October 18, 2004
Semi-finished
I am making progress on two small-yarn, small-needle projects and thought maybe it would spur me on if I "went public"! So here is Luskentyre, an Alice Starmore design from The Scottish Collection published many years ago by Tomato Factory Yarn Co.:
I bought this as a kit from Tomato Factory, also many years ago, and finally started it a year ago. It didn't really appeal during the summer, but now that fall is here I am ready to have it to wear!
Also on the needles is a Hanna Falkenberg design, Delta. I am quite nervous about this one, as it will have to S-T-R-E-T-CH out a lot sideways to fit around me (after washing). Yet, I did get gauge with a washed swatch, and am knitting the same number of ridges as the pattern states and as shown in the photograph. So I am trying to just have blind faith. After I finish this half of a sweater, I will wash it and block and we will see.
Katie
Posted by at October 18, 2004 09:10 AMYay, Katie! I hadn't seen the Delta yet, but it is looking great, and I still lust after Luskentyre.
Posted by: Sheila on October 18, 2004 09:51 AMLuskentyre is such an unlikely combination of colors but I always think it reminds me of a huge dish of scoops of different flavors of sherbet. It looks nice!
Posted by: CarolineF on October 18, 2004 10:02 AMcaroline, you took the words out of my fingers! and katie, i was watching meg s' fair isle vest video, and there are 3 of your sweaters, too cool :-)
Posted by: vanessa on October 18, 2004 04:06 PMthis pattern looks awesome. I'm a beginner at fair isle and just started out a scarf from one of my Japanese pattern books. Got stuck at it cos it requires using 2-circular needle method. Hope you'll finish this soon
Posted by: marjorie on October 18, 2004 08:25 PM