Monday, June 05, 2006

This is a picture of a pattern I'm developing for the angora yarn pictured before. I knitted a swatch of this in cotton about 10 years ago. It is a unique stitch in that it is based on rib instead of stockingette stitch. Since angora is ineleastic, just as cotton is, I thought it would work well. The pattern is showing nicely, even though it is not washed and blocked yet. I tried to do the pattern with regular increases, instead of yarn overs, but the pattern just did not show as well without the yarn overs. The final pattern is slightly different from the original swatch too, I made the verticle "wave" deeper and more pronounced. There will be more on this pattern as I continue to develop it.
UPDATE: I never finished this patter because I discovered the yarn was inferior angora yarn. It itches if worn against the skin, and it is entirely too heavy and dense, absolutely suffocating to wear. If you bought any of this from me, contact me and I will replace it with much better yarn - made from English angora.

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