A pretty package
By JC | March 18, 2011
Look what came in the mail!
packages are always so much fun
It’s from Abundant Yarns—and it came with a surprise.
surprise!
a beaded stitch marker
It’s hard to tell in the photo—shoot, it’s hard to tell except in full sunlight—but the marker is a deep purple, to match the yarn. How sweet is that?
yarn!
Actually, much as I love purple, most of the yarn is a gorgeous soft gray. It’s Cascade Rustic (I have an unexplainable fondness for wool/linen blends), and it’s destined to become a Swirl.
What’s a Swirl? You’ll find out soon enough, when Sandra McIver’s book knit, Swirl! comes out in June. Suffice to say that I’ve wanted one for three years, as I’ve watched Sandra’s book come together. Lucky me, I get to knit mine now, and wear it to the book’s launch at TNNA.
The original shown in the book is mostly a deep charcoal, with red highlights—absolutely stunning, but not “me.” Really, I’m not sold on the gray/purple combo either. At least it’s better than gray/green.
another option
I knit the green swatch out of a skein that had been “curing” in my stash for years. It let me discover what needle size I’ll need to get gauge, but the green has too much yellow in it to play nicely with the gray.
I’m thinking I might get a skein of charcoal for the highlights. Then I’ll be able to wear the Swirl over whatever bright color I choose: a purple tank, a purple tee, a purple turtleneck… Sounds like a plan, eh?
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