It is a long time I'm not writing here a decent, long post. Well, this is the period of the year when I'm away, and keep updated the other blog, and that's already quite a lot of work. And then I'm here working, and there is some time to devote to knitting and to friends!
The annual Melbourne pullover is progressing, maybe a little bit slowly, I fear I will not finish before coming home (eeek, only one week and a half is left!).
And I have been kitting also other things... One was sent out today to its new home. The other, which I show you here, has left for the states on saturday, in the hands of its new owner.
Infact as soon as I knew a dear friend here was leaving to the States I thought she needed a good scarf, passim from the 36°C here to several °C below zero there.
I managed to knit it in a week, which is quite an accomplishment for me. And not having nough red yarn (it was finished when I got back to the shop), I decided to make it in red and grey. And i'm rather pleased of the result, and hope my friend liked it too!
It's another Ishbel (
rav link), pattern from Ysolda, and the wool is Cleckheaton Country Silk 8 ply, an 85%wool-15%silk mix that is very pleasant to knit and touch!
This is my third ishbel (the second is home, needing blocking and some finishing...), and I feel it is time to try some other patterns!
I have bought some whool here, I usually try to resist to temptations, also because there is not much room in the suitcase, but feel I might still have good occasions before coming back. I have already 4 fantastic special skeins in my hand (not counting a whole pullover + 4 skeins + 5 skeins for felting). Oh, shame, now that I read it, I haven't been so resistent, after all!
