Sunday, February 04, 2007

Just joining

Hi, I'm just joining the RSKAL as of today! Actually consider myself a member for the last week, since I chose the yarn and pattern. I wanted it to be more like a jacket so I chose a pattern from my Jean Frost Jackets book. Here is a scanned photo from the book.



I chose to work with Elegance from Knit Picks in the color Barn Red. This yarn is 70%Baby Alpaca and 30% Silk, soft with a bit of shine. I think it is turning out well. I cast on this afernoon and knit straight through the Super Bowl, so I've made some progress with the back.




I have a couple of other projects on the needles and one that needs to be finished - weaving in the ends and buttons, so I don't know how fast I will finish this one. Neverthelss, hope others join the KAL. Everyone's projects are so interesting, diverse and beautiful!

3 comments:

Laura said...

Welcome to the group! That's going to be one fabulous jacket. Love the shade of red. Oooh.

New Jersey Laura said...

Love the gorgeous, elegance (and elegant :) red) and the Jean Frost jacket. Keep us posted. I'm interested in how you like the elegance yarn.

Congogirl said...

Oh I really like that - I am particularly fond of jackets, and I like a lot of the classic cuts, like this one. Nice stitch patterning too.