Sunday, 13 January 2008
I LOVE FOLIAGE & FRANK GEHRY
I didn't mention it then, but while I was at Purple Purl I picked up a skein of malabrigo worsted to make a chunky hat a la geeuknit + skrilla.
love me some yarn cake in the morning...
Pattern: Foliage - Knitty Fall 2007
Needles: 6.5mm crystal wood palace dnps, 6.5mm bamboo circs
Mods: An an extra half pattern repeat was added for a more prominent bubble slouch like I wanted.
Couldn't be bothered to switch needles for the ribbing and it turned out better that way.
I also added 5 or 6 more round of ribbing for stability
Notes: It seems I knit a tighter than I'm convinced I do. I thought about going down a size to 6's but I'm glad I didn't.
Inspitationals: geeuknit, skrilla
(pre block in this shot)
(post block)
alkie knitters rejoice, as a bubba makes a perfect blocking unit
now the bling bling,
how I lovelove love LOVE frank gehry's torque from tiffanys
I've secretly been wanting a ring from toby for a while now..
not so much a promise ring, just something i can look at and smile think of him type ring bling.
Love you!
I've got tons more to post about, but it will have to wait. I'm off to work, and then to Mt. Ste. Anne for a few days of snowboarding and relaxing. Au yea!
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13 comments:
Nice hat first of all. Secondly, nice bling. Frank Gehry makes me happy. You are a lucky girl!
This is a very nice hat! Have a good time in Mont Ste-Anne!
Now I'm gonna have to try that pattern out, the green malabrigo just did me in! Congrats on your beautiful FO and beautiful new ring!
Awwww re the ring.
My now husband gave me a gold ring our first christmas together, and since then its been resized twice and fixed after being cut off my finger after i smashed it in a door!!
I never take it off and its worth more to me than anyone can ever realize!!
oh and i have to say... mmmmmmalabrigo!!
Lovely Foliage and Gehry ring!
As for the slouchy ribbed hat, I think dk yarn held double could work, esp. if you're a tight knitter, but I wonder how much the cotton will stretch?
Love the hat... and good snowboarding time at Mont Ste-Anne (is it the one in Quebec... if so you will be only 20 minutes drive from my place !)
Love the Gehry ring, but the hat has me sold! Both look great on you.
I' can't decide which appeals to me more: the hat, the ring or the boy!
That hat is simply FABULOUS!!
Not to mention you look beautiful in it!
love your hat! big fan of malabrigo and after eye-ing that hat for awhile now, I'm convinced. nice!
That is probably my favorite foliage hat around. The color is perfect too.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the ring! Very nice style....and it obviously means a lot to you.
Lovely hat and it's such a great color. I like the bold ring. It really suits you.
love you baby!
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