This is why Noro deserves to be drooled over (not literally, of course!). Yummy Japanese wool, mohair and silk; an utter dream to knit, not only because it's beautifully soft, but you're never quite sure how the patterning's going to turn out. Each scarf is an adventure - and now I have enough wool to make 6 more! Wheeee!
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Monday, 26 October 2009
I love Noro!
Four Noro scarves that I've knitted this year... and I've just bought another 16 balls to make more... I must be insane!
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Lacy scarf
Another feather-and-fan scarf, this time using Sirdar's Crofter wool (DK, fairisle effect, in Skye). I was quite happy with the way this turned out; the stripes are mercifully even, which has nothing to do with me and everything to do with the way the wool has been dyed! This wool isn't as yellow as this image suggests - that's thanks to the shop lights.
My first sale!
Made using Sirdar Firefly, this is the first of my knitted items to sell - I'm so thrilled! This close-up doesn't really do justice to the yarn - it's in the midnight colourway, a near-black with pink and blue sparkles, and is perfect for jazzing up an evening outfit. A bit tricky to work with, mind, as it's a ladder yarn that consists of two threads and it's very easy to get the needles caught between the two. But yes. My first sale! Whee!
Colinette scarf
This is how I used my Colinette banyan lagoon yarn - I made a lacy scarf using a lace rib stitch. I'm actually quite pleased with the result, though the yarn itself turned out to be far more green than I'd anticipated (I thought it would be more variegated, like the mardi gras). Never mind, it's now for sale in a local shop...
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