The colors are not right, I couldn't get them no matter how many pictures I tried. The Fixation is much redder than this picture. It is like a salmony pink with dark red throughout. And the lovely hand dyed - oh it is raw silk, I forgot to say that part earlier! - is... just more gorgeous and vibrant than the picture shows. pinks, corals, and "natural" off white. Really really pretty.Also here's the silk all balled up. I think the colors might show a little better here. I really need a swift! I keep saying that but not getting one... (are you listening people who buy me Christmas gifts?) I totally lurve it. I've never worked with silk before. It is soft and yummy.
Now the question: What should I make with it? Suggestions are welcomed! The details: It is somewhere around 750-800 yards of raw silk in a "sport fingering" (think heavy fingering). I'm thinking it would look lovely in a simple lace pattern so I thought this might be good for my first lace project, if anybody has a suggestion of a pattern that this weight/amount might work for... then I can start swatching!
Coming soon: socks, broken needles, and... oh right, the surprise yarn related present Trevor made me!
2 comments:
I'm glad you like it! It makes me grin to see the photos of the skein -- and boy, did I give you a lot. ;)
And if you're wanting to start lace... Just a thought, since it was my first lace project (and you'd actually have enough to do this, too) -- I did Knitty's Convertible (http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/PATTconvertible.html) in a variegated bamboo yarn, and it looks sooo nice: I tend to favor the shrug or the cowl look, and I take any and all excuses to wear it.
I can see I'm going to need to take and post pictures myself...
Thanks, Sam! I'll definitely keep that pattern in mind!
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