I spy…

September 9th, 2008

Found on my side porch this afternoon

I've never seen a dragonfly in our yard, much less on my porch. Luckily it stuck around long enough for me to run and get the camera.

Rose Red

Something finished. Shown blocking on a dinner plate!

Pattern: Rose Red (ravelry link)

Needles: US6 dpns and 16" circular

Yarn: Sublime Angora Merino DK (ravelry link)

This is my second Rose Red. My first one used some llama yarn I ordered from Hid N' Hills but unfortunately it just didn't work out. The gauge was off and the yarn "bloomed" a bit too much. Overall it was huge. (Mental note, that project still needs to be frogged, re-skeined and yarn re-claimed). This time my sub yarn was perfect.. PERFECT.

This was such a fabulous project to knit, and as usual, Ysolda's patterns are awesome. I'm actually a little sad that I've finished it. If I had more identical yarn in another color, I'd cast on another right away.

Now, want to see the other side?

Rose Red

I would have never thought of using a dinner plate to block a beret before I got this pattern!

Around a year ago on this day..

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6 Responses to “I spy…”

  1. 1 Susan
    September 10th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Great shot of the dragonfly. They are so magical.

    If the llama yarn is all llama that may be why it stretched out. Like alpaca, llama has little memory or elasticity.

    and that beret is stunning. I also love making them. Dinner plates in various sizes usually get auditioned for the blocking.
    Stay tuned for a new beret from HeartStrings featuring my yarn.

  2. 2 Nancy
    September 10th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    That’s a great hat. I think I want to make one for myself.

    I’ll tell you a secret, I am petrified of dragonflies. Bugs as a rule don’t bother me but once they pass a certain size they freak me out. I think the fact that they can hover doesn’t help, lol.

  3. 3 rebecca jc
    September 10th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    Gorgeous knitting. Beautiful pattern.

  4. 4 Diana
    September 11th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    Carla,

    The hat is beautiful. Love it!

  5. 5 Lisa
    September 14th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    Wow, beautiful pattern! I think you’re pretty creative to think of blocking it on a plate. :-)

  6. 6 Salt City Spinner
    September 16th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    Great pictures! The beret is gorgeous.

    Maybe you can use the dragonfly as a palette to hand dye some fiber…

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