Thursday, March 29, 2007
The poncho
So. I've been thinking. Obviously I'm not liking what I see happening with the poncho. If I liked it, I'd be knitting on it. I think that once it's blocked, it'll stretch out into bigger holes, and I think it will make this variegated yarn look like shit. This is *gorgeous* yarn, People. It should never be made to look like shit. The pattern was written for a much thicker yarn, and I just don't have the mad lace skilz to pull off the required gauge change. So. Back to square one.
Actually square two. Square one was the yarn. I've still got that. But I think it will live up to it's beautiful palette if the lace pattern has more solid areas. I'm looking at Kiri now. See how pretty it looks in a variegated yarn?
It's a triangular shawl, so it won't be hard to convert it to a poncho pattern, especially since the even rows are mostly purl stitches. The pattern even begins with a nice little garter stitch collar. It'll take some fiddling, but I can do it. I'll go back and forth for a while, just as the pattern calls for, then just start working in the round. I'll have to mimic the back 'seam' down the front as well, but that shouldn't take a whole lot of finagling. I hope.
Geez, what the hell am I getting myself into? Does someone need to make me realize that this is crazy talk? Bueller?
Oh! Another similar option is the Candle Flame pattern. I think I have a pretty good idea about how to add in pattern repeats from the 536 times I went back to the original poncho pattern, so the Candle Flame might be a little easier on me. We'll see! Oh yes we will!
Actually square two. Square one was the yarn. I've still got that. But I think it will live up to it's beautiful palette if the lace pattern has more solid areas. I'm looking at Kiri now. See how pretty it looks in a variegated yarn?
It's a triangular shawl, so it won't be hard to convert it to a poncho pattern, especially since the even rows are mostly purl stitches. The pattern even begins with a nice little garter stitch collar. It'll take some fiddling, but I can do it. I'll go back and forth for a while, just as the pattern calls for, then just start working in the round. I'll have to mimic the back 'seam' down the front as well, but that shouldn't take a whole lot of finagling. I hope.
Geez, what the hell am I getting myself into? Does someone need to make me realize that this is crazy talk? Bueller?
Oh! Another similar option is the Candle Flame pattern. I think I have a pretty good idea about how to add in pattern repeats from the 536 times I went back to the original poncho pattern, so the Candle Flame might be a little easier on me. We'll see! Oh yes we will!
Labels: Knitta please
idyllicchick, 7:30 PM
1 Comments:
Lorena, at Mar 29, 2007 10:27:00 PM
Have you seen this shawl that WV Beth made?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buhnuh/391271391/in/set-72157594537892091/
How about this poncho?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knitterista/70547079/
How about this, seamed?
http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/PATTbloom.html
Or the Spinners Lace Shawl, seamed?
http://www.fibertrends.com/viewer/V4_shawls.html
Or on the same page, Bella, or the Leaf Lace Shawl (I have that pattern) or the Lace Mobi-- I need to stop now, before you throw a brick at my head. ;-)
That's all I've got right now, my sinusi are killing me. If I'm still alive in a couple of days, you can come over and pour through my books! I'm pretty sure I have one that's just on ponchos. If not, I have both Wrap Style and Scarf Style, and you're welcome to pour over both.
(PS. I like Kiri.)