Wow !!
I can't believe I have not posted in such a long time. Have had internet wows and then some other things popped up. But I have been knitting to that ias a good thing cause my nerves were frazzled lol. Well I am going at a good clip with my Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl. I am really pleased with the way it is coming. Well I ran into every knitters horror having to get more yarn to finish project. Well I called my LYS and they had more of Hand Maiden's S8ilk Maiden in Vintage. I was excited to here that news. So I go and get 1 more handk and Amy winds if for me. I notice after it's wound that hummmm....... This looks a little off but Amy gave me some suggestions and I was off.
Well I get home and get ady to sit and knit I pull the new yarn out and grab my shawl tote and take out my work. I thought I would pass out. To my horror it had changed, not slightly but a drastic change. I looked at teh rich jewel tones of the yarn tta I had frogged to make the shawl and the new ball and they were so opposit it wasn't funny. You see the scarf that I frogged was the one I had started in February when I took the Easy Peasy Lace class. They colors in the new lot are not the vibrant, rich jewel tones. They are subdued and there are 2 new colors in it.
So back to the LYS I go and I showed Sheryl and she said I had two choices one was to start over using the new yarn and get another one so I would have enough or pick a color in a solid that would match and incorporate it.
So that is what I did so I have this very pretty sort of reddish brown that I will work the middle of the shawl with and the finish it with the rest of the Vintage I started it with. So I found the brown in the Louisa HArding Glace yarn I believe it is color #12. So in the mean time I have posted these pictures to show what I have done and the differences in dye lots and the new solid I am going to use. After I finish and block it and if I like that way it came out I will use aonther colorway and make one for my grandmother for Christmas. I think I will use one of the Schaefer yarns from their Memorable Women Collection. Anway I need to get moving I have a lot to do tomorrw and I need to get some good sleep. That's it for now.
Ciao!
Well I get home and get ady to sit and knit I pull the new yarn out and grab my shawl tote and take out my work. I thought I would pass out. To my horror it had changed, not slightly but a drastic change. I looked at teh rich jewel tones of the yarn tta I had frogged to make the shawl and the new ball and they were so opposit it wasn't funny. You see the scarf that I frogged was the one I had started in February when I took the Easy Peasy Lace class. They colors in the new lot are not the vibrant, rich jewel tones. They are subdued and there are 2 new colors in it.
So back to the LYS I go and I showed Sheryl and she said I had two choices one was to start over using the new yarn and get another one so I would have enough or pick a color in a solid that would match and incorporate it.
So that is what I did so I have this very pretty sort of reddish brown that I will work the middle of the shawl with and the finish it with the rest of the Vintage I started it with. So I found the brown in the Louisa HArding Glace yarn I believe it is color #12. So in the mean time I have posted these pictures to show what I have done and the differences in dye lots and the new solid I am going to use. After I finish and block it and if I like that way it came out I will use aonther colorway and make one for my grandmother for Christmas. I think I will use one of the Schaefer yarns from their Memorable Women Collection. Anway I need to get moving I have a lot to do tomorrw and I need to get some good sleep. That's it for now.
Ciao!
2 comments:
Hi Cheryl,
It's good to see you back on line! Have you checked out the ITEIV blog today? You won the contest that I sponsored for the most posts to the ITEIV blog! And that was even with being off-line for the past couple of weeks!
Please send me your e-mail and mailing address so I can put a prize package together just for you!
Jane
grammieknits@yahoo.com
Hi Jane,
I will send you my information straight away boy what an exciting start to the week for me!!!
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