I knitted most of the border on the train to and from Berlin. I'm quite happy with it, I like the way the handpainted yarn, Hand Maiden 4 ply Silk Cashmere, makes wavy patterns with this lace, the Old Spanish Lace Border, which I dug out of one of my numerous stitch libraries. After many tries, I found a stitch pattern I'm happy with, an alternating small and large bead stitch, but the color isn't quite right. So sometime this week, I'll rip back to my lifeline separating the border from the main body, put the yarn into hanks, and hand dye it a darker shade of blue. It'll probably be a bit mottled because I don't really have the equipment for dyeing, so I'll be using a cool water dye (around 40 deg. C) and a bucket. If the colorway works out well, I'll name it the Blue Clam Cult, just to bring it in with Buffy a little more! (That is, if naming it after one of the characters isn't enough!) That line in season 7 always makes my husband laugh, and maybe using it in a process which will make a huge mess will cheer him up a bit too.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Blue Clam Cult? I think that's the key...
I've made some progress on the Tara Stole...
I knitted most of the border on the train to and from Berlin. I'm quite happy with it, I like the way the handpainted yarn, Hand Maiden 4 ply Silk Cashmere, makes wavy patterns with this lace, the Old Spanish Lace Border, which I dug out of one of my numerous stitch libraries. After many tries, I found a stitch pattern I'm happy with, an alternating small and large bead stitch, but the color isn't quite right. So sometime this week, I'll rip back to my lifeline separating the border from the main body, put the yarn into hanks, and hand dye it a darker shade of blue. It'll probably be a bit mottled because I don't really have the equipment for dyeing, so I'll be using a cool water dye (around 40 deg. C) and a bucket. If the colorway works out well, I'll name it the Blue Clam Cult, just to bring it in with Buffy a little more! (That is, if naming it after one of the characters isn't enough!) That line in season 7 always makes my husband laugh, and maybe using it in a process which will make a huge mess will cheer him up a bit too.
I knitted most of the border on the train to and from Berlin. I'm quite happy with it, I like the way the handpainted yarn, Hand Maiden 4 ply Silk Cashmere, makes wavy patterns with this lace, the Old Spanish Lace Border, which I dug out of one of my numerous stitch libraries. After many tries, I found a stitch pattern I'm happy with, an alternating small and large bead stitch, but the color isn't quite right. So sometime this week, I'll rip back to my lifeline separating the border from the main body, put the yarn into hanks, and hand dye it a darker shade of blue. It'll probably be a bit mottled because I don't really have the equipment for dyeing, so I'll be using a cool water dye (around 40 deg. C) and a bucket. If the colorway works out well, I'll name it the Blue Clam Cult, just to bring it in with Buffy a little more! (That is, if naming it after one of the characters isn't enough!) That line in season 7 always makes my husband laugh, and maybe using it in a process which will make a huge mess will cheer him up a bit too.
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3 comments:
Hee hee! Love the name for the color!
The stole is looking good!
It's beautiful! I can't wait to see what yarn once you dye it.
That is lovely!
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