Happy Leap Day! Hint 5 now done.

February 29, 2008| Lindy| 0 Comments | 11:34 pm

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I finished hint 5 of the SoSii stole this morning. What a beautiful pattern this is turning out to be! Just love the design and the way the stole drapes.

I have slowed down on my knitting due to too many things to do and not enough time to knit. So while hint 7 was posted this morning, I will be starting hint 6 sometime later tonight (I hope…)

As our son’s wedding draws closer, I find that I have more things to do related to the wedding and less time to just sit and knit. But, I need to stay with this project as it is intended to be a gift for the bride to wear on her wedding day.

1 thought on “Happy Leap Day! Hint 5 now done.”

Nautical Knitter says:

March 1, 2008 at 12:20 am

Lindy,
Your stole is turning out just beautiful! The bride will be so proud. Take your time and create that gorgeous lacy keepsake for her in your time frame. By the way, our son is also tying the knot this August. Need to make something for the bride to be as well….

Fair Winds, DK

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Secret of the Stole II: Hint 1 – A Tale of Two YarnsSecret of the Stole II: Hint 1 – A Tale of Two Yarns

January 23, 2008| Lindy| 3 Comments| 5:38 am

The first hint for the Secret of the Stole II came out last Friday. I finished the hint twice. Yes — twice.

I had decided to use the cashmere yarn for this stole — and then I tried to cast on using the long tail cast on recommended by DK. Much to my surprise and dismay — the yarn broke each time I attempted to cast on — I did finally cast on using a knit on cast on method. After the rough start, the cashmere yarn knit up fine and I like the result. But I am a little concerned about this yarn’s stability and strength. Hence, the second version of hint 1 in the superfine merino.

Casting on with the merino yarn using the long tail cast on was uneventful — no breaks. Now, this is what I am used to with yarns — even fine yarns. So, I am now doing this KAL in two yarns — and then I’ll decide which one I like better.

I’d appreciate hearing from others with more experience knitting cashmere yarn. What has been your experience?

SoS ii Hint 2 done (in cashmere)SoS ii Hint 2 done (in cashmere)

February 1, 2008| Lindy| 0 Comments| 5:30 am

I finished knitting hint 2 in the cashmere yarn last evening. Waited until this morning to take pics. The cashmere version is knitting up very nicely. It’s very soft and drapes well. I think it shows the stitch definition nicely as well.

This is a lovely pattern so far — it is developing into an intriguing design. Hint 2 took longer to knit this week. This was in part because I was busy with family things most of the weekend and really didn’t get down to knitting until Sunday.

Started working the hint up in the superfine merino — but only got about 10 rows done last night and haven’t started knitting yet this evening. Hint 3 arrives tomorrow — so I’m going to be behind on version 2.

SoSii — Hint 2 finished in MerinoSoSii — Hint 2 finished in Merino

February 5, 2008| Lindy| 0 Comment| 4:40 am

Finished hint 2 in the Superfine Merino yarn on Saturday. Good way to finish up Ground Hog’s Day.

The merino is not as soft as the cashmere, but it does knit up well and shows the lace pattern stitch definition.