I have completed the crocheted Circle Jacket (see post for Monday 10/2 for pattern link) and am very pleased with it. In fact I’m tickled with the whole top down process as it was easy to work and enabled me to try the jacket on (many, many times!) to check fit, length, etc.
I am not posting a picture today though, because I still need to decide what I want for ties. I could make monk’s cord, or braided ties but somehow neither of those are doing it for me. I’m sure I’ll come up with something before the weekend’s out :) I also have to decide what I want to do about “killing” the acrylic. Maybe I only want to maim it? Anyway, there will be jacket pictures on Monday. Wow! I can’t believe I actually made a sweater!
I have started another Coronet, sized down a bit for a child’s head. I’ll post the changes I made when I’ve worked it through; this one will be in two colors :) Oh, and because I don’t graft (speaking of Coronet), I have discovered another way of making the join of one piece of fabric to another. I’m sure it isn’t new, but it works nicely, lies flat, and has a bit of give. It isn’t invisible but it isn’t terribly intrusive either. I’ll show you how that works next week too :)
The cable socks proceed slowly, but they do proceed. I’m about ready to turn the heel on the first one and am still reveling in the look of the cables. They are gorgeous - if I do say so myself!
And, there’s a new post at The Dye Pot - an experiment in a more traditional dyeing process than I have been using so far. It’s called Citrine Curry.
I like it :)
Have a great weekend, folks!
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If the yarn in the same colors in person as it is on my screen, it is vera nice, vera nice indeed. Did you put the combo together yourself, or did you get the idea from sunset, or flowers, etc??
Before killing the acrylic, why not try washing the sweater and seeing if that softens it up enough. You can always kill the acrylic afterwards but once it’s dead, you can’t resurrect it. If you have yarn left, a couple of swatches to experiment on would be a good idea.
Kim - I just put it together :) I had the orange and yellow tablets and thought the tea might help keep the results from looking too crayonish. The Kool-aid was for whatever slight rosy tinge it might add.
THe picture of the wound ball is the most accurate. That is what the yarn really looks like.
Charlotte - Funny you should mention that :) Not half an hour ago I was discussing that very idea with Myria. Wash it first and see what happens and then if it still doesn’t have the drape I’m looking for, go ahead with the boiling water thing.
Great minds!
I love the citrine curry yarn! what great colours! (But what is it resting on?)
Hi Nat :) - Thank you! It’s resting on my Zen Garden Stole (see patterns in the sidebar) - my all purpose, around-the-house shoulder warmer :)
I look foward the seeing the jacket. The Coronet is such a great pattern. I love the new yarn too.
Maureen - Jacket pictures are coming, I promise. And yes, once I stopped being afraid of picking up more than a few gusset stitches, I really enjoyed Coronet - and am still enjoying it :)
