Are you a knitting addict or a yarn addict? I am both. If I couldn’t knit with fabulous yarn, I would (and have) still knit with anything that came to hand – dishcloth cotton, acrylics, packing twine… well, I haven’t knit with packing twine but if that’s all I had, I would. On the other hand, even if I couldn’t knit for whatever reason, I would still want beautiful yarn around me to touch, cuddle, gaze upon, gloat over. Picture Scrooge McDuck chortling with unadulterated glee while gold and jewels run through his hands – er, wings. A luscious skein of yarn is better than gold to me – lush, rich, and full of potential.
So I am never happier than when the two addictions are satisfied all at one time in one fabulous project. Truss, a new design from Shibui, which will be released next month with their Fall/Winter line, is such a project. Two wonderful yarns are combined throughout to make a truly luxurious fabric.
Maai is a lovely combination of super baby alpaca and merino in a fluffy chainette that is unbelievably soft. Pebble is a blend of recycled silk, merino and cashmere that looks like a rather dull lace weight, but when knit, adds texture and cashmere-y yumminess to all it touches. Together they make this heathery, lofty, heavenly combination:
And when blocked, Truss drapes well, has cushy warmth, and holds its shape:
I made a few modifications to the pattern. It has two versions, a short and a long, and I split the difference between the two to customize the length. I also made the front just a bit shorter than the back,
and did a minimal neck rib instead of 3″, since I will no doubt be wearing it with a turtleneck underneath just as I’ve shown it here.
Love this project, it fulfilled all my knitting desires!
Meanwhile, we received a shipment from the Fibre Company, and there’s hardly anything better than full shelves of Road to China Light and Acadia. Come see while we have this fabulous selection:
