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Botanical Knits on the needles for Firefly Fibers and loving Blue Sky Alpacas Suri Merino! Oo la la!

Lattice-Work

I finished it! Yay! I love it and it's already gotten a lot of use this summer! Somehow it was almost a month ago when I shared my bottom rib progress and I'm just now sharing the finished project. Better late than never, right?

I made several modifications to knit in the round to avoid seaming and to try it on as I knitted - I'm happy with these mods. Very. Happy. This was a seriously fun knit, even if I was griping about missing the elasticity of wool during knit night/morning. It was really nice to knit something for myself and have the freedom to veer from the pattern, and veer I did!

Pattern: Cap Sleeve Lattice Top by Purl Bee – MODIFIED

Yarn: Skinny Cotton by Blue Sky Alpacas (30 Birch & 314 Gravel)

Raveled:  Cap Sleeve Lattice Top – modifications are noted

I love knitting with wool, but as far as cottons go, Blue Sky has hit this one out of the ballpark! With the multiple plies, the lace was a little slow going, but the stitch definition on the lattice and the twisted rib bottom is stunning. And then there's the drape, oh my! I'm already dreaming of knitting another Skinny Cotton garment next spring!

Cheers! Alisa

Rondelay for Firefly Fibers

Today I have a very special FO to share with you - Rondelay: Rondelay is a fun knit using just one skein of sock yarn. The pattern calls for Malabrigo Sock (and I love all things Malabrigo), but with Rowan releasing their first hand-painted sock yarn, it was the perfect opportunity for a shop sample with this brand new yarn.

The end result is stunning - it was the perfect pairing of design and yarn!

I cast on and finished the first Rondel quickly (there are 3 Rondels), but then it was pushed aside until classes were posted at the shop. I was finally able to pick it again at the beginning of June when I shared my progress from the freezing baseball game. Even with putting it down for a bit, it still knit up quickly and the bind off was perfect for social knitting.

Raveled: Rondelay

Pattern: Rondelay by Jennifer Dassau

Yarn: Fine Art by Rowan Color 306 - Lapwing

Both yarn and pattern are highly recommended! My finished Rondelay is currently on display at Firefly Fibers if you are in the area and want to see it in person!

As an added bonus, I have about 8 gr of yarn left - can you say Hexipuff?!

More to come on my Beekeeper's Quilt addiction in the very near future!

Cheers!