Now for something completely different...
I saw this and flipped right by when this issue came out. The Knit-Along has come and gone. Didn't think twice about it.
But then, Filatura Di Crosa's Collage spoke to me at my LYS. It jumped into my bag without a pattern and I liked it too much to protest. It's 35% soft, fine wool, 25% kid mohair and 40% polyamid. The strands are lightly twisted together, but I've not had any problems with splitting. The colors are very subtly variegated - no pooling or striping, just slight variations of tone. I really like the strand of black and white (with tiny slubs) in this pink/orange colorway - it keeps it from being too sweet. I've got a J Jill outfit on order this will complement beautifully (I think, fingers crossed).
Saw a finished Flower Basket while blogrolling and gave it a try - got perfect gauge as a single strand (the pattern doubles the called for yarn) - yippee. This is how far I got yesterday with not too much knitting time and some slow moments (and one or two rip-backs) while establishing the pattern. I'm still pretty new to lace, so I have to think about how to work the repeats. Now it should be smooth knitting.
On the same wave length again!! I started one on a whim yesterday in some Frog Tree Alpaca - sooo soft! Ithink it's so funny how our knitting tastes are so simslar. :)
Posted by: Jackie | November 17, 2004 at 10:15 AM
*gasps* that's so lovely!
Posted by: Sara | November 17, 2004 at 01:39 PM
beautiful project and wonderful progress. that's on my must knit list.
Posted by: froggy | November 18, 2004 at 03:03 AM
I just started/finished a flower basket shawl, too! Yours is looking great, I like it in that yarn.
Posted by: carrie | November 19, 2004 at 12:14 PM