Lavender
June 11th, 2008 by 
mel
Sometimes, colors come in groups around here. Last week, green & white, this week it’s lavender:
I have no lavender-colored garden creatures to show you, but I hope the real thing will suffice!
A swatch - which you may think you have seen before - but truely, this one’s new. I have no idea what happened to swatch #1. It disappeared to the place where all lost sock mates etc. go (around here that could mean Sweeter’s belly, but I’m hopeful that’s not the case here!), and I had not washed it yet or recorded gauge. So, after giving up hope that it would turn up in time to be useful - I pulled out the needles and swatched again:
Habu Cotton Gima (#2!) for Ruth’s Florence.
The swatch has been washed and dried and measured - and safely stowed in it’s rightful place. But here are the digits for back up - just in case!
@ 25 sts/4 inches on US5’s - slightly larger than the stated 26 sts/4 inches, but I think it will be fine. As Ruth states, measuring gauge for this yarn is a rather tricky thing. But if my math is right, it should fit just about perfect - hurray for serendipity!
The lovely lavender swatch reminded me of a long standing WIP in the same pretty shade.
This one has been shelved for well over a year, but an hour (or two) worth of finish work and it is nearly wear-worthy - just a few more closures to go! Hurray for seemingly instant FO’s!
And for lavender!
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Now playing: Tori Amos - Purple People
via FoxyTunes
June 11th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Oh how I love lavender. My girls and I have been putting a sprig or two in our lemonade lately.
I can’t wait to see that Habu cotton develop into a project.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:21 am
your swatch looks like the yarn is incredibly soft and airy… just like a day in the yard (one of those days you just spend in the yard, sitting around and enjoying your roses bloom - not one of those hard working, weed killing days!)
and finish your “almost fo”. it looks beautiful and worth finishing!!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
The habu looks so beautiful and ethereal - lovely!
And that’s so funny about your dog eating your sock - ours did the same and (gross warning) we only realised when she coughed it up a couple of hours later. Eeeewww…
June 13th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Do you mean that if I take my 75% finished cardis out of their basket and actually work on them, that I may have FOs?!? Revolutionary!!! ;o)
btw - Tori Amos is my fave solo artist. I’ve seen her perform four times. And Purple People? Love it.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Pretty photos. Is that a lightbox? I’ve been thinking of making one.
June 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Oh boy!! What a gorgeous color. I’ve been trying to think in which shade I’d like to create my first stole, and I think you might have finally helped make up my mind!!
June 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Lavender really is a beautiful blue! Thanks for the lovely comment on my doll sweater pattern, and thank you for your help, it was really helpful! BTW I just tagged you in my blog, go have a look if you please.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
That color is beautiful….I forgot how much I love lavender:)
Ang