Purple


In grade school I would get a new box of Crayola markers every August, and by May the only ones still working with plenty of ink would be the orange, purple, and brown.  As you can tell, I am not much a fan of purple.  But every once in a while I find just the right shade + object combination and it is love!

my sneaks!

So it was when I saw the beautiful Manos del Uruguay 5-ply Merino at PurlSoho I had to order two skeins.  They call it “magenta” but it is a beautiful deep mix of purple and fuchsia, and so saturated.  Quite hard to capture the exact color because it is very complex.

I decided it would be perfect as a cowl and searched the PurlBee until I found this pattern for a Leaf Lace Scarf.  Of course, making a cowl version means not dealing with the dreaded Kitchener Stitch, but I did have to adapt the pattern to be knit in the round and it was my first experience with lace knitting.  I even had the yarn-overs going in the wrong direction for a while…  The cast on edge is garter stitch, and the other edge is a seed/ribbing mix with a fake tubular cast off from TECHknitting.  After blocking it is so comfy and soft!

Leaf Lace Cowl

raccoon-like

The second skein was used for the Waffel hat over at Pickles.  I had a little trouble with the gauge and ended up knitting the hat upside down.  I started at the brim but it was too small, so I increased (that’s why the pattern is at a different scale than in the original).  When I had enough height I bound off, then cut the cast-on edge and reknit, decreasing to the top of the hat.  I love how knitting is so forgiving in this way.  The smocking texture is very easy and could easily be used in a garment.

honeycomb

smocking
purple head

The hat will be going to someone who favours the color…

2010.05.03 18:08:23 | Posted in 2010, All, Knitting
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