Sat 10 Oct 2009
I realized the other day that I haven’t shown you pictures of the finished alpaca stole yet. There were some on the camera when Branden went to the US, but I looked at them when he came back and they weren’t all that great. So we took advantage of some glorious fall weather to visit the nearby castle at Gondelsheim and take pictures.
The stole blocked out at about 5 and a half feet long, open and airy despite the thickness of the yarn.
I wasn’t sure that I’d wear it much, as I don’t always use the shawls and stoles that I knit. I love the knitting, but often they find their way to the bottom of the pile once completed.
Not so with this piece. It’s become the thing that I grab when heading out the door, security against the unpredictable fall weather.
Very lovely! The yarn and your pattern go along perfectly.
It's gorgeous! And the pictures of you are lovely 🙂 I know what you mean about the wearing thing; there are some things that I adored knitting and love looking at, but which I don't ever really wear. It's nice when true love and wearability come together 🙂
Very pretty! Quite a nice size, too. It's great that you have something that's usable, too. I try to wear my shawls and stoles, but I do find that some of them are just more wearer friendly that others.
It flows so nicely! I can see how it would be a go to piece – complex yet simple at the same time, not too dressy, definitely not plain, not too big to take along, not too small to be of use. Congratulations on a marvelous project!