odessa
I needed a quick gift for a little girl's birthday. I had been forewarned about the party, but forgot it completely until my husband mentioned it to me on Friday. So I looked around online and found the pattern for Odessa, courtesy of Grumperina. Yesterday morning, I went to the LYS and picked up a ball of Rowan Cashsoft DK, and then to pick up some beads. Here's the end result:
My model is certainly not as cute as the intended recipient, but I don't have a little girl on hand to model for me.
I knit on this with periods of great intensity, but there was still time for a long lunch outside with my family and a trip to the zoo. I finished this morning. I love this pattern! It is interesting and easy to memorize, and the end result is stunning. (I also picked up another ball of Cashsoft in green. Hey, I need a hat, too.) And it is quick to knit. If you need a hat on Sunday, you can start it Saturday. Just, you know, don't count on blocking it.
This yarn is fabulous. I loved knitting with it. I mean, I really loved knitting with it. It's hard to explain to a non-knitter why it's such a fantastic yarn, but I really tried. And my husband listened with at least the pretense of interest, for which I am grateful, even reaching over to pet the yarn when so instructed. Maybe one of these days I'll finish his sweater.
posted by rene @ 12:38 PM
5 Comments:
It turned out great - and I love your model!
Thanks, chris- he's often the hat model around here. :)
Is it not a huge huge pain in the butt working with the beads? I've never done beadwork, and I really want to make this hat, but I wondered if it would be a fidgety project...I thought about doing it without, but the beads seem to add a really great touch.
(You know, he's having a REALLY hard time continuing to look so tough with you covering him in handmade beaded girlie-goods. He looks like he's kind of down about the whole thing.)
I love the gargoyle - thanks for visiting and complimenting the bags - want one? :o)
alyson, this beadwork was not at all fiddly! It was fun and easy. The only fiddly part was actually stringing the beads, and most of that was because I'm kind of a spaz. It's definitely worth the effort because the end product looks beautiful.
And y'all, the gargoyle is bluching with all these compliments- which also makes it hard for him to feel tough. ;)
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