Elora - Ten Colors Done

Having finished up the body I am now working on the collar.  As the collar is worked from the bottom up I am actually starting with the first skein of the set.  I am knitting them both at the same time on the same needle, working from both ends of the cake.  I was able to work 5.5 repeats of the lace pattern.  The pattern calls for 14 repeats, but I will probably end up with a few more than that.  I haven’t decided if I will graft the two pieces together or do a three needle bind off.  Based on the shoulder bind offs, a three needle bind off will not add much in the way of bulk, so it depends on how lazy I’m feeling when I get there.

Pattern:  Elora by Linda Marveng

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Brick & Clay Ombré 

Needle:  US 2.5 (3.0 mm)

Elora - Nine Colors Done

I finished up the sleeves, using most, but not all, of color nine and blocked the body Monday.  The cardigan fits me well, although the sleeves are a bit on the long side.  The yarn feels wonderful to wear, very soft and silky and very light, with wonderful drape.  It is 80% Merino and 20% Tussah silk.

Pattern:  Elora by Linda Marveng

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Brick & Clay Ombré 

Needle:  US 2.5 (3.0 mm)

Elora - Eight Colors Done

I finished up color eight this past Sunday.  Once again I worked from both ends of the cake, alternating between the sleeves until I got close to the end, and then pulling out the remainder and cutting it in two and then winding the two ends up into little balls.

Pattern:  Elora by Linda Marveng

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Brick & Clay Ombré 

Needle:  US 2.5 (3.0 mm)

Zakret - Chain On!

So I guess when it is crochet, you chain on, as opposed to cast on.  But anyway, Expression Fiber Arts has started a summer Crochet Along of the pattern Zakret by Janica York Carter.  It started on June 3 and runs through August 27, so hopefully I should be able to keep up.  The pattern calls for 5 different colors and I went with some bolder jewel tones, although I’m not sure if I will stick with these colors.

I really like the yellow and may keep that as a main color and pick a couple of the other colors to use for contrast.  The way the pattern is designed there are three stitch patterns (I’ve done the first one here), and that set of three stitch patterns is repeated 4 times, changing colors each repeat.

Rep 1:  MC - Color A, CC - Color B

Rep 2:  MC - Color B, CC - Color C

Rep 3:  MC - Color C, CC - Color D

Rep 4:  MC - Color D, CC - Color E

I have my colors laid out from left to right in the order that I am planning on using them, but we will see what happens when I get to repeat 2.  The yarn is Blossom Fingering 50% Rayon from Bamboo, 30% Merino, 20% Tencel.  I really like the sheen, and it feels wonderful to work with.

Pattern:  Zakret by Janica York Carter

Yarn:  Blossom Fingering

Hook:  3.75 mm (F)

Elora - Seven Colors Done

I finished up color seven yesterday.  I worked from both ends of the cake this time, only separating and cutting when I got towards the end.  There is a pretty dramatic difference between colors six and seven as you can see from this picture of the entire set laid out.  In the set the skeins are numbered 1-12 from lightest to darkest.  I started with skein 12 - the darkest.  At this point the sleeves come down to my elbow.

Pattern:  Elora by Linda Marveng

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Brick & Clay Ombré 

Needle:  US 2.5 (3.0 mm)

 

Mulberry Ombré Dress - Four Colors Done

I did add another project into the rotation - my Mulberry Ombré Dress.  I cast this project on in 2018 - April 7 of 2018.  It hasn’t seen too much activity since then.  I picked it back up because I wanted to read and knit and needed something a bit more mindless than the Elora to work on.  I did manage to start working color 4 before I set it aside, but I’ve now finished color 4 and worked a fair bit of color 5.

Pattern:  Akita Dress by Adrienne Larsen

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Mulberry Ombré 

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

 

Elora - Six Colors Done

I finished up my sixth color yesterday.  I had divided it into two approximately equal balls when I caked it and did an amazing job in dividing it - the place where I switched to the next skein was within a few inches on both sleeves.  I did end up working both sleeves simultaneously, working a row on each sleeve before advancing in knitCompanion.  Once I started working in the round I reset the chart and added all of the decreases in so it will prompt me when I get to the correct row.  I have already started working my seventh color.  I did not bother dividing the ball into two, I am working from both ends.  With just a little care it is easy to avoid twisting and tangling.

Pattern:  Elora by Linda Marveng 

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri in Brick & Clay Ombré 

Needle:  US 2.5 (3.0 mm)