Sorry to have missed y’all last week. I was away on Whidbey Island, enjoying some downtime with knitting friends. It was lovely, and I made significant progress on my Half an Alcott vest. Just yesterday, it popped off the needles.
I am so excited about how the colors work together. Kind of amazed, actually. Peach, violet, blue, teal, yellow, dark green. I think it harmonizes because there is so much white and taupe grounding it.
I couldn’t wait to open it up, so this morning I reinforced the steeks with crochet, and got out the snippers.
So now I need to figure out a plan for the back. Lots of options running through my head. Somehow solid taupe or solid white doesn’t feel quite right. Will let me unconscious work on it for a bit.
Some other colorful summery happy things-
Cherries!
Scarlet Runner beans
Long-awaited sweet peas
and Dyer’s Chamomile harvested for later use-
Also finished spinning up the Priscilla (previously of Marietta Shetlands, now at Schoonover Farm) wool that I picked up at the Wonderful Woollies sale in May
I think it’s about 400 yards. Perfect weight for the Fair Isle yarn stash. Whether they will remain white, or be candidates for dyeing is TBD. The Alcott vest has really got me all hopped up on colorwork!
I love the vest and its colors. Looking forward to seeing it done. Priscilla’s yarn is gorgeous. I am looking forward to making some of my own!