Once Thanksgiving had passed, I decided that it was time to begin Christmas preparations in earnest. For me, as for you I imagine - that meant a trip to the yarn store, where I went a little nuts. But it wasn't my fault - the Lorna's Laces Lion and Lamb I ordered back in September finally came in, so I had to pick that up,
even though I was there to get stuff for a shawl for my mom. She has specified a color choice, but not a pattern: camel (if you please), and NOT tan. Luckily Loopy Yarns had just the thing - Berroco Suede in "Rawhide." Giddyup!
The next step is to find a suitable pattern. I was going to do Ella from Knitty, which is so beautiful...but then I remembered that it's almost December and I do still have other projects. So, the Suede will lend itself well to largish needles. Any ideas for patterns or motifs? I am looking for a simple, elegant design that will look good on a rectangle. I tried Old Shale and Feather & Fan, and they just looked lumpy. B. Suede doesn't slide on the needles very easily, and - believe it or not - it's actually pretty splitty. Maybe I could do something with dropped stitches? Not sure. But the clock is a-tickin', so I've got to figure this out soon.
Anyway, I'll check you dudes later. Good luck with all that holiday knitting!
6 comments:
i'm thinking a nice ladder stitch sweater, maybe w/ a very small kimono sleeve?
maybe a shawl also. maybe check stephanie japel's city shawl or theanticraft.com also has a nice shawl pattern that might work.
good luck with your holiday knitting.
Oh, your mom is smart. Camel is so much better than tan.
And I don't think I've said anything yet, I really like the new blog design. I liked it before too, but it looks good!
thanks for the suggestion on the grandma knitting. actually i found a nice pattern on blue sky alpaca today for a scarf. It's knit up in Alpaca/Silk and it sounds yummy to work with!
Beautiful color choice in the Lorna's Lace.
Oooh, that Lorna's Laces looks truly luscious. Can't wait to see what it becomes. I think the Suede would work really well in Glampyre's new city Shawl pattern, which is not only cute but looks like it can be knit up very quickly. Definitely a perfect holiday gift!
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