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January 10, 2006

Cheat #2

This morning I blocked a wrap I basically finished last year. Ah the weaving in of ends and blocking going on this past few days is upping the official FO count to real impressive heights. Unless your the sort to think 5 FOs in 10 days is weak ;^> The pattern is for Oriel Wrap/Scarf and purchased as a kit via Wooly West in cream Nordic Lights. I saw many of these floating around blogland a while ago knit in KSH and the Nordic Lights is more of a fingering weight. There was some serious 3D stuff going on:

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I have no clue if the 3D was due to sturdier yarn. BTW I really liked the Nordic Lights. Springy goodness that smelled sheepy when wet. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for any two color sock or mitten type of project. Anyway the 3D stuff blocked out beautifully:

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And close up view:

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I did modify the pattern slightly. I worked half a pattern repeat less than called for because I wanted to have the column of holes at garter edge on both ends. I also ended having worked a pattern row~ RS row~ and then started garter ridges on WS row so that the holes were worked immediately after and before the first purl ridge of garter. Thats one of my irks BTW and something I do quite often. You see it all the time: CO x sts work 6 knit rows begin pattern which means purl row/pattern and end with complete pattern finishing with WS row work 6 rows knit which means pattern/knit row. Persnickity. And isn't it great I can be persnickity? Knitting rules ;^>

Yarny day and knitterly evening yalls

PS the wrap goes into kids play basket cause *somebody* wiped up mustard with it. I soaked the wrap for 24 hrs in dish detergent water and its still stained. If anybody knows how to get rid of mustard stains shout out pls.....


Posted by Elka at January 10, 2006 08:23 PM

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Oh my god, those children should be scalped. (not really, but you know...)

Have you tried bleach? Otherwise, it's pretty hopeless. Actually, you could mustard stain the rest... do a tie dye effect.

Posted by: terri at January 11, 2006 01:21 AM

Yaah! I think I'd be going for the bleach at that point! There's a spot laundry pretreatment that contains bleach and is only for whites and lights, I forget what brand it is. What have you got to lose if it's going to be in the kids' basket otherwise? Bleach, baby.

Posted by: CarolineF at January 11, 2006 07:09 AM