Project Spectrum Purple
Well if my camera didn't obliterate purple this would be much less blue looking anyway.
My first Noro experience and I must say it's lived up to everything others have said. This is the Silk Garden in the #8 colorway, lots of purples with blues and fucia. It really is addictive. Each color section falls almost perfectly in one pattern repeat, so I keep thinking, "Ok one more repeat to see what the next color is like" and it keeps going and going from there. I played with some different stitches and settled on this fairly simple diagonal spanish lace pattern with a slipped stitch diagonal ribbing for the edging. The strong lines of the SSK's and YO's hold up to the complexities of the yarn well I think. A shot with it in the light shows the openness a bit more here, albeit unblocked.
Now I'll just go back to petting the pretty colors...
Comments
Those colors are so bright and rich! So purple!!!!!!
Posted by: Stacey | July 24, 2006 01:23 PM
Gorgeous work!
Posted by: Lauren | July 24, 2006 01:46 PM
Beautiful! I love Noro, but you do have to contend with the occasional hay, and other plant fibers.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 24, 2006 02:15 PM
That is gorgeous! Love the colors! I've never knit with Noro, but would like to.
Posted by: Karen | July 24, 2006 03:31 PM
Very nice. Pretty colors, and great knitting.
Posted by: Arleta | July 24, 2006 05:49 PM
So fun to knit when the colors are as gorgeous as that! Nice stitch pattern for what I'm assuming is a scarf?
Posted by: Wool Winder | July 25, 2006 07:44 AM
Very pretty! What stitch pattern is that? Is it something you made up or did you get it out of a book? I love it!! and I want one for myself! :)
Posted by: Emily | July 25, 2006 10:08 AM
Wow, that's really pretty!!!
Posted by: Singular Stitches | July 25, 2006 02:37 PM
I love the colours of your Noro! I've seen some bags in other colour combinations and they were great, I'd love to try some Noro yarn one day. ^^
Posted by: Joanna | July 25, 2006 04:29 PM
ooh this is beautiful!!
Posted by: Jen da Purse-Ho | July 25, 2006 09:41 PM
Wow, those are some AMAZING purples! I love it!
Posted by: lobstah | July 27, 2006 07:05 AM
I'm with Wool Winder, what is it going to be? My guess was a belt, but it's hard to tell the width from the photos. Anyway, very pretty colorway and love the stitch pattern!
Posted by: sarah | July 27, 2006 09:46 PM
Thanks everyone! Heh, I guess I left out the detail that yeah it's a scarf. I like narrower scarves so it will be about 5-6 inches wide, I think. I'm terrible at estimating inches. The pattern will be available here when it's done!
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Posted by: Joni | July 28, 2006 11:12 AM
Lovely. Purple AND lovely - what more can you want out of life?
I gotta order me some Noro - I'm getting the withdrawal shakes and wanna go poke annoying people with sharp pointy sticks.
Posted by: Lynn | July 28, 2006 12:21 PM