Silk in Ice-Land

Greetings from our winter wonderland! Last night we got a few more inches of snow. Luckily, I don't have to go anywhere today since I'm working from home (yes, even on a Sunday, grrrr -- but at least I can take a knitting break here and there). And while I'm here, here is a silk update: I'm told by the spinnery that the shipment should arrive any day now, so -- fingers crossed! -- I'll be able to take orders for silk. (Watch this space for developments!) I am so impatient to get my hands on it that I've used up the few small chunks of my remaining sample skein to play with colours.

This first one is what Rum Point looks like in silk:



Here is a preliminary version of Amy's Chocolate Cherry, a colourway inspired by Knitty's very own Amy Singer. (Thanks, Amy!)



This is one of my new favourites (because I'm a purple and violet addict at heart), called Tender is the Night:



And I'll leave you with a swatch of what I've decided to call (thanks to inspiration from Atropos and Ailsa Craig) Fields of Gold:

I think this is destined to be something sleeveless and summery -- once I get my frost-bitten fingers on it properly!