Knitting laceweight yarn always scared me a bit. I had a bad experience when I just started knitting. I saw a beautiful shawl in a Knit.1 issue, and I thought that it would be a perfect gift for my mother-in-law. So I went, full of enthousiasm, to my LYS. I choose a yarn with the help of the sales person, I bought needles... I was more than ready! Well ... It was a complete disaster! The center stitch wasn't hem... really strait, I had forgotten way more than 1 yo... Long story short, my yarn slept in my stash for over a year.
But then, I was ready. I knitted easy stuff and complicated stuff, and I felt like I could knit with laceweight again. And this pattern, Citron by Hillary Smith Callis (ravelry link), was soooo lovely that I HAD to knit it! (and it fits with my late resolution of knitting only with stash yarn!)
The yarn, Alpaca with a Twist Fino, is like a dream. Soft, soothing color, incredible feel, wonderful drape... Alpaca is definitively one of my favorite fiber!
I consider this shawl a revolution, or a testimony of the modernization of knitting: innovative construction, modern feel, très wearable, fun detailing and texture, youngish vibe... It's not a surprise if 2700 yarnaholics have knitted this gem!
With this shawl, I conquered my fear of laceweight yarn. I would recommend it to anyone who's afraid of tiny tiny yarn and needles! At first, it doesn't look like anything (like any other shawl...) but when you get use to the tiniest of the yarn, you get amazed at the upcoming result : it's light, flowy, soft and incredibly satisfying!
I will shamelessly say that Citron is one of my favorite knitted project so far. I absolutely love it! And right in time for summer!
10 comments:
gorgeous! it almost makes me want to knit one.
Wow! Congrats on this accomplishment! And it really is beautiful!
It's just beautiful! I can see why that's one of your favourite projects!
super beau ton citron. je n'aimais pas trop jusqu'à présent ... mais le tien est trés réussi. je vais y réfléchir ....
I goshdarn love the Citron pattern — it's in my Ravelry queue (along with a million other things, but I WILL get to it someday ;)). Yours looks really great, too.
Oh, and thanks for your post on my Craft or Bust check-in for this week. If you want to officially be a CoBer (which means you get your links on the roster, I include your check-in in the weekly roundup, and you can participate in the RAK group if you like), you should check out the official rules page and sign up: http://quicksilvercrafter.blogspot.com/2010/01/craft-or-bust-2010.html
:D Yay!
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! I'm signing into Ravelry as I type this to add it to my projects list!!
Lovely! And I love the pics too
Thank you all for your comments!
I wear it almost everyday!
This is the best Citron I've seen this far. Great work
So pretty!
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