Okay, I'm working on Cardi Raye again...there's something soothing about working on it. I forgot to mention recently that Chandra finished hers!! It looks awesome. Go give her a big high five. Maybe someday soon I'll be there too.
At least one FO flew off my needles today: silk wedding yarmulke that my fiance will wear during our wedding ceremony. How sweet...maybe it will be a family heirloom. It's blocking on an inflated balloon right now. And no, I'm not trying to say that my husband-to-be is an airhead. But the balloon does bear a striking resemblance in size to his head. Hmmm...
One other note: I'm about to take the Starmore plunge. I'm not ready for fair isle or steeking yet. I'm starting out with some of the textured, cabley stuff. How about Fern from Stillwater? I think it's a gorgeous sweater, but I want to find a substitute for the wool yarn. I can't wear a heavy sweater here in Southern California, and I tend to get the itchies with certain yarns. Any suggestions for a lighter substitute? Cotton, cotton blend, something in worsted weight that will show off cables and textures well?
Posted by angela at April 27, 2004 09:19 PM
I used to block my yarmulkes on basketballs. Congrats on the (possible) future heirloom – and upcoming wedding, of course.
Just got the Knit Picks (knitpicks.com) catalog, and I've been debating over a couple of yarns that might work for you in terms of cable & texture:
Cascade Pima Tencel (cotton/tencel) and Reynolds Ole´ Ole´, both worsted, both colorful, both fairly reasonable.