Our knitting Camp friend, Denise Bell, put her heart and soul into a beautiful endeavor named fittingly Ultima Thule. Any of the definitions listed could be applied to this book and the lengthy journey it took to get it to press!
Ultima Thule by Denise Bell and Chris Dykes
Denise, with her wonderful Southern drawl, is the talent and spirit behind Lost City Knits. She creates spun gold out of silk and other natural fibers. Her yarns are absolutely stunning. I have a few skeins of her silk waiting for the proper timing and inspiration (or just plain time??):
Denise was also my inspiration to knit the Scatness Tunic. I sat behind her when she was wearing it and became obsessed!
The book chronicles her trip through the Shetland Isles and includes some wonderful designs. The shawl shown on the cover is knit out of her silk laceweight (like that shown above). Wow. Again, wow.
So, congratulations, Denise, on your brilliant work!! And I look forward to seeing you in July with all of your stunning creations!!
PS to Janet: The doily is a knitted Herbert Niebling design called Lotus Flower. Of all the doilies I have made, this one was my favorite to knit. The pattern (from Doilyhead) is very well done.
And we are doing a KAL on the Kailyard Shawl in the Fans of Lost City Knits Group on Ravelry starting May 1st! I love everything in this book!
Comment by Penny — March 27, 2016 @ 9:29 pm
Penny, that is a big beautiful shawl!!
Comment by lv2knit — March 27, 2016 @ 9:46 pm
I love your blog. Congrats.
Comment by Maria E. Sastre — March 27, 2016 @ 11:08 pm
April 2.2016
I truly love your knitting but could you please tell me about this white table cover? Is it crocheted or knitted?
Pattern available? Thanks from Janet
Comment by Janet kovach — April 2, 2016 @ 10:34 am