Finished the mitten mate!
Cable Crazy!
As this project is winding up, my thoughts are returning to the poncho these are supposed to adorn and I find myself with an issue. The bright pink verticals are lumpy :(
Lumpy poncho
I did find a yarn to combine with my fuchsia Tahki cotton that doesn’t turn down the wattage of the color. It’s a raspberry microfiber and it was lurking in my stash all along :) You really can’t distinguish one color from another in the picture, but you can see that the color impact is strong and undiminished.
Bright!!
Finally, a kind soul (thanks, Grace!) pointed me to the original Pinwheel Hat pattern, still available on the web via an archive site. Consequently, I have removed the pattern from my sidebar. However, I have added a link to the original pattern. My modification notes and the cable chart remain.
It’s grey, rainy and cold here today. I expect to drop by my father’s later on, but I think the balance of the day is best spent playing with sticks and wool. Especially the wool :)
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the tahki certainly is a bright isn’t it? i think the squares in that color will definitely pop right at you and will look interesting among the more muted tones you’re using for the others- geez, i’m getting ready to see it all laid out too-
the variation in the yarn textures could be the reason for the ‘lump factor’- i’ve found that sometimes yarns of similar gauge don’t necessarily play well together because of the difference in the drape of the resulting fabric- you are using the waterspun in seed stitch striping, right? have you tried it in a plain st st? that might help with the problem, but i think the idea of the contrast in stitch with the bright was one of the really pretty parts of the poncho-
i’m sure you will come up with a novel way to handle the situation- one of those light-bulb moments when you think ‘but of course’! i’m so rarely blessed with an original thought that i get quite excited when one comes my way-
grey, rainy, and cold sounds quite cozy- we’re still entertaining hot, sunny, and humid here-
stay happy-
It gets better and better around here. Hat, mittens and now a great scarf!
Ahh Barb, there’s the rub. The striping is in plain stockinette. Pout… I’ll probably look at it for a coupla more days before I make any hasty decisions, but I’m not liking it and I’m not expecting things to improve.
The Tahki is all about bright :) I was thinking the other day that I wouldn’t turn down a nice punchy turquoise either, should I happen to run across one!
Margene - What can I say! The hat was feeling lonely :) Had to make it some friends…
Robbyn,
I love the whole ensemble. The cables make it very “classy”, for lack of a better word. Hope you got much accomplished in the wool department.
Maureen - Classy’s good, I’ll take classy :) THanks!
