I was casting off the swatch and my dog lived up to his name. **headdesk** Loki decided to run through the area catching the thread (this so doesn’t count as yarn) on his collar and destroying my work. Seriously losing my mind, over here.
Alrighty. So. I really intended to devote myself to the SFCKAL, but I think I’m going to be the most horrific KAL member of all time. Why, you ask? Glad you asked.
I finally have all that I need to start my major project:
I absolutely adore my markers made by Silvergoose. They arrived today.
The dark yarn that you see there is for the provisional cast on. The only laceweight I have around is either in use or heavily dyed and I didn’t want to run the risk of having the dye come off onto my gossamer silk. That would be…well…not so good. Heart attack anyone? Yah. So. This stuff is going to wind up being a lacey scarf after I finish using it for my shawl.
Nervous doesn’t begin to describe how I feel. As well as anxious and excited. This is the most difficult thing I have ever done. It’s important to me for many, many reasons and I’m terrified I won’t get it a) done and b) done right. However, I am determined to do my best and that starts tonight.
Please, excuse the caca pics. My camera is still on the fritz and I’m having to use my phone.
Well, I finished Picovoli last night. I was bored with the green and thought something a little contrasting would look nice. I dug through my scrap bin (a couple of boxes I keep full of scrap for when my neices or son get a wild hair and want to fool around with yarn, or I want to crochet squares/motifs) and found a really bright yellow that worked with the green/blue/lavendar/white in the Tahki yarn. I think it played out nicely. The only issue I had is that I had to make the shoulder section a “large”, the bust section a “medium” and then decrease to a “small” for the waist and then come back out to a “large”. Made for a lot of fussing. But, with the notes I took, the next one I make should be a lot easier. I’m planning on trying the next one in seed stitch. Should be interesting, especially around the decreases.
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Tahki Tweedy Cotton Classic. Colourway 466, 100% cotton. 50g = 108yds. The yellow was just some similar weight scrap I had and thought would look nice. Also 100% cotton. |
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Size 5 US. Addi Turbo, 29″. Handcrafted Surina dpns size 5 US. |
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Picovoli by Grumperina in MagKnits. |
