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**(Beware, lots and lots of photos)**
The Rebecca wrap has been finished for so long now, I'm not even very excited to blog about it... But, of course, I will. The sunlight has been non-existent lately, so today was really the first day I could get a good photo, so please excuse the wrinkley shirt I'm wearing under the wrap. Here she is, all fluffy and sunny.
Specifics:
Pattern - 'Wrap With Eyelets' pattern, from Rebecca #29
Yarn - Knit in Rowan Kid Silk Haze in colour 577 (held double throughout), almost exactly 5 balls.
Needles -with 4.5mm needles (I used 4mm needles to cast on and for all of the ribbing).
Modifications - I lengthened the body by 1 cm . I lengthened the sleeves by about 15 cm, I just did 10 cm of 2x2 ribbing and half an eyelet pattern repeat on each sleeve before starting to knit as the sleeve pattern suggests. I also made a thicker (about 10 rows) neckband in 1x1 rib, then did a tubular cast-off. For the side tie, I didn't really follow the pattern at all. For the long tie, I just picked up about 8 stitches with a 3.75mm needle, and knit until it was long enough to wrap around my waist, and for the front, I just picked up every stitch with 3.75 mm needles, and knit, decreasing at both edges of every other row a few times, then every row, until only 8 stitches were left, then I just knit those eight stitches until it was long enough to tie to the first tie I made. blah blah blah blah blah.

I really really like this wrap, but if I would have liked it to be just a bit longer. I was thinking of adding some ribbing to the bottom edge, but I don't have enough of the Haze left, so I'll just leave it. Other than that, no complaints, she is lovely.

Other fibrous endeavours have been occurring, too... I've done a bit of cheeky scarf making, the first one knit on broomsticks (20 mm needles) in Rowan Biggy Print is being modeled below by it's recipient. I just used moss stitch for the whole thing, and it took 3 balls of yarn and an episode of Lost (give or take). And while I'm on the subject of Lost, I just want to remind folks in the USA that here in the UK, we're only like 7 episodes into the first season.. I'm just sayin', is all.
I've also been doing a bit of hookin', too. I liked me some of that Carnival Shawl that was in Classic Holiday, but since I don't really do the whole shawl thing, and I don't really like any of the other patterns in that booklet, I decided to go it on my own, and try to make a Carnival scarf, but in the angora I was gifted from Florence. I've made about 8 motifs so far, and they are soo much fun. I'm not sure how to assemble it to make it look like the shawl, so if anyone has some helpful hints (ie - owns Classic Holiday and wants to throw me a bone on how they suggest to assemble the thing), they would be much appreciated. This is one of the motifs, held against the light so you can see into it's soul.
I finally realised my folly in thinking I could hand-wind almost a kilo of laceweight merino, and splurged on a wool winder. And by splurged I mean I payed less than £7, including shipping. I LOVE e-bay. I wound today, in about 10 minutes, what would have taken me, oh, about 27 hours by hand. This means that now, 3 months after it's original deadline, I can soon begin on my friend's jumper. Whatever, I mean who really wants a jumper in July anyway? Since I'm on a roll with the photos, here is my new saviour, he is loud and creaky.

If anyone is still reading this, here comes the personal bit. I'm STILL STILL STILL looking for a bloody flat, and I'm about to go ka-razee. Once again, I am waiting to hear back from some people about whether or not they will have me in their house. The idea of commuting from Texas is becoming more and more tempting.