Swatch therapy

By | August 15, 2011

The swatch therapy continues. The Merino Silk Lace from indigodragonfly blocked out beautifully:

so pretty!

What you can’t really see in the photo is how the yarn glows. Or the wonderful way it feels—too decadent! Arguably, though, I should’ve used smaller needles, maybe 3 mm. At 3.5 mm, the fabric is a wee bit too airy. I guess I was just too psyched to try out my Signature Stilettos.

And in Agleam from Sincere Sheep, we have pattern #143 from Knitting Patterns Book 250:

also stunning

I love this yarn’s stitch definition—due, I suspect, to its very round, 3-ply construction. The blend of superwash merino and tencel doesn’t hurt either. (Can you tell? I’m a sucker for wool blended with silk, tencel, or bamboo.) I could totally see using this yarn for a lightweight sweater, couldn’t you?

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