Spring Flowers & Mystic Meadows

I joined yet another knit-along (because a girl can't have too many lace stoles, you know, I do wear them everywhere...well, OK, not really, but they're fun to knit) and wound up spending an unbelievable amount of time trying to find just the right yarn for it.

This is from No Two Snowflake's Etsy shop. (Never shopped on Etsy? Don't blame me if your paypal account starts getting a workout. You've been warned.) Here's a very accurate (and gorgeous) shot of the colors in this yarn:

And here's my swatch - it's not quite as big as the dimensions I was supposed to get, but I like the drape as-is, so I'll just have a slightly smaller stole.

I hope it's not too variegated to show the lace pattern, because it's darn pretty. Some of my inspirations:

And yes, I'm aware those aren't all meadow flowers (and that dandelions are weeds), but they all mean spring. Oh, and this picture of wild columbine is just about a perfect match! I wonder if I can put some of these in my garden?

(Besides, if the yarn doesn't work out for the stole, squishy-soft fingering weight yarn is perfect for baby sweaters!)

Posted by Sarah at June 1, 2008 3:33 PM