Sunday, December 27, 2009

Ice Queen

Holiday greetings to you, regardless of what holiday(s) you celebrate. Perhaps every day you are able to knit is a day to celebrate.

I have been wanting to knit Ice Queen since it was published. It has two of my favorite features: lace and beads. I had one skein of my minty green mohair-silk left so it became Ice Queen. And it has been cold so a warm scarf-wimple was appealing.

Details:
  • Pattern: Ice Queen by Rosemary Hill, published on Knitty; version A (stockinette) with bead placement that is a combination of versions A and B and my own misreading of the pattern, which means lots of beads
  • Yarn: 1 skein Emmebi Silkid, 70 percent kid mohair, 30 percent silk, 220 meters per 25-gram ball, made in Italy but purchased in Riga, Latvia
  • Needles: US8 for the body, US for top bind-off
  • Beads: 8/0 silver-lined tourmaline seed beads

1 comment:

Michael and Nancy Morrell said...

I am running out of adjectives. This is stunning, gorgeous, beautiful - you get the picture. I love the beads in the pattern.