn't think there was anything else in there I was likely to make so I held out - looking through it again I still think this is the only pattern I really want to make so I think I did the right thing :o) - more money saved for the next ebay yarn bargain! Though I find that so often I don't like a pattern in a book as much as when I see it knitted up out in the blogworld so probably my poor friend will be forever lending me this book!)
Book was handed over today and I rushed home and got out the Silk Garden. Played around with it for a bit and feel a little bit anxious about all the colour changes as the versions I love at Fig and Plum and here and here are all in one colourway. The shades I have do seem like they may transition quite well though and I have 11 skeins so I can omit the fiery red which is the most extreme and still have the size of wrap Jess made.
At least it will be exciting watching the colours develop.
Then I cast on - I am blindly following the instructions and if anyone wishes to advise me that I should not have these strange twisted shapes and they can tell me what to do instead please jump in - I am madly excited about this but also completely baffled by it!!
I have a three day weekend with a trip home to Cornwall planned and I shall only take one skein of this with me; I must work on my friend's feather and fan stole (due to be gifted next Saturday). I know that if I had more of this with me I would not be able to leave it alone. Nothing more single minded than a knitter with a new project.
Comments
Yup, here's the link: http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?p=633
It's still all one colourway, but with a little more variation in shades than the ones you linked to. That might give you a bit more of an idea what it will look like.
Enjoy your holiday!
I want to start it myself now!