Forest Darkness, finished! O, frabjouous day! The totally craptastic picture I took does not convey how fabulous this sweater is. I believe once it gets cold I will put it on and wear it every day for the rest of my life. For those interested, I actually finished it a couple of weeks ago, and though I can't prove it I believe the day I bound off WAS the hottest day of summer. Always a wonderment to finish a three or so month project and then be unable to wear it for more than 30 seconds. Yeesh.
Of course I immediately cast on for not one, not two, not even three, but four new sweaters. No. 1 is this: a Kauni Turkish cardigan. Stitch pattern pilfered, then adapted from one found in the incredible sock book "Fancy Feet" by Anna Zilboorg. No overall pattern; just using my own wit and low cunning.
Detail of the Turkish cardigan. I am using Kauni yarn in the EP and EK colorways. Incredible stuff. My nonexistant photography skill does not convey the richness of the colors in these yarns.
Sweater No. 2: Blue Shimmer, in progress. It's just a baby. I didn't cast on for Bohus No. 2 immediately - kinda needed a break from Bohussing. Now that I'm started, I wonder why I waited ;-)Sweaters No. 3 and 4 didn't want to be photographed. Sigh. No. 3 is a Dale in more or less the Lake Placid 1932 pattern, though not in any of the suggested colorways, and modified somewhat. No. 4 is something I'm calling the Tree Sweater. Truly faking it on this one. No pattern whatsoever. Using Green Mountain Spinnery's Green Mountain Green so it will be a hefty sort when it's done.
Quick bits of other news: The Beth Brown-Reinsel class was absolutely fantastic. I am now a steeking fool. Better than the class is that Beth decided to move to Vermont! And she's here! I feel like Mick Jagger moved in next door.
We're building a chicken palace. This has been taking up a lot of time. Rotten beasts had best appreciate it or it will be the crock pot for each and every one of the little hussies. At the same time I am refinishing a table that I've been meaning to fool with for, oh, three or four years. It's stripped; next step is to pick out paint and get that slapped on before the snow flies.
There's more, much more, but I hear the car coming up the driveway and I'm sure that means I'm going to need to give up the computer to hubby in a minute, so this'll have to do for the moment.
5 comments:
I am absolutely gobsmacked by your Zilboorg-inspired cardi. So beautiful! :-) And the finished Forest Darkness is amazing too. The colors seem to glow...
Thank you! I think the cardi's going to turn out quite nicely. If you've never checked out Fancy
Feet, I highly recommend it - the stitch patterns she compiled are absolutely stunning.
Thanks for stopping by! I'm going to try to be a better blogger in the future, I promise ;-)
Snap! I'm using a Zilboorg pattern with Kauni Rainbow. Not having enough low cunning for a cardigan, I'm doing a cushion sampler - come over and see. I'm trying to decide which stitch to do next.
I'd love to see it. What's your blog address?
That's the main problem with Zilboorg. I want to do them ALL ;-)
Ah, never mind. I figured it out. LOVE your sampler! I came pretty close to using that stitch on my cardi, but then decided that a more vertical pattern would be a good idea. Horizontal stripy things on me - not a clever plan ;-)
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