Sunday, November 15, 2009

Still plying...

But I've got roughly a bobbinful done. Actually, I could have gotten a bit more on the bobbin, but both plies broke at the same time, and I took it as a sign that I should stop and wind off the yarn.
And here it is:


There's a little bit of barber-poling, but most of the color changes are subtle enough that it doesn't really show.

If fact, as I was winding onto the niddy-noddy, I was often surprised to see that a whole new color had started without me even noticing.
If I haven't screwed up the count, I've got 625 yards so far.
Now I just need to find a shawl pattern with a lace pattern than can handle stripes of color. Anybody have suggestions?
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8 comments:

  1. BullwinkleNovember 15, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    That is luminescent. (Or: wow! is that ever shiny!)

    That is lovely yarn. I'm going to do ... uhm. Uh oh.... and darn. Where'd that pattern go?

    There is a drop-wraps stitch pattern out there - something to do with waves. It is usually knit in rows on the short side of a scarf/shawl. I'm going to knit it longways - in an autumn colorway and call it mountains. But I think it handles the color changes well.

    (Was that even close to intelligible?)

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  2. BullwinkleNovember 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drop-stitch-scarf-2


    I swear to *dog* you hit the publish button ...

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  3. amyNovember 16, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    The colors have lined up/matches very well! Pretty and shiny! I just finished about 14 oz of black alpaca. Now I want to spin something colorful.

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  4. margeneNovember 16, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    Very, very gorgeous!! It's enough yarn (and then some) for a lovely shoulder shawl.

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  5. patNovember 17, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    Oh my - that is GORGEOUS yarn - the tencel gives it that beautiful sheen. I sure hope I can make yarn like that when I grow up!
    How did you ply it to preserve the color changes?
    Anything you make with it will be beautiful!

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  6. graybastianNovember 17, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Oh, wow, that is so beautiful! The shiny! I can't wait to see what you knit with it.

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  7. LaurieNovember 17, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    Quite lovely. Looks silky, and the drape will be wonderful.

    Shawls by yardage: http://simpleknits.blogspot.com/2007/08/296-triangle-shawl-patterns.html

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  8. LaneaNovember 18, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    Gorgeous!

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