Hope Springs Eternal - Finished!

I finished up this shawl this past Tuesday.  I love this yarn.  It is SpaceCadet Yarns Maia and is a 80% Rayon from Bamboo and 20% Merino.  It is very light and airy, and has a nice luster to it.  It works up beautifully.

Pattern:  Marinna by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  SpaceCadet Yarns Maia

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

Hope Springs Eternal - Striped Section Done

This project has taken a bit of a back seat while I worked on my July Camp Loopy project and my test knit, but I have been working a row here and a row there and today I finished it up while also finishing a book (Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein).  I am now all set to start the leaf lace section.  As with the flower section I made the chart symmetric through the magic of knitCompanion.

Pattern:  Marinna by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  SpaceCadet Maia

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

Hope Springs Eternal - Flower Lace Section Done

I finished up the Flower Lace section and have started on the garter stitch stripes.  I am actually over half way done with the striped section at this point.  It is good knitting for reading, so that is what I’ve been doing this morning.  I love the yarn and the colors.  It really is a great pairing of color and yarn, and also the two colors.  The yarn is 80% Bamboo and 20% Wool.  It has a wonderful sheen to it, and feels smooth and silky in your hand.  The knitted up fabric is light and ethereal, and the colors suit the feel so well.  I know it is going to drape and flow beautifully.

Pattern:  Marinna by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  SpaceCadet Maia

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

Hope Springs Eternal - Cast On!

I finished up The Winter Violet this morning and it is currently blocking, so I cast on another Ambah O’Brien pattern - Marinna.  I’m using the SpaceCadet Interstellar Yarn Alliance March 2020 shipment Eternal Spring and the complimentary color Hope.

The yarn is Maia, 80% Bamboo and 20% wool.  When I was working the set up for the first chart I noticed that there was a deliberate asymmetry.  One side had one more stitch than the other side.  I had to restart it because I made a mistake, so I took the opportunity to make it symmetric.  I also made the first chart symmetric, thanks to the magic of knitCompanion.  I mirrored the right hand side of the chart and combined it into a new symmetric chart.

Pattern:  Marinna by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  SpaceCadet Maia

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)