scarfy block-y goodness

Posted on annePosted in designing, lace/shawls, projects

pears swimming upstream to mate.
i love this shot—it fairly vibrates with life.
let’s take a closer look at that fearless fibers yarn

lorraine hit the nail on the head the other day when she commented that it looks like tiffany blue.

it looks expensive, alright. what else for a little nothing?

and this—well this is rich

the texture just about lifts off the blocking surface.
just look at those highlights (drroool). man, i love this dicentra alpaca yarn, too.
lisa, who is the dyer, obviously has a way with coaxing out the inner light from a color.

the stitches lift and curl like a dancer—there’s so much energy there.
here’s a longer view

and here, the two of them together.

they look huge, but they’re not . . . more tomorrow, when (hopefully) they are dry.

62 thoughts on “scarfy block-y goodness”

  1. They look beautiful. I can’t wait for the patterns to come out. I especialy love the one made with the Fearless Fibers Yarn.

  2. ANNE – THE SCAVES LOOK GREAT – its amazing eh , how a simple pattern can create so much texture, and life – thats what I so love about lace – it sure has a life of its own

    -maybe thats what I love about it – its not like other knitting – it just looks like holes and stitches , then when its blocked it transforms

    – its late – enough raving I think I need my bed

    – yours in knitting patj

  3. lovely lovely pieces! I’m not sure, though, that I’ll ever be able to eat a pear again, what with the “mating pears” image you stuck in my head…

  4. Gorgeous, but of course now I shall forevermore think “pears swimming upstream to mate” when I see that scarf.

  7. I knew this pattern reminds me of something, now you made me realise what: a certain scene from a Woody Allen movie! 🙂

    They look beautiful, my favorite is the Alhambra!

  9. Simply beautiful. Wowie!! Can’t wait for the patterns. Already have the Fearless Fibers alpaca (in Reverie) to knit the “mating pears!” Brava!!!

  10. Pears swimming upstream to mate…now I know why we don’t have any on our trees!

    Both scarves are so beautiful; looking forward to when the patterns are available!

  12. …

    If this is what’s up when I let time get away and don’t check your blog, I oughtta let it get away from me more often– these are just *beautiful*!

    That second, wavier design really does *POP* in a most mag way, and your excitement and energy really just dances all over that “little nothing”. It’s like Frank Gehry’s architecture… if only he was into knitting. Oh boy. 8D

  16. Story Scarves!! Little Nothings, my butt! There full of somethings! Stories! Movement! Life! They’re gorgeous! Thank you!

  18. lol! You must have been really tired when you wrote that delightful imagery! I love the lace but a scarf of swimming, mating pears would have the added bonus of making me giggle every time I wore it!

  20. I was really impressed when you started, but
    they are both really lovely. I can’t wait until
    you put the patterns out. I particularly like
    the wavy pattern. It is quite unique.

  21. It amazes me how much color also changes lace and takes on a personality! Blocking transformation and color personality!

  22. Beautiful! When knitting a scarf, what is the length you are hoping to achieve? I’m making a scarf right now and, while it’s still on the needles it’s hard to tell how long it would be when blocked. Swatching would have indeed helped, but it’s simply more fun to watch you swatch than to swatch myself. Go figure!

  28. Looking good! And whaddaya know? I’ve got a skein of Handmaiden Lace Silk that wants to become a little nothing scarf. [insert evil laugh here]

  32. Anne: Your comments are right on – all that movement, all that organic nature-y waviness, I love it!

  33. Love the last shot – the red one was a little hard to look at up close but I love the way it looks when you can see the whole thing.

  36. They are both beautiful, but I am partial to the second one. It looks a little like entrelac, doesn’t it? I imagine that it would trap lots of air and keep one cozy and warm.

  38. Pears *swimming* upstream to *mate*? ROTFL Love it. Love that pattern, too. And the other one. Love the points the lace pattern makes on the sides and ends. Seems we’ve been of a mind, lately, choosing similar stitch patterns. Great minds, and all that… 🙂

  40. I love them both but I think the red on is my favorite. The pattern kinda reminds me of old fashion thread spools. 🙂

  41. They look great! I could not get my brain around the blue one until after you blocked it, and now it looks wonderful!

  43. gorgeous, the both of ’em!

    i really need to strengthen my lace knitting skills. i’m so slow, it would take me forever to knit these. but forever isn’t THAT long, right? they are irresistable!

  48. The scarves are gorgeous… especially that red one! Yum! I’ve been away on vacation and you’ve got socks and scarves etc… all done already! Oh… and spring growth. We’re still waiting for that here. It seems it’s never coming!

  51. OMG,I gasped out loud when I saw the pictures. They are gorgeous. Are these the same yarn that were featured on your previous post? The design on your red scarf is really beautiful!!! I did not think much of the red yarn when I saw it in a ball. But the color is beautiful. I can see this in a shawl, hee, hee.

  52. OH my I love the red scarf I fell blah about it when i saw it before but the points oh the points have won me over! OH! I imagine doing that in a deep blue with tiny jet beads at the tip of each one, I can’t wait until this is for sale I might definitely have to buy this pattern… now off to find the perfect lace weight yarn for it!

  53. oooohhhhh….pretty! i thought i liked the pear scarf, but wow, the red one is absolutely gorgeous. i love that texture and the dance of the pattern. lovely.

  55. I absolutely CAN NOT wait to see these being modeled. I love both of the beautiful scarves you’ve created!

  57. Tiffany blue is absolutely the correct color of that blue. No wonder I like it so much. Not that I have anything from Tiffany’s, but still. A girl can dream. . .

  59. Will there be kits we can buy? Oh, they are both just so breathtaking, Anne! I will be going to Spain next month (and will be visiting Alhambra)–my father grew up in the region during the Franco years. It would be so lovely to be knitting this while I’m there to “take” the memories with me.

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