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January 14, 2008
The others
Princess knitting continues smoothly--I passed border row 177 last night, so I think my projections for finishing the border this month will prove accurate. All that knitting and it's still a bit of fluff that can fit with plenty of breathing room in a gallon-size ziploc bag (embarrassingly, my default knitting project carrier).
Much as I love the Princess, however, I am still distractable by new and shiny things.
For example, I just started the South Seas Stole--firstly, because it's pretty, and secondly because it will give me the opportunity to play with lots of pretty blue silver-lined 8/0 beads. (Yarn is Merino Lace from Heirloom Knitting.)
While not exactly shiny, Filatura di Crosa Superior is ridiculously soft. I found it in a yarn store while visiting my mom over the holidays and remembered the tantalizing review published at Knitter's Review last May. It's now well on its way to becoming a scarf with an unwieldy name from Victorian Lace Today.
Posted by missalicefaye at January 14, 2008 10:40 AM
Your knitting is beyond beautiful!
Posted by: Laritza at January 14, 2008 12:29 PM
Your Princess is breathtaking! And I recognize that yarn for the South Sea shawl, which is also exquisite. Hard to tell what the pink one is, but I am sure it's beautiful. The yarn is certainly lovely. Silk and mohair--my favorite. I just bought a huge cone of it from Sarah's Yarn--it's the same stuff that I have been hauling back from Japan. All white, but I can dye it.
Posted by: fleegle at January 14, 2008 12:31 PM
I have been admiring your lacework for sometime now, and I can't hold back any longer. I am an obsessive knitter. I have knitted everything - many difficult things, in fact. But I can't get over my fear of lace knitting enough to try it. How do you turn out so many gorgeous things? How do you keep track of so many intricate twistings and turnings? Do you ever make mistakes, and how on earth do you correct them? I am in awe.
Posted by: Elizabeth Cissi at January 14, 2008 01:11 PM
Lovely lace as always. Superior is wonderful stuff. I made a shawl for my LYS and just loved working with it.
Posted by: Colette at January 14, 2008 09:11 PM
Princess is looking lovely I now hav emy pattern and will start later this year.... I like the south seas stole and I love the rich blue colour very apart colour for the shawl...
the VLT scarf is looking nice to and a complete change of colour for you to...
Posted by: Littleberry at January 15, 2008 09:07 AM
Wow! The Princess shawl is moving along so well. And I really love all the other projects you're working on also.
Posted by: monica at January 15, 2008 12:24 PM
I love the way the South Seas is coming along! Such a vibrant blue.
As always, the Princess shawl is beyond merely beautiful.
Posted by: Opal at January 15, 2008 03:57 PM
Gorgeous, gorgeous and more gorgeous. Lovely projects all.
Posted by: Sil at January 16, 2008 10:23 PM
As you already know, I admire all of your work!!! But just so you know, I, also use ziploc bags as my default project bags :) And I LOVE IT! One of these days, I'll try the super hard projects that you do. And one of these days, I'll ask you to teach me how to tat. :)
Posted by: jennsquared at January 17, 2008 08:38 AM
So beautiful! You are really making great strides with the Princess Shawl and it looks breathtaking! I wondered when you would break down and start other projects and I must say the South Sea shawl looks wonderful. The Pink one looks good but I'm not sure which it is. Have to go drag out my copy of VLT! Terrific knitting and lovely eye candy :-)
Posted by: Jane at January 17, 2008 09:05 AM
The South Sea Stole is also on my list! And this is a very beautiful blue.
Posted by: projektleiterin at January 20, 2008 06:32 AM
they have yarn stores in fairmount??
Posted by: roni at January 21, 2008 09:31 PM
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