After months (it seems) of brain-dead knitting – lots and lots of stockinette on small needles), I’ve had it! I needed some stitchwork, some texture, something all pattern stitch-y and marker-y. Pay attention-y.
So I started the Northern Trail Wrap (see last week’s post) and it was really fun – and I got a little obsessed and finished it! In Astral, an alpaca/Tencel blend, it flows off your needles like it was made of pure water. The pattern was easy to follow and is both charted and written out. The stitches used are simple and mostly reversible. The fabric gleams. It drapes. It runs through your fingers like a sleek pelt. The beautiful gem-like tones are dark but, because the fabric reflects light so well, they don’t hide the stitchwork. I love it when a pattern and a yarn work so well together.
Inspiration (thanks to Mary Ellen):
Beginning:
Blocking:
Done!
Which color is yours?
I must share this sweet photo of Maxwell the Great (Nephew) in his Hooded Beach Towel. Knit in Rub-A-Dub, it’s soft, absorbent and cuddly for aprés-bath napping:
Classes start again next weekend – hooray! Hope you had a Fabulous Fourth!
