Fiber Dreams

The sound of stitches being pulled.

This

is now a re-wound cake of yarn, ready to be knit at lunch today.

Sigh.

After I took that picture I knit one more pattern repeat, then switched to the next motif, knit two or three repeats there, then realized that I’d already used up half my yarn. Half! Hrmph. Not much of a scarf at that rate.

I pulled out my calculator, and reworked the scarf pattern. The pattern will now have three sizes to choose from: the narrow scarf that I’ll knit with this yarn, the wide scarf that Kristie is test knitting for me (and it looks gorgeous so far) in Zephyr Wool-Silk, and the stole that Kim (sadly blogless) is test knitting. A little something for everyone, in one compact pattern.

I wish you could see and feel this yarn. It’s Evolution^TM lace weight (heavy lace or fine fingering to my mind) from Chameleon Colorworks. The yarn is 100% merino. And yet… The fibers were stretched, making the resulting yarn super soft, as well as giving it a slight sheen. It’s glorious. The color I have, Ruby, looks more like the Rose colorway to me, but the label proves me wrong.

Nancy sent this to me late last week along with these two glorious hanks of sport weight Evolution^TM in Black Cherry. This colorway was just what I expected. Shades range from a light, bright red, to deep burgundy and dark gray. Luscious. And it’s just as soft as its finer weight counterpoint.

Oh yeah. In case you’re wondering. I haven’t frogged the Mingus partial sock yet. But I definitely will. Sadness. Ah well. Such is the life of a knitter. As we knit, so shall we rip.

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