More yarn! This box directly from the lovely folks at Blue Sky Alpacas.
It's soft and thick and amazing. 400 yards of their Worsted Hand Dyes, in midnight.
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Turns out I was right about the colorwork. After a few exhilarating hrs, it became apparent it's just not meant to be right now.
For a few hours, it was like crack and I'm not sure I'd have even stopped to pee. Then I realized I didn't love the motif I had going - I needed something a little more delicate -- I think -- and this particular one was about 4" high and medallioned. Not what you want around your hips, no? Pretty, but also pretty big...
And yes, Carol, I needed a little green or blue as well, so I frogged it back. Frogging 3 colors in fair isle sucks, by the way. All twisty and tangly and annoying. It was enough to get the whole thing put back in a bag till next fall. Maybe it will come out a little before then, since I did like the crack part when it was all going so well, but it's definitely not getting knit this week.
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Instead, I'm taking this squooshy purple experiment, making a few mods to it, and turning it into a pattern for the Alpaca. A little more on the instant gratification path, a technique I know I get along with, and -- waaaaay easier to frog, should I mess things up.
It's soft and thick and amazing. 400 yards of their Worsted Hand Dyes, in midnight.
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Turns out I was right about the colorwork. After a few exhilarating hrs, it became apparent it's just not meant to be right now.
For a few hours, it was like crack and I'm not sure I'd have even stopped to pee. Then I realized I didn't love the motif I had going - I needed something a little more delicate -- I think -- and this particular one was about 4" high and medallioned. Not what you want around your hips, no? Pretty, but also pretty big...
And yes, Carol, I needed a little green or blue as well, so I frogged it back. Frogging 3 colors in fair isle sucks, by the way. All twisty and tangly and annoying. It was enough to get the whole thing put back in a bag till next fall. Maybe it will come out a little before then, since I did like the crack part when it was all going so well, but it's definitely not getting knit this week.
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Instead, I'm taking this squooshy purple experiment, making a few mods to it, and turning it into a pattern for the Alpaca. A little more on the instant gratification path, a technique I know I get along with, and -- waaaaay easier to frog, should I mess things up.
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