Watchet & Claudia Hand Painted Yarns
You all know I’m a fan of things being tidy and orderly. I keep my books in alphabetical order and line them up with a ruler. My yarn is carefully sorted, and so is my tea. I like things to be arranged just so. So it should be no surprise at all that I love the patterning on this Curl. The lovely little motifs interlock like beautiful tiles. They march along in perfect, even rows, each one nestled against its neighbors. Its unreasonably satisfying. If you’ve ever found yourself itching to straighten the books at someone else’s house, I think you’ll love it too.
And I’m absolutely positive you’ll love the yarn. Claudia Hand Painted Yarns are all delightful, but this one is a particular favorite. It’s 55% silk and 45% merino, and it’s put together in a special way. It’s made with six very very tiny plies. These are first twisted up into three bundles of two, and then all three of those are twisted together to make the finished yarn. The result is a magnificently bouncy, lively yarn with great shimmer from the silk. It looks absolutely amazing knit up.
Sand-In-Your-Shoes is gorgeous! I too like things orderly. My spices are alphabetical on the shelves with all labels pointing out! I totally relate!
I like the blue you chose for this shawl. The repeated motifs put me in mind of sailboats on waves. Lovely.
The colors and colorway names make it hard to pick! If I felt like continuing the orderly theme, I might make it in Prussian soldier, although the not-so-orderly Last Night’s Wine would be beautiful too!
My choise is Rubies Playing, it’s so shiny.
I am far from an orderly person. My life is Is a mish-mash. So sometimes it is just relaxing to sit with my needles and watch the chaos of yo and knits and purls form and reform until there are rows of patterns repeating and growing in to motifs of loveliness.
I love the blue you picked out for this shawl. That blue would be. Just the zing needed on this cold gray day.
Plume. I am a PURPLE lover — always have been!
Why not start a yarn/pattern of the month club? I love your designs and you have great taste in yarn. We could have a KAL and you would be helping showcase more lovely yarn.
Tropicana is such a lovely color. Might have to get me some.
Another lovely shawl. I really like merino/silk mixes. You’ve chosen really wonderful yarn for your shawls.
Your pattern and yarn introductions are making me keep up with my blog reading.
such a beautiful Curl and such lovely yarn!
That stitch pattern is very cool. It would look good in any color.
The Plumicious is beautiful.
Beautiful!
Just Plum is such a beautiful color!!!
Love merino and silk combos and this is a gorgeous shawl. Can’t wait to knit my own!
Mmm merino and silk, one of my favorites. I may knit this one with a semi solid cheery color, probably orange. 🙂
Sure, just send me down the rabbit hole to ogle yarn for a while. I wonder how this shawl would look in Mangled Tangled Drama (Linen). Or maybe something more subtle in its variegation.
Midnight is my favorite color in any base. I am somewhat in between on the organized life. Some things I am very orderly and others I am not at all.
Really unique stitch pattern. It beautiful!
I wish my life was orderly – and organized! But seriously, I am loving the designs in this book!
The lace repeat somehow reminds me of a sea creature, and I’m not sure why. I love the sea though, and this design, too.