Silk Boucle II

Since you asked for it…

As of today I'll be taking orders for the silk boucle (see previous post). Each 50g skein is 90 yds and is available in all colourways. (Please bear in mind that colourways shown in cashmere or alpaca may appear differently in the silk boucle.) At the rate Blogger updates on dial-up, it may be some time before I update the List of Colourways (and Prices), so I'll tell you now that the boucle knits up at 5-5.5 sts/inch on US 6 (4.0 mm) needles. Each skein is $20.00.

In response to LBellatrix's comment to the previous post, I actually had done a swatch for you all in the Rivendell but was thwarted in posting pics by D E A T H L Y S L O W S P E E D S in the Land of Dial-Up. Here they are now, just to give you an idea of what I mean by the pointillist effect of the fabric.

This first picture is the swatch front: st st on the bottom and moss st on the top.



And this is the same swatch from the back: reverse st st on the bottom and moss st on top.



And... some super-close close-ups.

Stocking stitch:



Reverse stocking stitch:



Moss stitch:



Now, I'm not usually a boucle knitter, but I'm really taken with the lightness, feel and sheen of this fabric. I've already started a pattern for a shell… hmm... or maybe a sexy summer halter in rev st st or moss st. …OR as an accent for something like this lovely jacket from the spring issue of Tendances by Phildar:



OH, the possibilities!!

In other knitting news, I finished my second Clapotis in cashmere – just in time for the next spring chill. And I’d love more than anything to share pictures with you, but I can’t at the moment. Perhaps later, then.

In the meantime, happy knitting, all!