Purple Haze

Yes, there’s been a lot of purple knitting going on around here.  First it was the beautiful Gossamer Stars Scarf from my Loopy Ewe Two Swap partner.  I actually got to wear it as a small stole earlier this month.  There there is the Orchid Lace Scarf, done in Plum.  I finished it the other night.  I’m not thrilled about my grafting, but maybe it’ll block out.  WIth a new kitten and a tiny house, I can’t promise that it will be blocked any time soon.

I’ve just started my newest purple endeavor.  It’s part of the Loopy Ewe Dream in Color Baby KAL (Knit-a-long).  We just knit something using DIC Baby and we’re a part of the KAL.  I love DIC Classy and I really love DIC Smooshy, so it’s no surprise to me that I love DIC Baby.  It’s not a super fine laceweight, which I’m very happy with.  It has the classic smooshiness of DIC yarn, but it thins out a bit as you knit with it.  Very similar to Smooshy.  I chose the Cluaranach pattern, by Anne Hanson of Knitspot.  I’m making the stole version in the petite size.  I did not swatch and I went down a needle size to a 6.  My KnitPicks Option 7’s were being used for another project.  It should be fine, since it’s just a stole.