pattern: Summer Flies, by Donna Griffin
yarn: Orange Flower 50/50 merino/silk fingering weight, .7 skeins
needles: US 6 Clover bamboo circs
I love this pattern! It knits up quickly, and you don’t get bored,
since you switch stitch patterns fairly often. I especially enjoyed the
knotted openwork near the end.
This looked tiny when I finished knitting it, but blocking really opened it up. It’s a useful scarf size. You could definitely add some rows of knotted openwork if you wanted to use up more yarn.
This yarn was originally used for a Gaenor shawlette, which I loved, but I didn’t pay close enough attention and ran out of yarn. : ( For a blend of merino and silk it help up to frogging and reknitting quite well. Orange Flower yarns are always gorgeous, and this is no exception.
I knit this as a thank-you gift for my Aunt Patrice who hosted just the loveliest baby shower for us last weekend.
This looked tiny when I finished knitting it, but blocking really opened it up. It’s a useful scarf size. You could definitely add some rows of knotted openwork if you wanted to use up more yarn.
This yarn was originally used for a Gaenor shawlette, which I loved, but I didn’t pay close enough attention and ran out of yarn. : ( For a blend of merino and silk it help up to frogging and reknitting quite well. Orange Flower yarns are always gorgeous, and this is no exception.
8 comments:
Yes it HAS flown by! Ack! What a pretty shawlette...the color is perfect! And what a gorgeous baby shower. I love those cookies! Ragnar...awesome. :) (I actually think it's a great name!) Another friend of mine of Scandinavian descent (lots of Swedes here in Turlock) had a son recently and named him Magnus. Those Nordic names just sound so masculine. :) Anyway, hope you're feeling well...you look fantastic!
Beautiful shawl! I really need to knit one--every one I see is gorgeous.
Beautiful shawl! And wow, what a gorgeous setup for the shower. :)
The MN State Fair starts tomorrow. Ack.
A lovely shawl, and the baby shower looks wonderful! I have a distant cousin in Norway named Ragnar, but I don't think that I would choose it for a name today either.
Where did this month go? Beautiful shawl and beautiful shower! I'm glad to hear both were a blast.
I love that shawl. I did it in handspun before. And where has summer gone?
Wow, looks like a lovely shower! And so nice of you to knit your aunt a beautiful thank you gift. (sjn821)
What a beautiful baby shower pic, and what a nice thank your gift the shawl is. I would have thought that I should knit something if I had had someone do something so nice for me.....and then I never would have gotten around to it.
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