I keep waiting for the perfect natural lighting to get some pics of my recent projects, but being as I live in Oregon and there won't be good natural light until June (at the earliest!) I'd better just give up and get pictures taken. So what if the color isn't perfect? At least it'll get documented before it gets overly used, right? I'll get to that soon, bad light or not, but in the meantime, here are pictures of my mom's Christmas present. It's called the
Hemlock Ring Blanket. It's a doily pattern from the 40s, but made with a heavier weight of yarn to make it a lap blanket. This one is Lamb's Pride Superwash Worsted in the Japanese Plum colorway. It ended up about 44" across. Mom had to convince her neighbor it wasn't crochet. She finally told her I don't know how to crochet, which is so true! Anyway, there is really some knitting, but I'm not making promises on the rest...until June, of course. ;)
The blanket picked up a nickname while being knitted. I began affectionately referring to it as "The Amoeba." Is it just me or does it have a jellyfish kind of quality to it?
While I don't agree that knitting is the new yoga, knitting itself goes through its own kind of yoga when stretched to its extreme for blocking. Looks a bit better, eh?
Here's a close up of the center while it was blocked.
Finally, the finished product. The color really isn't all the far off in these pictures, either.
5 comments:
holy crap, that is frickin' amazing.
that's absolutely beautiful Richelle! I can't believe you can actually KNIT like that.... I can't do more than a scarf, and even THAT is pathetic looking!!! I hope to see more pictures soon!!!
Aw, shucks, thanks!!! Yeah, I kinda like the knitting thing. The lace across my banner was also knitted by me. I may take that to Portland with me next weekend. And man, have I made a ton of socks!!! I keep thinking of things I've made and never photographed. And that's the stuff I still have and haven't gifted!
Richelle, I do crochet, and that blanket is gorgeous. Can't believe it's worsted weight, and wool, too. Does the yarn really have a sheen? or is that the flash? May have to find some if it's actually got a hard finish. Great work!
beautiful! and i know what you mean by the natural light thing, i have such a hard time taking pics for my store, i finally sucked it up and bought a small portable studio contraption
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