Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Luscious Silk
Size: As written
Yardage: 2 skeins (about 640m, I have about 20m leftover)
Needles: 4.00 mm

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Finally all finished and delivered. In fact my sister was over when I finished knitting so I didn't even have to deliver it; I just handed it to her. I got this yarn for Jane's birthday way back in November and told her I would knit her a scarf or shawl out of it. Every so often I'd show her how it was going or give her a little update on my progress so it was especially nice to be chatting and sharing a pot of tea with her when I cast off the last stitch.

I'm sure I said this before but this yarn is incredible. Luscious is the only thing it could possibly be called. Silk always has a lovely drape but being a sport weight means this yarn is a little heavier than you'd expect when you think of silk and, along with the dropped stitch pattern, makes a scarf that just flows around your neck and over your shoulders. Jane said she's going to keep it at her desk at work to keep off the perpetual chill in her office.

The knitting on this project was pretty straight forward. The increase rows went quickly and the decrease rows went really quickly … and the even rows in the middle took forever. I don't know why they seemed to take so long - maybe it was all the purling - but my attention span for knitting the even rows on this scarf was sadly deficient. There are thirteen repeats of the centre pattern and I was pretty excited when I finished number eight. Half way! The result was worth it though. The dropped stitch pattern has a really nice, squashy texture and the columns of stitches were really fun to unravel.

 

 

This is one of the parcels that will be opened today. I really liked the look of this particular picture though so I had to share.

We got married on Saturday, July 14th at 3:00 pm. It was a lovely sunny day and we were surrounded by friends and family. The ceremony was short and had everything important and meaningful without being flowery or wordy. This was very good since I was impatient to see Rob; Saturday morning wasincredibly long from my point of view (I’m sure the people setting things up will say differently). Right after the ceremony we went and got slushies (it was hot) and then drove back for pictures with family.
 
The reception was great. Rob had set up all the music and we had lots of fun things to dance to, including a few tangos. The food was delicious and the wines were the perfect compliment. Our cake decorator did a fantastic job and everyone enjoyed eating the cake after it had been cut.
 
Our goal was to have a wedding where everything was enjoyable and comfortable with a bit of a family barbeque atmosphere and I think we managed it. Very special thanks need to go to our parents and attendants for taking care of all the details and miscellaneous things that came up. I’ll put some pictures up here as soon as I’ve got some.
 
The picture above shows my shawl and purse. The are both patterns from Romantic Style by Jennie Atkinson. The Lace Shawl was made with two skeins of Rowan: Kid Silk Haze and 7.00 mm needles. The Buttoned Bag used about one and a half skeins of Rowan: Pure Wool DK and 3.75 mm needles (3.25 mm for the handles); the bag is decorated with mother-of-pearl buttons and glass beads and lined with fabric left over from my mother’s wedding dress.