WIP Wednesday: If it bleeds...
I actually finished Bonnie's scarf (it wasn't a magic ball of yarn and so it did finally run out) and soaked it so that I could block it and it bled. And bled. And bled again. It's still bleeding. It's bleeding so much that the waste water will dye pale fabric (don't ask me how I know this). I'm beginning to wonder if they put any fixative in it at all. I used some vinegar on it and that slowed the bleeding down to a drip, but then it smelled strongly of vinegar. I rinsed the vinegar out and it bled again. I've got synthapol on order from Dharma Trading. Maybe that will help.
In the meantime, I've started a new commission for Joe. It's a cardigan called Lily by Debbie Bliss using her line of Cashmerino yarn.
It uses a loosely knit, blocked ribbing. It's perfect for the tubular cast-on, though the pattern doesn't call for it.
I'm reading a lot about how this yarn pills very badly, so it might be a good thing that this sweater will never be worn. I've found it to be splitty and unevenly spun. The color is closer to the second photo; the first is too blue.
As excited as I am about Roam in Malabrigo, I'm putting it on hold while I finish Lily, since Joe seemed to want it pretty soon.



























