i need a swift....

have you ever thought of hand balling a 1500 yd skein of laceweight yarn?

DON'T!

took me about 4-5 hours in total to ball that sucker. i really wish i had a swift. yikes. my arms are still sore.

i started swatching just the blue heron (the same stuff i was balling) - and i swatched it WITH the mohair. not sure what i like best for the wedding - i may stop by a bridal shop in town to hold them up to a claret dress.

i THINK this is the dress (strapless, a-line, gathered to one side under bust) - the website lets you pick the color, but somehow the claret looks pink in this one and it's not. (it's a cross between bright red and burgandy) so i'm pasting the color sample from the net as well.

These are the yarns i'm talking about - (ignore butterfly shawl pattern.)

(this looks much more purple than it really is - it's red with hints of purple pink orange....)

so i need to decide - the rayon, the mohair, or both. then i need to decide on a pattern.

fiber trends baltic sea stole (purchased to do just the mohair)

fiber trends leaf lace shawl (purchased to possibly make with the rayon)

decisions decisions..... i definitely like working with both the rayon and mohair together (i find the lightweight yarns are harder to knit with - the weight doesn't keep the yarn in the same spot as you left it!!! maybe it's just me....)

i hope it doesn't rain on sunday for the knitout in the park!!

Comments

[kate]

I'm trying to decide if I am going to make the Baltic Sea Stole too. Otherwise I am going to make the pink puzzle wrap from Heirloom Knitting. What are your first impressions of the pattern?

[Caren]

Hiya... I've started a Leaf Lace Shawl Knitalong. Check out my blog at http://aidoann.typepad.com/carenknits if you're interested in joining. We'd love to have you!