You might think from my lack of recent posts that I’ve been hiding under a rock, but the truth is I’ve been on a rock: San Juan island, site of Cat Bordhi’s Visionary retreats. It’s where Charts Made Simple was incubated, along with knit, Swirl! and Beyond Toes and so many other books. Oh, the books that are going to be unleashed in the near future! Too bad I can’t tell you about them. ;-)
But I can show you the progress I’ve made on my Swirl:
I’m nearly ready to bind off along the lapels and back neck. And I will actually bind off: it’ll give the Swirl some “structure” from which to hang. But later, when it comes to shaping the sleeves, I plan to deviate from the pattern as written. Rather than cast on, bind off, and sew a sleeve seam, I want to cast on provisionally and graft. That’ll create more fluid fabric along the underside of the sleeves. Besides, it’ll be fun, right?
I’ve also been swatching some yummy Plucky Feet:
It’s not blocked yet, but already it’s whispering “triangular shawl” to me. What do you think?
Tagged: swatching, trip report.
Do I recognize that as an Estonian pattern? The color is fabulous. And I hope one of these new books will be from you.
» AnnP
So is "swirling" better the second time around. Love the yarn.
» Dolores Wohler
love that Swirl! and that swatch is lovely, too.
» pattie
Yup, Ann, Half Leaf pattern is an Estonian pattern, one of the ones I became enamored of last fall.
Dolores, Swirling is always a commitment of time. But it's always fun too... a little addictive, I'm afraid.
» JC