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November 05, 2007
Six down...
The Princess shawl pattern arrived on Saturday. I managed to hold out a couple of hours before the urge to cast on became overwhelming. :)
The yarn I'll be using (I think) is a light blue gossamer wool/silk blend acquired on eBay. I have a completely ridiculous amount of it--about 2.25 pounds at 16,000 yards per pound. The label inside the cone indicates that it is a Lane Borgosesia yarn, dated 1992. Not quite vintage.
I put that qualification in the preceding paragraph only because I haven't yet received the Jamieson & Smith Shetland Supreme samples I ordered. It may be fabulous enough to change my whole outlook on the shawl... Or not. In the meantime, I've completed six edging points in the wool/silk on 1.75 mm (00) needles. I might have gotten further, but I kept getting distracted by the imaginative and acrobatic slaughter of 300. On-screen testosterone overload and lace knitting mix about as well as you'd think they would...
Posted by missalicefaye at November 5, 2007 10:19 AM
Lace knitting and abs of steel do not mix.
It is looking lovely so far. I love the color. And I gasped when I saw the cone. That is wonderful! Can't wait to see more of the shawl.
Posted by: Rosa at November 5, 2007 10:55 AM
Absolutely lovely yarn IF it is fairly easy to knit with. I do love the color. 294 is not bad :D
Posted by: Laritza at November 5, 2007 11:18 AM
Oh sqweeee......
So excited to see this Miss Alice.
That colour is to die for, it will be stunning, I hope you continue in this and save the supreme for another fab project.
I used to listen to TV, and now I seem to watch a lot more when knitting, obviously the knitting suffers for it, but I think if I had been watching 300 I would have put the knitting down.
How was the movie anywho? One to rent or no?
K
Posted by: Kathy at November 5, 2007 11:56 AM
I don't have a tv, so I am at loss about 300. 300 what?
Of course, your taste is impeccable, the color irreproachable, and the knitting, exquisite. I have to find some new adjectives for your lace, soon.
Posted by: fleegle at November 5, 2007 12:15 PM
I'm not sure if I should be jealous that you have your pattern already or excited because this means that mine migh be waiting for me in the mailbox when I get home. =)
Posted by: Jody at November 5, 2007 01:16 PM
Sheesh, Lady!!! Very Expert? How many brain cells are you trying to tie in knots? Actually, it's going to be fabulous. I'll be waiting for progress reports.
Posted by: Maria at November 5, 2007 02:49 PM
Wow! That is a LOT of yarn! I'm really impressed that you managed to knit that much through 300. I don't think I knit a stitch throughout that whole movie. Too much eye candy. ;-)
Posted by: Opal at November 5, 2007 04:39 PM
Lovely colour! I'm still trying to decide what yarn I'll use.
Posted by: Knitsanity at November 5, 2007 06:18 PM
The ice blue color is beautiful, and I love the way both your pinned and unpinned samples look. You really couldn't do better than to use this yarn. My own Princess shawl pattern arrived today--it's amazing how fast packages shipped by air arrive from Europe. I may never get around to knitting the shawl, but it's wonderful just to have the pattern.
Posted by: Lynne E. at November 5, 2007 09:00 PM
Such a beauty! The color is sublime and your knitting is fabulous as usual. I will feast my eyes on your work as I wait for my own yarn to arrive. Square or Triangle?
Posted by: Jane at November 5, 2007 10:49 PM
ohhh love the colour.... and you're the first I've seen knitting the Princess pattern.... your knitting looks great... I am getting the pattern for Christmas but have the yarn at the ready....
Posted by: Littleberry at November 6, 2007 07:46 AM
We saw 300 at the theater. I actually wanted to see it on a big screen, for maximum visual impact. :) I liked the stylized, comic-book look of the film a LOT. Though by the end, I was pretty disappointed when I realized that the abs HAD to have been added back in digitally. Drat.
The lace, of course, is lovely. As usual. :)
Posted by: Janice in GA at November 6, 2007 09:21 AM
Oooh you started!!
Posted by: monica at November 6, 2007 12:40 PM
I've managed to hold off casting on, because I'm working on 2 shawls already. Not really. I am working on 2 shawls, but I haven't cast on only because I don't have any appropriate yarn. I'm hoping maybe Richard will put some more cobweb cashmere/silk on the Colourmart site, so I can use that. Yours is looking lovely so far. But then, your lace always does!
Posted by: Cindi at November 6, 2007 12:43 PM
My pattern has arrived too but until I finish the two projects I have otn I will not even take the pattern out of the plastic. I have also received the yarn samples I ordered with the pattern. Am I mad in thinking to knit the princess in black?
Posted by: romy at November 8, 2007 03:20 AM
Oh my. This is going to be your magnum opus, isn't it? Seriously, I cannot think of a more complex, elaborate, ginormous knitterly undertaking. (Okay, maybe if you spun the gossamer thread yourself...)
I'll watch you knit this with great interest. :-)
Posted by: Beth S. at November 8, 2007 01:48 PM
Not only am I scared of knitting lace, I'm scared of watching 300. You are my hero.
Posted by: Sil at November 14, 2007 03:18 PM
everytime i watch you start one of these projects i am in awe! however you seem to sail through them so quickly. i remain convinced that you have a photographic memory!
Posted by: jacqueline at November 17, 2007 05:16 PM
That yarn is to die for! One of my alltime favourite colours. It looks like the lace will float in the air. Big intake of breath when I saw the photo. Look forward to following the progress of this shawl.
Posted by: Sue at November 19, 2007 04:41 AM
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