Sunday, June 29, 2008

Glitz (You want some bling with that?)










Back again :-) I recently bought batts of a limited edition fiber from Spritely Goods. It's my first foray into "glitz" in that it has sparkle in it from firestar and angelina. This batt is called "Palo Verde" and has merino and alpaca in it. While it looks pretty tame in these photographs, if you take this out into the sunlight, the fibers catch the light and glitter. I spun this on the Majacraft Rose with the lace flyer and fat core bobbin and produced a 2 ply yarn at 25 WPI. The pattern I selected is from badcatdesigns and is called "The Saigon Scarf" and has the added bling of beads which are placed using a crochet hook. It knits up quickly and has really clear instructions. It's a free pattern on Ravelry.

4 comments:

Tracy said...

Very nice. I love the color. You did a great spinning and knitting job. Love the bead choice to...Subtle..I like it.

mel said...

Wow - that is a beauty - I love that shimmery green. Great spinning and knitting - can't wait to see it finished!! :)

Lacefreak said...

Dear Tracy,

Thanks1 I love the beads too and the shiny stuff in the fiber is not overwhelming.

Lacefreak said...

Dear Mel,

Thank you! I loved spinning this yarn from the batts I got from Spritely Goods. It was heaven to spin which is not always the case as you may have experienced. The finished scarf is really light and very pretty in the sunlight :-)