It's finally done! I like it very much, especially the softness of the yarn. I was not so sure about how the colorway would work out, after the first 15 rows or so, I thought, I would over dye it for sure, but the more I knit, the better I liked it.
It had probably something to do with the name of the yarn, " After the storm", what fitting name!
Well, I love it!
This is another design of Stephen West, although an older one. Here are the specifics:
pattern: Herbivore by Stephen West
yarn: Wandering Cat Yarns Top Cat (merino/cashmere/nylon blend). I used 83g of the skein, or 361 yds. I would wear underwear made from this yarn, it's so soft, and nice next to skin.
needles: 4mm
start-finish: Jan. 2-6, 2011
mods: the only thing I did differently was to make the garter edge wider, just to make sure it will never curl
This shawl counts as # 1 in 11shawls in 2011. I've picked up my pair of socks again, and finished the first sock, cast on the second. Maybe I will finish the pair this month, but it's agony, I wish they were done already.
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23 comments:
What a lovely design! Great job!
It's lovely! I think the yarn is beautiful and it's good you didn't overdye it. Herbivore is such a nice, classy design. You could knit some undies with that yarn!....there was that thong in IK a few years ago. (eeew)
beautiful! i have two of his patterns lingering in my queue. this might have been the final 'push' i needed to cast one on!
I love this. I don't recall seeing blue and grey in colourways together very often but it should be paired more, its lovely.
Beautiful! Beautiful!
Congratulations!
It's lovely and a beautiful colour.
/annie
Well you already know how much we love that shawl. Underwear!!! Hmmmm.
That is gorgeous! Love the colors!
So beautiful! Love it!
I have plans to tackle this one again. It was past me a year and some ago (the twisted stitches just blew my little mind), but I really want to CONQUER!
heh.
I love yours. It is truly lovely.
Your Herbivore turned out so pretty! The colors are very nice and fresh!
Yours, Julia
it's beautiful. those colors really sing!
I really like Stephen West's designs. I have made 3 Herbivores so far. Yours is excellent.
Gorgeous. Im so glad oyu like the Top Cat
Perfect color to wear with jeans!!
Very lovely. The colors work well with the pattern!
It's lovely and that yarn was worth the wait :)
I'm about to CO for my first pair of socks in a long long time ~ very happy about that!
That´s lovely design! I had to put it on the "todo"-list.
And yesterdays picture, Maggie and Happy are cute. She want`s to be as him. And she is the king!
So pretty! So my colors.... just saying.
Beautiful! I love the color too! :)
Herbivore has been in my queue for a while, and it's really great to see how beautifully yours turned out. I also love the colorway. I've made several things lately where I wasn't sure I liked the color, then liked it a little bit better when it was wound, then loved it when it was knit.
That's beautiful, it looks wonderful in that colorway.
i've been itching to make that one up too. thanks for the inspiration.
I find the colour and the pattern quite lovely.
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