Wednesday 29 June 2011

WIP Wednesday 47: Hot in the City










So we eventually got the promised thunderstorm ... not on Sunday night as forecast, but yesterday. Everything is cooler, brighter and fresher because of it; fortunately we had got home from school before the heavens opened, so we could fully enjoy it from the inside.

Outside, the big jasmine is in flower, and at times the scent is overpowering; amazing that such a small flower has such a disproportionately intense fragrance:


Yes, it was me actually took this arty-looking pic

The same applies to untrimmed privet, although that doesn't have the same cachet at all.

I only have one current WIP, using a yarn I bought especially from Laura over at Abstract Cat;
not the first - or the last - time I have shopped with her because of her fabulous colors and great customer service. It is 400m of British Blue-faced Leicester sockyarn (4ply) in the colorway 'Sunday':


This is being turned into a birthday scarf for Uber-Cool Brother; he's the kind of person who buys organic from farmer's markets, doesn't mow so as to maintain an insect-friendly environment, and cares whether his prosciutto has actually come from Italy, so it seems logical that he would appreciate hand-made.

So far, it looks like this:



It's the Flame Chevron stitch pattern, which will be revealed to perfection when this is blocked - hopefully in time for FO Friday ...

As usual, many beautiful things to ooh and aah over at Tami's Amis ...

19 comments:

  1. That yarn looks yummy! I'm off to check out Abstract Cat yarns

    We had thunderstorms over here yesterday too, I managed to escape the pourdown but the after-effects were long present... trains delayed, roads closed, sigh ;o)

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  2. Oooh, that scarf is looking beautiful - love the colourway and I can't wait to see the pattern once it's blocked :)

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  3. Oh that yarn is delicious but I refuse to visit the site - I'm on a yarn diet :(

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  4. Beautiful work with a gorgeous yarn. Your brother sounds mighty cool x

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  5. Gorgeous colour! I have been drooling over Abstract Cat yarns, but never bought any yet. Maybe soon.

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  6. Pretty scarf and I look forward to the blocked picture! And only ONE WIP??? Oh my!!

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  7. Yarn and scarf look beautiful. Your uber-cool brother sounds awesome!

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  8. The scarf looks awesome! Can't wait to see it blocked. I bet the pattern will just pop!

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  9. Awesome yarn, looks great in that pattern.

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  10. Ooo I can't wait to see it blocked out

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  11. your scarf is very pretty

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  12. i love the yarn and the chevron pattern. it's nice to craft for people who really appreciate handmade, isn't it?

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  13. Oo, beautiful yarn and pattern! I'm sure your brother is going to love it.

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  14. Lovely yarn - really pretty!

    We got caught in the storm on the way to the school run yesterday, getting out of the house on time was like a comedy - thunder, torrents of rain, a power cut that caused the burglar alarm to go off etc... But it's SO much cooler today *phew*

    Looking forward to seeing your reveal on Friday!
    x

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  15. That is some awesome-ly beautiful yarn!

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  16. Also, your comment about Gruesome Grissom mittens when straight over my head, I'm afraid!

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  17. Very pretty color - he'll love it!! I love your artsy flower pic!!

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  18. Gorgeous project as always. There's enough of a difference for me to ask, is Sunday more blue or grey in color? Or is this all dependent on what kind of light you're in at the time?

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  19. Hi Faith :-) Thanks :-) The photo of the skein is Laura's, and I think the yarn is actually more purple/lavender than it looks in that; my photo makes it look too blue. But I read somewhere that purple is the hardest color to photograph ...

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Thanks ! I love comments :-)