Wednesday, September 21, 2011

It Must Be Getting Cooler Because...

I've been working on some knitting.  Yesterday, I started a Jane Thornley freerange scarf.  It is based on a scarf "recipe" for it that is free on her website.

Most of the yarns I'm using are wool, plus a few novelty yarns.  The blue in the picture below is actually very purple.  The combination of purple and orange is giving it a bit of a Halloween look.  I wasn't really trying for that, I just like the combination of purple and orange.

I also photographed some things that I had finished earlier this year.  One of the items is this shawl which is mostly acrylic.  I like how it turned out, but I'm seeing that natural fibers sure do drape better than acrylic.

Also, wool breathes better than acrylic and retains it's insulating properties if it gets wet.  I would like to move away from acrylic and work more with wool. But sometimes price gets in the way. 

2 comments:

  1. Love the colors! I crochet but always wanted to learn to knit.

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  2. Thank-you :)

    I enjoy knitting, but every time I pick up a crochet hook it's a battle. I have some cheap acrylic I'm thinking of using to make a granny square afghan. Just haven't talked myself into it yet.

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