So as I hinted at before I've decided to try some entrelac, but to make it more challenging (because I'm a glutton for punishment), I've decided to try to do reversible entrelac for the scarf. A scarf is something that needs to have 2 sides that are both attractive. So far it's going well, but I am quite worried that I haven't purchased enough yarn to finish the scarf.
Gorgeous Rowan tapestry yarn
Initial cast on - baby triangles!
First row complete!
I'm going to see if I can keep chugging on with this project, hopefully I can finish a couple of rows each week, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. It's a gorgeous yarn, very nice to knit with, the pattern isn't difficult, but I HAVE to finish off some of the WIP that are at 80 or 90% complete before I can focus my attention back on this scarf.
Berry Bush socks - getting closer. They look absolutely huge in the picture and in real life. I love the colours, but the yarn is a tad scratchy, I think these will be winter socks, perhaps I'll try fulling them slightly to see how that goes, but I seem to recall that the yarn is actually superwash. This pair of socks has been flying along. Everytime I pick them up, I see lots of progress in little over an hour. I'm getting to the point where I'm going to do ribbing and that might slow me down a bit, hopefully I'll finish them this coming week.
Something new for me to tinker with for a bit. I saw a pattern that I absolutely LOVE. I don't wear skirts often, but I think I may have to make an exception for this one. The pattern is from the stitchdiva and is her Hairpin Lace Skirt Pattern. The colours she has in there are wonderful. The way it flows, even the shoes are wonderful. I am not sure I'll do it in the ribbon yarn she suggests however that colour just sings to me. My biggest worry about this skirt is that it will get caught on things. I guess I'm just going to have to be more ladylike when I wear this skirt.
I was thinking black at the top, darker olive green gradually turning into a nice lighter olive green. Not sure how that will look but I'm willing to experiment a couple of times.
I started to learn/practice doing some hairpin lace today and I must say that it's going well. The little loom thing is not the nice (read between the lines, expensive) model but it does the work well. It was a little bit confusing at the beginning because I'm not a crocheter, but I'm picking it up pretty fast. I'm up to my second panel, I think I'm going to make a little shawl, scarf thing just so I can practice the skill, so that when I do the skirt I know what I'm doing.
Finally, the last item I have started this weekend. My first Lizard Ridge square, well actually it's my test swatch. I've decided that I'm going to do my lizard ridge afgan in mercerized cotton. I love how this cotton looks, and I have never figured out what to make with it. So this will be it. It comes in many many wonderful colours, and Pico doesn't seem to want to eat it as much as she wants to eat things made of wool. here is a little picture of Pico modeling the square while eating a treat out of her first Kitty Pi.
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