Hello, Everybody! So I decided to make an night-time going out type of Coachella. I don't know if this will really work, but this is a quick knit so we'll find out soon enough. It's always a little risky to go for the hand knits at a cool lounge, but we will see.
I swatched 3 yarns for this. The first was Louisa Harding Glisten. It, like the called-for yarn, is a 100% nylon tape/ribbon type yarn. The color is black with periodic black shiny bits. I really wanted to use this yarn for this top, I had just the right amount in my stash. But after swatching, I see that it is rather stiff and would not have good drape, and to get gauge (or anything above the ball recommended gauge) gives me open mesh that is see-through and looks like a fish net.
Then I tried Berroco Bonsai, which is a 97% bamboo 3% nylon yarn. The nylon is shiny and adds sparkle. If I had had this yarn in black or white or gold, I would have chosen it, but I had it in a sage type color and it's not really what I want for going out at night. I think I will make it again in this color and yarn for a day look. This yarn is very drapey and very suited to this pattern, I think.
I finally decided on using some Alchemy Synchronicity that I had in my stash, which is a single ply 50% silk 50% merino yarn. It will be warmer than the others, but that's not too much of a problem since it's for going out at night. It has a nice drape. The color is Pewter. I got this yarn at 66% off (otherwise, who can afford it?) and was sawing it for something else, but I guess I can manage to do the other thing with another stash yarn.
Also, for the neck roll part I held together a strand of Drops Glitter yarn, which is very fine at 10 grams giving over 700 yards. It is a metallic yarn that adds a little sparkle. I'm going to copy the modifications I saw in someone else's Coachella and do arm edging as well, and I will hold the sparkly yarn for that edging, too.
I started last night. Will it be done in time? I'm at the point where I'm about to rejoin the front and back.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Evening Coachella?
Posted by Nikki at 5:11 AM
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