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February 13, 2020

From Susan — Take a Lill Pill

Filed under: Updates — lv2knit @ 11:55 am

Oh, now THAT is a tortured pun!!  I just took Lilli Pilli off the blocking board and I think it is a success!  I used stash yarn (again!!  Good for me!): Grinning Gargoyle Seda Sock, Color: Storm, and a special purchase of Phydeaux Joie Fingering, Color: Spring Lake.  Spring Lake was a special colorway for Coldwater Collaborative, now called BE. at Lakeside.  They dyed 4 colors, one for each season on Lake Minnetonka.  Spring is the only color I bought, but I thought it looked so pretty with Storm.  The shape and length is similar to Time Trades, which I LOVE!

The pattern calls for three colors, but I only used two.  Several people did that.  By making it narrower you have enough yarn.  See my Ravelry project notes for details!!

This thing was a total slog: acres of garter!!  So slow.  So boring.  I think it will look cute with a crisp white shirt in the summer to stave off air conditioning.  That seems very far away today with below zero temps!!

3 Comments »

  1. Those colors are perfect together.

    Comment by Gretchen (aka stashdragon) — February 13, 2020 @ 12:14 pm

  2. Looks great!

    Comment by surly — February 13, 2020 @ 12:28 pm

  3. Stunning. Some of the most beautiful knitting designs are slogs. Unfortunately. Congratulations for sticking with it.

    Comment by Chloe — February 13, 2020 @ 5:34 pm

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