A Grrl Can Change Her Mind

The weekend offered a little bit of a finishing flurry with CeCe and Persephone coming off the needles within a day of each other. It was rather exciting to have nothing on the needles for a short time. (If you want to stay my friend you will not remind me of the two languishing socks).  No time was wasted in contemplation of what would next embellish the needles…I have a queue! 

Miriam's Persephone and Judy's yarn made beautiful music together and the experience was wonderful.  The mix of patterns, from leaf motif to faggoting and back again, was enjoyable and not too complicated. Judy's yarn has a crisp, yet soft hand, a beautiful sheen, and a texture that enhances the stitches.   Nice work, both of you!

Persephone
Pattern: Persephone by Miriam Felton
Yarn: Yarn: Ball and Skein Arbori (50% Merino, 50% Tencel) - Purple Haze by Judy (Kits available)
Time to Knit: April 12, 2009 – April 25, 2008

The other scarf on my needles (maybe it's my time for scarves, not socks) was the handspun Scroll Stitch (the one I shared with you last week), but I've since changed my mind.  The pattern just wasn't lacy enough to show off the glorious halo of the alpaca/angora blend. While the yarn is slightly overspun it still knits up beautifully. The Lace Ribbon Scarf by Véronik Avery was deemed (by me) to have the right amount of lace (big holes!), to be soft and lovely to wear around my delicate neck, and to be interesting and fun to knit. The change has been good.

 

My participation in PS (Earth) Elements was at a low point this month. As many of you know, I'm not a big fan of green and since the Sock Mojo is nowhere to be found I can't even knit a pair of appropriate socks.  My love of brown comes to the rescue, as does a very pretty pattern, found via Ravelry, for a simple garter stitch feather and fan shawl, Shetsoie. How lucky that the perfect yarn for this project was in my stash...Alchemy Haiku in  "Twig" brown. (YAY!)  The shawl is growing nicely as there is minimal thinking involved, although the tiny needles (#3) make the going slow.  The shaded brown yarn, with the feather and fan edging, should make this more interesting in the end than it is now.  I can't help but think charred Brillo Pad.   

Comments

[Carole]

Your Persophene is so pretty! I'm going to have to add this to my queue.

[Norma]

I love faggoting. Though I'm not so much for the lace, I love the faggoting. Understated "manly"? lace. That's my lace, I guess. Glad you mentioned it. I think I really was meant to be a man.

[Judy]

Thanks!

I can't wait to start the Lace Ribbon Scarf. Beautiful!

[CindyCindy]

Love Persephone. As for the Shetsoie? It's beautiful. It looks like an autumn leaf. Charred brillo pad, my butt: )

[gale (she shoots sheep shots)]

Glad to see your lace ribbon close up,it will be beautiful in that yarn. I am itching to start that one, too. Buying yarn for it is my mission at Maryland S&W .

[Kim]

I really like Shetsoie and the yarn color you have chosen is one of my most favorites! I will look forward to seeing this one as you work on it.

[Wool Winder]

Persephone is beautiful! I started Lace Ribbon Scarf, but was forced into changing my mind, because the yarn I was using (variegated) didn't look right.

[Romi]

Wow! CeCe and Persephone are gorgeous! Beautiful work. :)

[susan]

Funny, I cast on for a brown shawl last night as my mindless project.

[Cheryl S.]

I loved seeing CeCe in person last night - she's fantastic, just like her owner.

[Teyani]

I have been eyeing that ribbon lace scarf too - it looks like the perfect pattern for that yarn :-)

[Tan]

I can just use your blog as my queue. Who needs Ravelry?

[Carrie]

LOL @ Tan's comment
I love scarves too. It's astounding, the number of scarves I have in progress or on my queue, considering I have never in my life worn a scarf, nor ever lived in a place where one would be considered.

[Keatyn]

Persephone looks gorgeous. I may have to add that to my list of things to possibly knit later.

[Manise]

Charred Brillo pad! I see it! You are too funny. And your Persephone is super! Another great marriage of yarn with pattern!

[deb]

I'm laughing wondering how many people remember Brillo pads!! And how awful your hands felt after using one after a particularly awful pan!!

[AmyP]

Tis the season for lace, it seems! Persephone looks lovely.

[Beth S.]

The brown shawl looks very, very promising. That's a color I can never have enough of... and I am imagining the divine softness. :-)

[Laura]

heh Hopefully it's much Softer than a charred Brillo Pad!?

[nova]

Charred brillo pad? No way! It's going to be beautiful! I love your scarves. And really, that Mim, she designs some great things.

[Chris]

I love Persephone!!!

[Sharon]

All very very lovely! You are so prolific - how on earth do you store all those scarves so you can find the one you want?!

[Suzanne]

All three look great. I think I have the lace ribbon one in my queue and now you have pointed me to a page with more to look at.

Can't wait to watch the two grow.

[kathleen]

poor green...you know I love green!

[Lucia]

Beautifully done as always. A grrl can and should change her mind -- otherwise it might get stuffy in there.

[Lucia]

P.S. I should read more carefully. Charred Brillo Pad! LOL. With yarn vendors doing their best to dream up romantic and/or pastoral color names, sometimes it's fun to think of unappetizing ones instead.

Your dislike of green mystifies me.

[Birdsong]

Your Persephone scarf has turned out elegantly, making me excited that the shawl version is near the top of my queue... though the muted browns are a yarn I could really love. Glad you found a quick lace fill in for your empty needles:)

[Anne]

Lace Ribbon Scarf is on my list - I might even have some handspun I could use for that myself!

[Debbie]

Hi Margene!

Persphone is beautiful!! I love the color and the pattern looks interesting and fun to knit!! I've been wanting to cast on for the Lace Ribbon Scarf BUT I'm going to stay on task and finish some WIP around here...

Oh my...a charred brillo pad...?

[Shirlucky]

I hope you know there is an error in the
chale shetsoie. Just so you don't tear your
hair out after chart 3. I learned about it on
Ravelry.

[Lisa]

Yes, this does seem to be your time for shawls and scarves. All beautiful! So glad to read that you found Seraphim.

[Opal]

Persephone is gorgeous. I can't wait to see how the Shetsoie knits up. :)