No so typical for me, and as my self reflexions lead me to, I like knitting a few colourful pieces to go with my mostly monochromatic blue or neutral wardrobe. Blue is my black and my neutral.
When I saw the variegated Sunrise or Sunset skein from Laine Select at a quilting festival (who could have guessed that driving my mother there I would walk out with two skeins from an indie dyer..), I knew I wanted it to come home with me.
I really procrastinated on a companion skein. I had nothing in my stash that would go with it, and I did not know what to choose. After lots of talks with Véronique, and lots of trials, I settled on this dark plum one. It is even darker in person, almost black with that special hue.
Then I waited for a pattern opportunity. One of my YouTube subscriber suggested the Kallara, and it clicked. That was a perfect match. Casting on got pushed up a bit from my waiting list as I had injured a finger and could not knit with mohair (one cowl is on hold..) or with precise work (that vest is finished now ). My finger is better but I cannot knit with mohair for now, too much fluff that can get caught where it should not.
The Kallara is a smaller shawl, very elongated, light and joyful, ideal for summer weather.
My Ravelry project : https://www.ravelry.com/projects/IsabelleGD/kallara
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Wow, just beautiful. What a great pairing.
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I could not have anticipated, yet here it is ☀️
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Sometimes you just need to wait for everything to line up, right? This looks ace.
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Indeed, like something is clicking ! In that case, I started with the (uncommon for me) yarn and looked for a pattern. I could not find any and asked on my YT channel. One subscriber suggested the Kallara, and it clicked 😺
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Wow, I love it! The color combo and the pattern were made for each other. I can imagine a lot of wonderful summer days in its company. 🙂
Hope your finger mends quickly and you can get back to your finer projects.
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Thank you 😺 The finger is doing its own thing at its own pace. Still very sensitive, and no more bandage !
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