Misty Garden

I finished Misty Garden last night. It is now on its way to Australia, yeah, the country. Misty Garden is a present for my sister’s 25th birthday. Annie took the liberty to model it before it got boxed up.

 

Then of course, I worry. The post office does not insure mail going overseas unless I send it as registered mail. Registered mail would have cost me triple to ship. So I dropped it off, via uninsured mail and now I wait. 7 – 10 days they say.

My sister has no idea what it looks like. All she has seen is a bad photograph of the pattern done in a totally different yarn. The original pattern calls for Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair Infusion. Damn that’s a mouthful. How funny, Jo Sharp is Australian….. maybe it’s meant to be. Oh, and my sister totally doesn’t know about her brother’s gay blog either.

So, I’ve taken some pictures using different camera settings. I’m trying to experiment. I am just trying to get “indoor fabric photography” down. It’s hard, I either shake too much or the true color of the fabric doesn’t show. You guys need to tell me which is better, with or without flash.

The rest are just the details of the scarf.

 
 

Pattern Book: Scarf Style
Pattern: Misty Garden

Yarn Brand: Fiesta
Yarn Name: La Boheme Starbust
Yarn Colorway: 2210 -Caribbean
Yarn Content: 2-strand yarn (A. 64% Brushed Kid Mohair, 28% Wool, 8% Nylon) (B. 100% Rayon)
Amount of yarn used: 2 balls (1 ball = 165 yards)
Yarn Cost: $32/hank
Yarn Source: Nancy’s Knits, Houston, TX

Needle: Size 9 US 24″ (INOX)

Dimensions: 7 inches wide and 75 inches long (after blocking)

Project Duration: 01/01/2006 – 01/09/2006 (9 days – woo hoo!)

Recipient: Sister’s 25th birthday present

 

Project Notes:
This yarn is just so pretty that I find it hard to bitch about it. But it does act strangely though. This is a 2 stranded yarn, each with different stretch. One strand is 100% rayon and the other strand is some mohair blend. As you knit, the mohair yarn starts to stretch and it gets longer and longer until it’s noticeably longer than the rayon strand.

So what? Shouldn’t effect the knitting. True, but if you’re picky like me, different story. The strands were dyed together and as one yarn becomes longer than the other, your color sections start to shift and colors don’t match up.

I tried to ignore it at first and it still gave a nice effect. Then I could stand it anymore and started to match the colors up every so often. I would just fold the “extra length” and hold it with the yarn and knit with it. I know, that last sentence didn’t really make sense, but I don’t know how to explain it in words. If someone really reads this blog and really wants to know what I did, feel free to e-mail me.

So, this was a simple feather and fan pattern. No problems there. Can I consider this my first lace project?

That’s all folks.

PS: I still need more votes on Iro for which Noro? You know me, no backbone, I will leave the decision entirely to the online community for what I should knit next. And I’m getting antsy, so hurry up and vote. Unless no one is reading this blog. Hmmmmff!