I have embarked on “Aperture”, a new fall design from Shibui Knits.
The jacket has draped fronts that can also be worn buttoned at the neck. (I love getting two very different looks from one piece.) There’s an asymmetric collar that swoops from narrow to wide around the neckline. There are instructions for 3/4 or long sleeves.
It’s made from an interesting fiber mix, one strand of alpaca/silk Cima lace weight, and one strand of Linen fingering weight held together throughout. I’m using two different colors with similar values, meaning that if you took the color away and viewed them in black and white, there would be little difference between them. The fabric is therefore only lightly marled, just interesting enough, with the linen reflecting light and the alpaca absorbing it. It also feels a bit like tent canvas so far, but I have faith that with blocking and wear, the linen will soften and the alpaca will bloom to make a soft to the touch and drape-y fabric.
Unfortunately I’ve made little progress on it because Purl has been sick and threw up on my knitting! It had to be carefully washed, still on my Addi’s which luckily don’t care about water one way or the other, and is slowly drying out. Poor thing looks very sad right now, doesn’t it?
Purl seems better today (hungry, because I’m giving her just a little rice and chicken broth every couple of hours) and ready to play, but we’re having a quiet day and I’m keeping a close eye on her.
Stay tuned for new arrivals this week. I’ll do a quick post when anything interesting shows up!
