Showing posts with label silk spun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk spun. Show all posts

03 September 2007

Gaia top

While ruminating on to sew or not to sew (see "party frock" post below), I managed to whip up another top! I reckoned that anything made with a Handmaiden yarn couldn't go wrong... and I was right!




Specs:


Yarn: Handmaiden Silk Spun (100% silk), 1 skein each of two similar shades
Needles: 5.5 mm Clover Bamboo
Pattern: "Gaia" by Haley Waxberg of Knitomatic. (available with purchase of the yarn)
Start Date:
2 September 2007
Finish Date: 3 September 2007

Check out the lovely colours!



Notes:

- this was a very quick knit and the yarn (not surprisingly) feels great to work with
- the pattern is one-size. I made some slight mods to shorten the body and worked on smaller needles than called for. I also added some decreases in the front and back to narrow the waist.
- I think this will make a lovely vest in wintertime in addition to a "fair weather top" (but hopefully not a fair weather friend...!)