seduced by silk
February 28, 2011
Meet Atalanta, named after the (sassy) character in the Händel opera, Xerxes:
Alchemy Silk Purse (Dragon)
She comes with a bold, funky, almost chunky border, but unlike the character, is less trouble than meets the eye. This is a simple knit with a pattern that repeats over only 4 rows, two of which are plain knitting. Still, the border is satisfying in a strange way as it seems to produce an almost chunky fringe or instant lace without any real lace knitting. (And yes, it’s another sideways shawl, knitted from end to end.)
It is possible that I have knitted a few more… (in fact, I can’t seem to stop and am just off to try to get my hands on some Sanguine Gryphon for my next one… that I’ve already started (and almost finished) one in SG Sappho II doesn’t really count.
Oh, and then there’s the grrrreeeen one in Wollmeise 100% Superwash… and…
May 24, 2011 at 10:20 am
piękne
May 24, 2011 at 12:01 pm
dziękuję! (No, I don’t read or speak Polish… I hope I wrote THANK YOU!) Åsa
March 10, 2011 at 3:09 pm
I am so in love with this pattern, you are very clever…
I have blogged a little about it today
March 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Well, thank you! It pleases me no end. Off to read in blog land, then… cheers!
March 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm
[...] I started on the Maudrigal project, I was knitting an Atalanta sideways Scarf using a skein of my precious Wollemeise [...]
March 2, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Beauuuuuuuuutiful.
I love the green (predictably), but maybe the gold even more.
February 28, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Just too gorgeous! Need one in every color.
March 1, 2011 at 12:35 am
Thank you! (I’m well on my way to that… I may need to be distracted by something else to make me stop!)