Just An Update
My measly little scarf pattern (pdf here) is getting some exposure! Hee hee!
Sknitty Jillian is making a variegated version in yummy Chasing Rainbows Dye Works merino/tussah. And Yarnivorous Lynne is making Liesel as well, in a beautiful pink variegated yarn.
Just an FYI regarding the time I spent on this pattern, which was 4 hours. Everyone's time is different, but this is something that you can surely finish in a week! Now you know people like Wendy and Lauren can probably knit this in their sleep, so if it takes you 8 hours, or 12, it's okay. It's an easy pattern, right? :-)
And speaking of CRDW... Knitters Review posted an article on kniting with pencil rovings. Curious, I went to the vendor's site, Crown Mountain Farms, and while clicking around I found Nancy Finn's stuff! Nancy Finn of Chasing Rainbows Dye Works is selling her yarn and fiber through them, and of course you know her colors are absolutely gorgeous! I bought some yarn from her booth at Fabulous Fiber Fest some time ago, and knit a feather and fan scarf for my mom with it. It was so beautiful. Now I know where to buy some more!
PS: I just have to link you to Interrupting Sheep Becks, who is knitting a stole out of silver (silver!) kidsilk haze (cracksilk haze, kidcrack haze, kidsilk crack)... Isn't it beautiful? I always thought white on white was elegant, but now I'm thinking silver definitely has a place... Not that I'm planning *anything*, okay?
Edit: Becks clarified that it's a stole, not a wrap, and it's made from Rowan's new Kidsilk Night: "shot through with metallic fabric". Ooh, fancy!
I doubt I could beat 4 hours. Re: the pencil roving, visit Kristin at spinningathena.blogspot.com. She just ordered some and was happy with it.
Holy cow and hooray! She's online! Yay³! I never have to go to another fiber festival again just to fondle her fibers.
She has the most beautiful bombyx silk roving. I just hold it in my hands. I can't imagine it in a state more lovely than it is.
Thanks for the heads up!
So, Sunday?
Thanks for all the links in your post. I've now discovered at least two new blogs I'll have to read regularly. I'll just have to give up knitting in order to find the time to read more blogs.
One more thing. I love your scarf. What is to stop me from making it with three repeats instead of two and calling it more of a wrap? I'm looking for something just a bit wider, but I like the pattern. Might take 2 balls, but still....
I am making Liesel right now with 4 repeats instead of 2, and using Madil's Kid Seta (like the Rowan's Kidsilk Haze). I love the way it's turning out, even though it loses some of the texture you get with a heavier yarn. There's a small picture here: http://susiecupcakes.blogspot.com/2005/09/pants-on-fire.html
I think it will take 2 skeins to finish.
The Liesel scarf is really beautiful and I think I might have just the yarn to do it in, some Noro! Hmm, I love variegated stuff!
I'm glad Liesel is getting such great press. I love the name - the Sound of Music is a huge childhood memory for me. Great links, too. By the way I looked back at the previous posts about Yosemite. You climbed Half Dome with a rope and harness? That is hard core. Having hiked up there myself I can attest that the hike alone is strenuous, let alone having to climb for nine hours at the top. I feel silly for ever having told you I used to climb - I've always stayed under 100 feet!
how nice to get a mention! :)
the wedding in question is tomorrow, look out next week for pictures of how it looked with the outfit -i hope ok! there's always so much pressure when everyone around you know's you've knitted it yourself - although i'm sure this time all of the attention will be on the bride :)
I'm enjoying making Liesel. I don't do much lace and not normally on the train (fraught with danger due to the bumps). I'd guess that after 10 days I am probably up to about 3-4 hours working on her.