I've often thought that technology has yet another leap to make -- we've gotten to video sharing with Skype and FaceTime, but still there are a few things missing.
- We can't smell the food that looks so delicious on the plate.
- We can't have our thirst quenched by the bubbly drink offered in the ad.
- We can't shake the hand of a new friend.
- We can't touch the soft yarn in the picture.
Maybe someday.
Meanwhile I'm knitting the Arimono Shawl by Megan Goodacre of Tricksy Knitter. This is my second Goodacre pattern -- both are grand, error free, easy to follow, include both charts and words for lace patterns, and they make me happy while I'm knitting. You'll want to check each pattern. I've already got my eyes on a third one to add to my Goodacre collection.
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| The kit from Tricksy Knitter was my Mother's Day gift. Pattern and yarn are both still available. Megan's most recent email said they had just restocked the wonderful yarn. |
I bot Pansies at Dusk -- don't you love the name! It's from Sweatermaker Yarns, and uses both cashmere (30%) and silk (70%). Pattern for Arimono Shawl comes in the kit, though you can also download it to your pdf reader after purchase.
Yarn and pattern --
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| Fabulous skein wrapper with the illuminated "S". The yarn is hand-painted and did I mention that it is glorious!? |
Enjoying this one a lot. Glad to have some relaxing lace to knit in between other projects.
Speaking of other projects -- that experiment with the Mitered Crosses? I frogged it. Addey used the best word to describe what I had tried to do -- it was 'fiddly.' I knew I wouldn't knit another and didn't really wanna spend the extra time weaving in the ends for this one. I do think the afghan would be lovely in just the yarn the designer suggested -- a variegated Noro, on US#6. I used a cotton on US#8.
Bottom line -- it didn't scale well to bigger yarn OR bigger needles. It happens.
Sure am glad there's no fee in this establishment for re-stashing.
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