Purple Ice
Breaking news on the pendants and earrings front: 2 pendants and 5 pairs of earrings left (order here - scroll down to the bottom)! Thanks to everyone who has ordered! :)
And yes, I think the Black Currant kidsilk haze Ice Queen was the winner! Although my friend was quite drawn to the Candy Girl. I may end up knitting her both...just because she would look amazing in them!
Here's my start (the color is off!):
I am using my provisional cast-on (which I love with a burning passion) although others have been using a beaded picot cast on with great success. There's a thread on Ravelry about it, if you are interested! I am knitting the stockinette version, but with the bead chart for the garter stitch version.
One thing I wanted to note about Ice Queen: it is very very important to block it; completely submerge it in water and stretch it out. When you finish it, it will look too short. But lace blocks out quite a bit. You needn't use pins or wires, but make sure to stretch it lengthwise and don't worry about the width, as it will snug to your face a bit if you block it long and narrow. Ok, maybe two things to note; you will get different blocking results with different yarns, so be sure to swatch!
And some answers:
Lorraine and Rachel asked where I get my beads. A better question would be where *don't* I get my beads?! ;) The ones shown in my last post were from a couple of local bead stores: Legendary Beads and Ubeadquitous, neither of which have online ordering. But I've ordered seed beads from Out on a Whim, Fire Mountain Gems and Earthfaire. They all have a nice selection. A word of caution about beads: not all of them are color fast in water! In particular, red beads have issues, and I have used beads (thankfully only for swatches!) that lost all of their color during felting. I don't have a problem using them in Ice Queen because I probably won't be washing it a lot, but it's definitely something to remember: test your beads first!
And Rhonda asked when you use the US 5 needles. It is only for the top edging after you have finished the charts, and the picot bind off on both top and bottom.
I am so excited to see all of your Ice Queens! You all make my day. :)
And thank you all for playing along with my meme!
And yes, I think the Black Currant kidsilk haze Ice Queen was the winner! Although my friend was quite drawn to the Candy Girl. I may end up knitting her both...just because she would look amazing in them!
Here's my start (the color is off!):
I am using my provisional cast-on (which I love with a burning passion) although others have been using a beaded picot cast on with great success. There's a thread on Ravelry about it, if you are interested! I am knitting the stockinette version, but with the bead chart for the garter stitch version.
One thing I wanted to note about Ice Queen: it is very very important to block it; completely submerge it in water and stretch it out. When you finish it, it will look too short. But lace blocks out quite a bit. You needn't use pins or wires, but make sure to stretch it lengthwise and don't worry about the width, as it will snug to your face a bit if you block it long and narrow. Ok, maybe two things to note; you will get different blocking results with different yarns, so be sure to swatch!
And some answers:
Lorraine and Rachel asked where I get my beads. A better question would be where *don't* I get my beads?! ;) The ones shown in my last post were from a couple of local bead stores: Legendary Beads and Ubeadquitous, neither of which have online ordering. But I've ordered seed beads from Out on a Whim, Fire Mountain Gems and Earthfaire. They all have a nice selection. A word of caution about beads: not all of them are color fast in water! In particular, red beads have issues, and I have used beads (thankfully only for swatches!) that lost all of their color during felting. I don't have a problem using them in Ice Queen because I probably won't be washing it a lot, but it's definitely something to remember: test your beads first!
And Rhonda asked when you use the US 5 needles. It is only for the top edging after you have finished the charts, and the picot bind off on both top and bottom.
I am so excited to see all of your Ice Queens! You all make my day. :)
And thank you all for playing along with my meme!
Labels: Ice Queen, jewelry, lace, Mohair, yarn ball earrings
posted by Romi at 9:02 PM
10 Comments:
Rosemary, you have so many lovely patterns, it's hard to pick one! I feel guilty for not starting Muir yet--but I HAVE to get through my current FOs. That yarn is delicious.
It was so lovely to meet you today.
I have to admit that I was a little star struck and I think it is wonderful that I was able to meet a nationally recognized artist in person.
Like Del says, "so many lovely patterns." I have the yarn and I got some Harmony lace needles for Muir. They really work well. I set Sundays aside for Muir. I am making some progress but I want to do the Ice Queen too. So little time, so many I want to knit.
I love the Black Current. Purple Ice is just a great name Rosemary. I have some of the older KSH in Poison & Wicked that might work. My favorite colors, any shade of purple.
I will just have to retire again to catch up on my knitting. Boy, am I ready for that lottery win!
Love the Ice Queen Romi - In fact I will be making one with a ball of Madil Seta as soon as I find the beads I want to go with it. It was my very first ever stashed yarn - I bought it just because it was beautiful, and I had no idea what to do with it. There was only one left! I can't wait to get started with it. Thank you for designing exactly what I wanted, without being able to picture it for myself, LOL.
Lovely patterns, yes! You are awesome!
I started one on Friday night and have about 20 more rows to go. It is a wonderful and fun pattern to do. I was really craving a lace fix in the middle of trying to finish a sweater.
Just a note, I didn't have any 16" needles, but my 24" addi naturas are working fine.
Ice Queen is very popular indeed ! And looks lovely in every color too. I have only just started one in a cream coloured KSH. Pictures will follow soon on the blog :-)
I love earthfaire, they are SO nice! :)
I just joined the Muir-along and cast on yesterday. I really enjoyed your provisional cast on and the color combination you have here is gorgeous!
Love the black currant colour ... so very rich! I'll just have to enjoy it visually, as there's no way I can even touch the KSH without fits of sneezing and hives :(
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