I really loved watching this flower unfurl. Once I got past the initial knit, frog bit and was able to "see" the pattern in my minds eye, it was a breeze. It gets pretty heavy towards the end. Knitting the edging / casting off is not difficult, but it gets cumbersome flipping the thing back and forth to work the edging. I imagine it would be easier using a 10.5' DP, which I didn't have so I suffered with the huge circulars flapping around. The edging is lovely, but a crocheted edge would be just as nice and quicker to work.
I didn't use pins or wires to block it I just pulled and arranged the edging with my fingers and it looks great. When I make the next one I'll use three skeins of the cocoa. Even though it gets heavy to work I want it larger, more of a blanket than a throw. As is it will look gorgeous as a topper on an accent table, or thrown on the back of a sofa. The texture is really unbelievable and the wool has a nice polish.
6 comments:
MARIE! YOU DID IT!!! How you ever managed this while being clobbered three times in a row with the latest bug I will never know.....GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL (even Joe is impressed!) I AM SO PROUD (am I allowed to say jealous ;) ??? WELL DONE!
oh my! IT IS SO GORGEOUS. I cannot wait until I get to see this up close (hopefully soon....?). It is perfection. Well done!
I am so jealous! I can't wait to knit it! (I did wind my yarn in to balls anticipating a start date of 3/5. But...I don't think I am going to wait!!) Just gorgeous!!!
So where is it living right now????? Atop a table, on the back of a sofa? Oh wait, never on a sofa.......it might be a tasty morsel for Leo......maybe you can wear it???
That would be awesome!
I'm starting to get tempted to make one of these. Yours is very nice.
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