Monday, June 07, 2004

Not Exactly Knitting…

I hope you will all forgive me since this isn’t knitting really but I spent most of the weekend finishing this up and am quite pleased with it.  It is a variation of Bron’s Misty Morning Stole (scroll down).

I haven’t crocheted anything for quite a while and this project was great fun and went very quickly!

Rainbows in my living room!

I used the crayon-box colors of Classic Elite Sand and a J (sz 10) hook to make this.  While I’m very pleased with the stole, I can’t say I’d buy Sand again.  It’s bulky cotton and as close to a boucle as cotton is likely to come.  It tends to stick to itself and it breaks relatively easily - both of which make working this yarn out of a center pull ball (I got lots of practice winding center pull balls!) a little tricky.  There were also knots in about a third of the skeins but since these were a mill “special purchase” I don’t really feel I can complain.  However, the fabric is nicely textured and the colors are absolutely glorious and clear.  On the whole, I’d say it was worth what I paid for it - $1.00/skein.

The whole nine yards

Well, it isn’t exactly nine yards long - it’s about 24” wide and 104” long.  In retrospect, I think I might have been able to sacrifice a little length for a bit more width but I had no idea how far this yarn would go.  Next time I may do it differently.

To my surprise, despite the cotton content, this is fairly warm.  It wouldn’t do in sub-zero temperatures, but for a brisk spring or fall day, it will be perfect.  I’m debating about putting tassels in the corners.  I think the stole is whimsical enough to stand multi-colored tassels but I haven’t quite decided yet.

Pattern stitch and color changes

I was surprised by how quickly my fingers remembered the rythym of crochet and how easily they adapted to the hook which was bigger than anything I had used before and I have to warn you that you may be seeing more crochet as we go along.  I’d forgotten how much fun it was to do and how quickly it goes.  I’ll never abandon the knitting - there are too many things crochet isn’t suitable for (in my opinion) but this was a delightful break.

Happy Monday everyone - I hope your weeks all go well and quickly!

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1. The stole is gorgeous!  Can’t wait to see it in person!

   Posted by Caren  on  06/07  at  11:27 AM
   Location : Merrimack, NH



2. Heheh - we’ll see what the temperatures are like, but maybe…

   Posted by  on  06/07  at  12:15 PM
   Location : My recliner



3. First, Robbyn, since you’ve hinted that you want feedback on your new commenting system, I wanted to let you know that I tried to leave a comment last week but when I tried to post it, an error msg said I had left something out, like my email or name or something (which was true), but when I clicked on “Return” to go back to my comment, it had wiped everthing out. Pooh. Well, hopefully I’ll successfully post this comment ‘cuz I don’t want some stupid little bit of technology get in the way of our communication!

   I’m not a big fan of crochet (did quite a bit of it in my teenage years) but your shawl really made me smile. What fun, kicky, bright colors, and I love the effect of the black border! That, and the “look and feel” of the crochet and the “look and feel” of the shawl pattern are a perfect match. You go, girl!

   Posted by Ryan  on  06/07  at  02:31 PM
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4. Sorry about the difficulties with commenting - I’ve had another person comment on problems too.  I’ll try to see what’s going on :(

   Thanks for the stole comments :) I will always be a knitter, but it’s nice to know there’s still room for crochet.

   Posted by  on  06/07  at  04:11 PM
   Location : A bubble or two off plumb



5. I crocheted for about ten years before I learned to knit.  While I realize knitting is far more versatile and attractive, crochet certainly has its place.  Like large stoles or blankets that get done quickly!  Nice job and I love the colors!

   Posted by Laura  on  06/11  at  05:35 PM
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6. Hi Laura - Thanks for your comments.  I know the colors make it look like a kind of retro 60’s thing, but I love them to death!  And it was nice to actually FINISH something in a reasonable (less than a week) period of time!

   Posted by  on  06/11  at  07:49 PM
   Location : Somewhere over the rainbow

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