tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30253704.post-50277167567349777422008-05-05T07:15:00.002-04:002008-05-05T08:38:51.048-04:00<div>Good morning and happy Cinqo de Mayo to everyone. O frabjous day - Blogger fixed whatever was wrong with it and here is the post that's been percolating for a week:</div><div><br /></div><div>Ooooh! Finished Objects! Finished Objects!<br /></div><br />First, the Paisley Shawl from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Folk Style</span>.<br /><img src="http://www.momogusknits.com/ftp.momogusknits.com/DSCF3163.jpg"/><br />I was carried away by the beauty of friend Neeta's version of this, even though she made some cautionary noises about the knitting of it when I first saw it. I used Berroco Ultra Alpaca (bought at Purl by the Sea in Montauk, NY). Neeta had used Ultra Alpaca Light, which is the weight that it called for, but I forgot that. This turned out to be a serendipitous mistake.<br /><br />Back in January, I had an email conversation with Kate Gilbert, the designer of the shawl, about a different project. In the course of our conversation I mentioned that I had bought <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Folk Style</span> solely for this pattern and she emailed back, "Oh I hated that Paisley Shawl!" Wow. I never found out why, but now I think I know. Because the paisley eyelet blobs are irregular in shape, there's no symmetry or rhythm to the knitting. I spent hours - HOURS I TELL YOU - counting the stupid little spaces in the graph on every row. Ugh. I finally got so sick of it that I just bound it off where I was. Because I used a heavier weight yarn, though, it turned out to be the size it was supposed to be. Fine. Done and DONE.<br /><br />Next I finished the Marianas Pullover from Valley Yarns.<br /><img src="http://www.momogusknits.com/ftp.momogusknits.com/DSCF3175.jpg" /><br />This was a stash-buster; 5-yr-old Jaeger Chamonix that had been lurking forever. It's a great yarn - very soft and smoochy - but I think if I were to make this sweater again (which I would in a heartbeat) I'd use a stiffer yarn. It's a great shape and a quick knit (love those top-downs), but it's a little floppy in this soft yarn. Modifications: I made the ribbing much deeper on the cuffs and I used garter rib on the body. Next time I'd use the garter rib on the collar to make it lay flatter. Great pattern though.<br /><br /><div>Finally, this is the Calla Lily Bag from Knitter's Book of Yarn (awesome book). This pattern had me completely kerfluffled, but I finally figured it out and here it is:<br /><img src="http://www.momogusknits.com/ftp.momogusknits.com/DSCF3166.jpg" /><br /></div><div>More stash-busting! Red and orange Cascade Pastaza. I think I'll teach this as a class this fall.</div>dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893671731903195817noreply@blogger.com