May 14, 2006

Je suis belle et ca ne demande aucun effort

Pattern: Clapotis from Knitty by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: South West Trading Company OASIS (100% Soy Silk, 100g, 240 yds.), Color 502 Napa Valley , 3 balls.
Needles: Addi Turbo US 6 32"
Cast On: April 6
Cast Off: April 20
Mods: I didn't get gauge and I wanted more a scarf than a shawl so mine is narrower and longer, 14" wide and 80" long instead of the 21"x 55" the pattern suggested. I casted on the recommended number of stitches and did 20 pattern repeats of the straight section rather than the 12 recommended.
Comments:The yarn is heaven, it's light weight, cool and easier to work than cotton (cotton makes my hands hurt) a perfect yarn for summer. My LYS carries only SWTC Oasis, which is a ribbon like yarn, I would love to make a top from this fiber but I don't like ribbon for tops. If only they carried the normal type of soy silk.

The pattern is really clever, easy and the results are stunning. Some have said that this project takes forever and that it quickly becomes real boring but I didn't find it so, I love knitting mindless things for when I'm watching TV. I was a little bit nervous because I have read in other blogs of problems with snagging when dropping the stitches. I needn't have worried the stitches dropped easily.

I busted my hands again damn! no knitting on the trip to Cienega tomorrow(another neighbor little town) to eat scrumptious Machacado con Huevo for lunch.

I have decided to finish the Electra Vest before starting anything else. The Trellis Scarf and the Bomber Jacket from Denim People are next. I aready got gauge for the Bomber Jacket and I so exited to try the denim yarn.

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