Sheri’s most recent blog post got me thinking. For the past few months, I’ve had a series of Fiesta sampler skeins marinating in my stash:
They’ve been marinating because I’ve been stymied: what do you do with four sampler skeins, all in the same gorgeous colorway but each with its own seductive texture? Swatching them individually didn’t seem right; they belonged together, in some sort of simple but stunning project. Mitered squares, maybe? Entrelac? Nothing really grabbed me.
Until Sheri’s post about Carrie’s Summer Wind scarf/cowl. What if I knit a similar loop that could be worn doubled as a cowl, or folded and tucked through like a scarf? Picture a fabric with welts, like Sandra’s Swirls, with each welt in a different yarn.
Talk about a mash-up: yarn from Fiesta, fabric from Sandra, construction from Carrie, styling from Sheri... but I think I like the idea.
Tagged: ideas.
This idea rocks. I can't wait to see the finished masterpiece.
» Cheryl
I'm reading through some of the NaBloPoMo blogroll this evening, and I've got to say...this one's really well-written--and like in a foreign language to this non-knitter! But that yarn is really gorgeous; glad I stopped by.
» Jan
Cheryl, don’t hold your breath! I don’t dare start this project until the Estonian shawl is much closer to completion.
Jan, thanks for the kind words! :-)
» JC
I love the idea and I have some samples from Lorna's Laces that would be perfect, knit up like that. Yay!
» Sheri
Do it, Sheri! I look forward to seeing how it turns out for you.
» JC
You are a blogging fiend! I'm sure there are other posts on which I should comment, but these thoughts popped into my head: The beautiful yarn might be shown to even better advantage if it is set off by a solid color -- maybe solid-colored stripes between the variegated stripes. (You'll come up with something more clever.) And... what about a moebius?!
» Karen Frisa
Yeah, Karen, I do feel like a bit of a blogging fiend. It’s all part of a NaBloPoMo experiment. We’ll see if I manage to make it the whole month!
Using a solid to set off the Fiesta yarns did occur to me. I’m still contemplating that option, too. I guess some swatching is in order.
As for a moebius... nah. I’m going to go for a simple long loop this time. I really do like the styling that Sheri showed in her blog post.
» JC