I’m not exactly sure what weight it is. I think it’s laceweight, which is what I was going for. It looks finer than fingering to me.
I have about 680 yards, I believe. I’m going to find an intricate little lace stitch to knit on small needles, and make a scarf. The reason I bought this roving back in January, is because one of the samples in my silk spinning class was a quiviat silk wimple in a beautiful little lace pattern.
Do any of you happen to recognize that pattern or stitch? I don’t. I know the pictures are bad, the lighting was horrible in that room. Dark and fluorescent.
Anyway, it had the same look to it that the camel/silk roving had in the marketplace, so I bought it. However, I don’t think I’d really use a wimple, so instead, I’m going to make a large, yet delicate scarf.
Abby’s legwarmers are done. She’s wearing them at school today, so I don’t have a picture for you yet. They’re like my muppet monster legwarmers. 2×2 ribbing with a picot bind off at the bottom.
Next up, I’m knitting an Esther Williams hat for a friend of mine that just had brain surgery, and had a third of her long blonde hair shaved off.
I need to make Liv’s legwarmers out of the tweedy yarn I spun for her this summer.
Veronica wants legwarmers before a sweater.
I’m dying to play with the romney. I want to blend it with alpaca and silk bits and spin up small amounts of different combinations that I will knit into samples for my sweater. I hope to dye it soon.
This week, we have Halloween (oh, the sock hop on Friday was SO much fun, and we looked great. Even me in a poodle skirt. I didn’t look nearly as humungous as I expected. I hope to get a picture of all of us), and Nate and I are going away for the weekend, so I need to get the house and kids prepared for that.
And I have to go shopping.
October 29th, 2007 at 11:43 am
That looks like a very intricate lace pattern; good luck finding it!
I can’t wait to see Abby’s legwarmers (Muppets!) and the picture from the sock hop! Have a great time this weekend (Nate’s birthday, yes?) and good luck on Halloween (that’s why you’re shopping, right?)!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
The yarn looks beautiful! I haven’t spun camel yet.
The lace pattern is familiar, but only in the sense that I’ve seen it before, not in the sense that I know what it’s called. Sorry! It’s so pretty.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Hiya! The camel looks beautiful. I have four ounces of it that I’m planning on spinning Veteran’s Day Weekend. How many ounces went in to your 600 yards?
October 29th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
wow, that turned out beautiful!
October 30th, 2007 at 5:38 am
That is stunning. I admire your patience and skills. I’m also happy that in our world of mass industry there are people like you who put time and love into work and make beautiful things…just because.
October 31st, 2007 at 6:01 am
That looks like the Thistle Lace in the Vogue Stitionary 1 (I think it’s the first book)
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Gorgeous yarn! It certainly looks like laceweight to me.
I haven’t a clue on the lace pattern but I hope you find it because I’d really like to know.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:16 am
this is the lotus pattern in Vogue dictonary of knitting stitches. My copy is publ.1984, page 95. I
November 19th, 2007 at 11:19 am
It appears to be the Lotus pattern, from the Vogue dictonary of knitting stitches. My copy is from 1984, page 95. lovely