Dear Ellen,
I finished my last WIPs Dancing entry just as the Canadian Men’s Team scored their sudden death victory over our hocky team. For a country reputed for politeness, I’m thinking that wasn’t really the nicest move on their part. On the bright side it did make it easy to ask Dale to come photograph my finished object. Had the U.S. won he would have been glued to the TV.
A Stitch Away from Genius is an Einstein Coat that will serve as a bathrobe. I realized this pretty early in the knitting as I learned more about alpaca and drape and the fact that it just doesn’t have the sproinginess to maintain a dense, resilient fabric as one would want for a coat. (At least not with a single strand of bulky weight — two maybe…better yet, one with a woolly friend would have been better.) The fabric I have is not dense at all…it does have nice drape and is very comfy so I’m just as happy — it is luscious on and will get good use. Now I need to find purple or burgundy paisley satin p.j.’s. I added the embellishment to give it more zing (that was a LOT of purple) and to add some structure to the fabric. It worked. I’m pretty satisfied with the results. This means I tallied 4 medals this Ravelympics…3 WIPs Dancing, 1 Aerial Unwind and 1 Short Track Shawl. I feel accomplished!
Here’s hoping your gansey comes in under the wire!
Love, Jan
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
March 1st, 2010 at 5:38 am
GORGEOUS!!!!
March 1st, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Well, that’s definitely a fancy bathrobe! Looks wonderfully warm. Congratulations on the big finish!
March 1st, 2010 at 10:33 pm
1. I rooted for the Canadians. But if we were in a war with them and you were fighting, I’d root for your side.
2. Oh, the lesson of alpaca drape. Very similar to silk drape. I have a gorgeous electric blue sweater that is much more like a tent than I intended.
3. Fabulous embellishment. If only you owned a Bedazzler, you could take it to an even higher level.
4. Since when do 3 + 1 + 1 = 5? Are you using the new math?
5. Gansey = done on time. I learned a lot - post to come.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Beautiful! And yes, alpaca is all drape and no sproing.
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Okay, so that should have been *2* WIPs Dancing + 1 Aerial Unwind + 1 Short Track Shawl = 4
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 am
Beautiful! What a great job and congrats on your medals!!
((hugs))