I decided to knit a lacy something for my friend Heather for her wedding. So here it is. This project is sort of an anomaly, in that a lot of things turned out not as I expected, but that I’m still pretty enamored with the final product.
Firstly, I wasn’t expecting the yarn to be so light in color. When I was ordering the Nyame, it looked like this (link). But apparently the Marine Silk yarn takes color in a wildly different way from wool, and I instead got the palest ghost of an aqua. Not what I expected/wanted, but still so lovely.
Secondly, I have decided that I don’t personally care for garter-background lace. I academically like the idea that the piece I’ve created is reversible, but I don’t like knitting it and I don’t really like the effect it has on the pattern. That said, it’s still so lovely.
Thirdly, beads are a pain in the butt. To wit:
But lovely. See where I’m going with this?
And lastly, I am dissatisfied with the size. I was hoping for something more shawl-like, but I ended up with more of a largish scarf. Granted, it’s my own fault. I went down two needle sizes, and my suspended bind-off was still far too tight to allow for a lot of lengthwise stretch during blocking. It will serve, however, and maybe its smaller size will render it more versatile and wearable for the bride-to-be. And still, in spite of this,
The sheen of the silk is just gorgeous. And it’s so soft. It’s almost ghostly. Kind of angelic.
In spite of all those things, I really like it. I only hope Heather will, too.
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Mom
Oh Audrey, it is so lovely. I hope I get to see her in it while we’re visiting.