Quiviuk Splendor from Knit Cafe
I have been WANTING this amazing yarn for a while; ever since my trip home in January to see my dad for the last time - I think I was in Memphis in the airport waiting for my next flight, when I was digging through a magazine and discovered a plethora of classified ads raving about this fiber. I knew that surely I'd be able to find some of this stuff in Los Angeles when I got home, so I ripped out an ad and stuffed it into my backpack. I called one of the suppliers in the magazine to try to find out the cost... it's expensive! I HAD to at least see and fall in love with the fiber before buying it - so I waited.
I went to see Suzan Mischer of Knit Cafe after that trip and asked her about a ribbed hat pattern I have been searching for - she was really helpful (and she has the most beautiful store I think I have ever seen!) but we weren't able to come up with a pattern. It's OK though; I have put that project on the "back burner" for now... too many more exciting things to think about!... Anyway, I also mentioned this fiber, and not only did she know about it, she had seen it at the recent show and ordered it! It was going to take a while to arrive, she mentioned... so I waited.
Time passed till yesterday, when I was looking for the Debbie Bliss Sublime Baby book - I'm working on something out of the book and decided I want to own the book instead of just borrowing my friends copy.... and I thought that Knit Cafe might have the book... they didn't.
Kyle
2 comments:
Thought I'd say howdy and thanks for your comment on my scarf disaster!
I have tried to knit the halfdome and failed but I don't believe it is the pattern's fault. It should be an easy knit and I love its simplicity. I agree that a pattern that lets the yarn do the talking is the way to go with such a special purchase.
Have you been to the designer's site (yarnboy.com)? He made another halfdome that is black with a brown (or maybe gray) rolled brim that really looks sharp. Maybe you could turn it around and make a black brim for yours.
I have looked at jesse's blog - I knit the "Avast" sweater he designed (poorly, but I did knit it) and I love this hat - it'll be nice on my cold shaved (bald!) head in the winter! I am sad though - his book took off so he has put his knitting blog on "hold" for a while... I look to him for inspiration - but there's lots of historical material on his site to see - it's just the selfish part of me that wants him to be writing on his blog regularly :)
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