kick it up, let loose and lol
Posted: June 26th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: lace, projects: ishbel(s), scarves&shawls, tanis fiber arts blue label, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: craft, finished knits, handknit, handmade, ishbel, knit, knitting, lace, shawl, sock yarn, tanis fiber arts | 3 Comments »
I really am finishing these like it’s my job, aren’t I? This is my second Ishbel this month – each of them only took about a week, this is the fastest shawl on the entire planet – for myself, this time.
It’s knit from Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label fingering-weight, which is lovely and sheepy and hand-dyed in Canada, all of which are good things. The actual yarn isn’t quite as white as it looks in the photographs – it’s sort of a sandy grey-brown that’s really lovely and subtle, but I just couldn’t quite capture that with my camera.
This one blocked out to about the same size as the purple one from my last entry, but it sprung back down to the dimensions I expected once I took out the pins. I realize now, what made the other shawl grow so much was probably less related to the larger needle size and more related to bamboo’s tendency to sag and stretch out, since it doesn’t have the same “memory” as animal fibers.
Whatever, though – I’m still DEEPLY excited about wearing this (as a scarf, I feel too young for shawls over the shoulders) once it cools down in the fall.
Song of the Entry: Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez – One And The Same (Listen)
love it!! looks so cozy, and white is so classic.
I love it! I think I’ll finally have to make myself an Ishbel after seeing this. Thanks for using my yarn and making such a beautiful shawl with it.
Hahaha, thank YOU for dyeing such lovely fiber to make mine with. :)