One day left until the MS3 begins. This is very exciting because my yarn got here yesterday, which in my opinion is pretty fast service. I placed my order on Sunday and it got here on Wednesday. Pretty nice. Included with my order was a nice color card for the Jaggurspun Zephyr. I know the lighting is a little off, but the color that I ordered is Sage, and it is gorgeous.
So I got straight to work on my swatches. I tried a size 4 first, just because it seems that's what just about everyone else was doing. But after blocking it I wasn't sure if I like how big the holes were. So I started over using size 3's. And after blocking that swatch out, I'm not sure if I see much of a difference. The left swatch is on the size 4's and the right on the size 3's. Please let me know which you think is the better gauge.
So after all that, I made a trip to the LBS this morning and picked out the final item for the stole. The beads. I was a little disappointed, they had tons of size 11/0 in every single color. But when I finally made my way over to the size 8/0, the color selection was very limited. So with the help of my 4 year old, we decided on rainbow light purple to go with the sage. I know it sounds kind of off, but the slight contrast actually looks really nice together. Thank you Angelina.
On to other things. I also joined the Sock it to Me sock swap, which should be a lot of fun. Sign ups end on Saturday so if anyone is interested just click on the link on the side of my page. And since I am presently addicted to KAL, I joined the Christmas KAL. This was a practical choice that should also be fun. I had just started my Christmas knitting list, so this came at the right time. There will be prizes for who finishes the most from their list the quickest. Fun, fun, fun!
With getting ready to leave for vacation on Saturday and putting together all my MS3 supplies, I have not had much time for actual knitting. Although I have sneaked of few moments at night for working on the Print O' Wave Stole. The second half is coming along pretty well, I only have 9 more repeats to go. Hopefully I'll have that done and some of the border by the time I get back from Georgia.
I'll try and post a progress report while we're gone, but there are no guarantees. So if nothings gets posted next week. I will see you all on the 8th of July.
2 comments:
Wow, those DO look so much alike. What are the blocked measurements of the swatches? I think I would go with how big you want your stole, if there is a difference.
When I knitted up my swatch, I used one size needle, a couple of rows of garter, and then used another sized needle. I blocked them out the same. I just finished my swatch and can't decide either.
I agree with N.Mario. It's really hard to tell which one is which. I tend to like the one you did on #4's just a bit better, but you're the one that has to wear it and knit it so it's really the one you like best that is important. Good luck, see you on the MS3 list, can't hardly wait! Dodie on the Oregon coast
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