Wonderful day, nasty day (weatherwise, that is). I've been avoiding the dreaded cabin fever not only by knitting, but also by organizing my uncontrollable stash (as it is)!
During that organization process, I uncovered 8 skeins of Noro Silk Garden in a phenomenal colorway, no. 211,
which I have always loved, but had totally forgotten that I owned... needless to say, I thought that it might be enough for a Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole from Scarf Style, and, um, sure enough, it supposedly would take 10 skeins!
GAACK!
what did I do? of course, as any "normal" intrepid knitter would do, I turned to the internet - ravelry didn't do it, my list of "NYC LYS"'s didn't do it either - seriously, folks, I called every single LYS in town that even purported to carry Noro Yarns - so, um, internet choice of last resort was ebay, and, sure enough, some wonderful people up north happened to have the EXACT SAME COLORWAY in the EXACT SAME DYELOT - (thanks, Les) YAY! so I ordered 4 skeins, just to be safe, and even more so, just to be sure ...
I'm thrilled with the progress of this luxurious wrap/stole ... and I promise to keep on knitting it through the incredibly historical day tomorrow - just hope I can actually finish it!
4 comments:
Looks gorgeous! You'll finish your Lady E long, long before I finish mine!
Oh, so THAT's why you've been so quiet!! It's looking wonderful, and putting evil, covetous thoughts into my mind...
I love that shawl in Silk Garden. I did long fringe on mine, but still inches shorter than called for in the pattern. I have three! So dramatic to wear.
Oh it's be-u-tiful! I have a bag of Silk Garden stashed for that project from about 3 years ago! I think you may have inspired my next project!
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