{"id":624,"date":"2007-01-20T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2007-01-20T00:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.randomknits.net\/?p=624"},"modified":"2007-01-20T10:44:04","modified_gmt":"2007-01-20T00:44:04","slug":"624","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

You know what my most favourite thing in the whole world is?
\nI love it when you have this
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\nAnd you soak it for a while, then you do this
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\nAnd in a couple of hours, it’s turned into this.
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\nSpring Blossoms is done. And I love it.
\nI am so glad that I persisted with the extra repeats. The pattern called for Zephyr on 3.5mm needles, and 8 repeats. I used a finer yarn on smaller needles, but it still came out to the same finished size – 115cm, or 44″.
\nSpecs:
\nPattern: “Spring Blossoms Shawl”<\/a> by Eugen K. Beugler, from Fiber Trends<\/a>.
\nYarn: Lane Borgosesia Cashwool<\/a>. It’s a 100% merino yarn that feels so unbelievably soft. It was sent to me by Chloe<\/a> in the Lace Swap<\/a> last year, and it’s gorgeous to work with. I used 90g of a 100g hank. (1460yards per 100g)
\nNeedles: 2.75mm
\nChanges: None, except that I worked 11 repeats instead of 8.
\nThe yarn is superfine, and here’s a picture to show just how fine the shawl is now that it’s blocked.
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\nAnd a close up of the stitch pattern.
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\nI love it. I’m also very glad it’s done!
\nSo, what’s next?
\nWell, I started something yesterday while the shawl was blocking that’s almost done, so there’ll be another finished project here next time.
\nAnd the Jo Sharp cardi is still on the needles, and so are the new blue socks.
\nI’ve signed up for La’s Faina Scarf-Along<\/a>, which starts on February 14. I have bought two different lots of yarn for Faina’s scarf, some Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette<\/a> in “Musk”, and some 80% Mohair, 20% Merino from Wagtail Yarns<\/a> in purple. I’m not being very adventurous in my colour choices, am I? I have 3 weeks or so to decide which yarn to use. I’m not usually much of a knitalong person, so we’ll see how it goes.
\nI also purchased the “Fern Garden Stole”<\/a> pattern from Alpacas with a Twist this week, so I think I’ll cast on for that as soon as the pattern arrives. I may also have bought the “Heere be Dragone” shawl from there, too, but I thnk that’s a long term project. (Like I need any more)
\nIt’s Saturday, here’s a sky.
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\nIt’s already well over 30C outside, and it’s only going to get hotter. Tomorrow it’s predicted we’ll see 41C. We’re going to the movies. Or the shops. Or the Library. Somewhere with air conditioning, at any rate.
\nOh, and see what I picked up at the supermarket this week?
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\nHot cross buns! In January! I bought them anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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