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June 17, 2005
DING ding ding ding ding....
We have a WINNER!
Brown Sheep Cotton Fine (20% WOOL/80% cotton) in Candy Apple RED. (Vicki - where's my button? ETA: Here it is!)
So far so good - I like the yarn, I like the pattern, I can see the little baskets coming along (although they look like leaves to me.) It's on Addis size 6. I only had to cast on three (maybe four) times until I was satisfied. I'm happy with it. I think the red will be good - go great with black - it's a garnet red - leaning way towards the blue purple rather than orange - and I think it will be nice and dramatic for the event.
Summer of Lace here I come!
Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for all the suggestions.
L, C
Posted by Cara at June 17, 2005 04:27 PM
Topics: Flower Basket Shawl
Comments
It is beautiful! Garnet and black -- yum. Do you have some garnet earrings?
I was all blab this morning and now I need to make a button!!
Posted by: Vicki at June 17, 2005 04:52 PM
Yay! It looks just exactly right. And the color is gorgeous. Let me know if you have any of the loopy thingies. Bugged the heck out of me.
You are right about Jerry Orbach. There are some roles that can never be reproduced by anybody ever. That is one.
Headed back to my *Reef* shawl. I may finish it this weekend. Hooray, because I am dying to cast on for something new.
Posted by: Teresa C at June 17, 2005 04:56 PM
Looks like you've got a fantastic beginning there. Love the yarn color! I'll forget the cotton part - at least some of it is w.o.o.l. ;-)
Posted by: Cassie at June 17, 2005 06:38 PM
ooh! great yarn choice and color.
Posted by: Liz at June 17, 2005 06:59 PM
Lovely yarn. The color is goregous. I thought it was leaves too. :)
Posted by: Kathleen at June 17, 2005 07:13 PM
Oh yeah, that color is gorgeous. I want it for myself. Mmmmm!
Posted by: Karma at June 17, 2005 07:28 PM
Preeeeeeettyyyyyyy....:-)
Can't wait to see the triumphant finish...do we get to see it modeled with slinky black thing?
Posted by: Lee Ann at June 17, 2005 07:29 PM
Nice! I agree with every one else--luscious color!
Posted by: Deb at June 17, 2005 08:34 PM
That color will look great with a *little black dress*!
Posted by: Jan at June 17, 2005 08:56 PM
what pattern are you knitting? Sorry you might have said, but I'm just slow. I love the color too. Red is my favorite color.
Posted by: Leslie at June 17, 2005 09:04 PM
Can't wait to see it :-).
Posted by: Colleen at June 18, 2005 08:28 AM
Very pretty color. You'll show those left coasters some style!
Posted by: Liz at June 18, 2005 09:23 AM
That red's fabby!
Posted by: emy at June 18, 2005 11:42 AM
The red is stunning! I can't wait to watch it grow :)
Posted by: michele at June 19, 2005 07:28 AM
It is going to be beautiful. Love the color also. You know...for a second I thought it was Birch because of the leaves. Then I realized it wasn't. I'm doing Birch & I LOVE it!
Posted by: Eilene at June 19, 2005 09:11 AM
Perrrrfffect!!!!! Love the color, too. Glad you found just the right thing.
Posted by: margene at June 19, 2005 06:55 PM
Super pretty. Looks so great already.
Posted by: Jenny at June 20, 2005 08:55 AM
yay yay yay cotton fine! (I first typed cotton foine. hee.) It's going to be loverly! and fabby color.
Posted by: Carrie at June 20, 2005 03:27 PM
Great Red! How many skeins are you using?
Posted by: chelsea at June 20, 2005 03:31 PM
Hi, I'm back! MIssed all your posts, now only starting to go through my bloglines subs. You are a prodigious poster. This does seem to be the summer of lace; I think I'm going to start on Kiri as soon as I finish the second sock of my second ever socks. (Gotta have discipline!)
As always, beautiful photos and beautiful work, Cara. Candy apple red is a great color!
Posted by: MJ at June 20, 2005 04:59 PM
Oh, that is a gorgeous knit! The red is just beautiful. Great work you're doing! :)
Posted by: Jeri at June 20, 2005 11:45 PM