Devon Square

[2/2008 note: You can see the square in the completed blanket here: http://smariek.blogspot.com/2008/02/secret-blanket-project.html]

This is Elann Devon in dusty plum. For some reason, the purple looks more brown to me in the photos. In real life, it really is some muted shade of purple. I should have jumped on the Devon bandwagon when this yarn first came out because I love working with it. I knitted this yarn for the very first time last month. Now I want more! Unfortunately the yarn is being discontinued, and there are not many colors left. Ah well, I guess my pocket book is saved this time around...

This is the blanket square I mentioned in this previous post. I mailed it off to L on 10/4, and am glad I am not the last person to get mine to her; this was a fear of mine when we started this project. This was also my very first trip to the post office in the new city I live in. I have to say that lines seem to move much slower here in the suburbs...

This square is based on the Osiris Scarf pattern. I just added extra seed stitch on the sides to get the width I needed for a 12" square. Boy is it tough to try to get something to exact dimensions. It took me a couple tries before I thought I had the right number of stitches cast on, and even after blocking I still didn't get an exact square. However I was very pleased that I could end the pattern at a logical stopping point so that the cables look OK on both (top & bottom) ends. I was really worried about that when I started the square.

I'm still in a cable mood, but have started a simple knit/purl pattern to give my brain a rest. As Christmas is creeping up, I find myself started to think about worsted weight and thicker yarns. Most of the yarns in my stash are DK weight. I still have to post some photos of my Yarnmoire. It's already stuffed. I think I need a second one for the overflow. How do I tell DH that I need to get furniture for my yarn? Maybe I need an SUV or Minivan instead...


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