Silk Yarn from Purl Soho, Ostrich Plume pattern
I'm working on my last skein of yarn from Purl Soho, a yarn called Cattail Silk. I used this for the scarf/wrap I posted about previously, and am using the same lace pattern stitch, called Ostrich Plume. The color is a dark blue-green, with lighter-colored silk flecks. The skeins have a lot of yardage (600+ yards).
Here is a pic from this morning:
The lace pattern is worked over a multiple of 16 stitches plus 1 stitch, and I added 4 stitches on each side as a selvedge. This has three pattern repeats, with 57 stitches total. I'm using size 7 needles. I worked two rows of purl garter after casting on, to give a more stable bottom edge, but will probably work some rows of crochet around the whole garment after the knitting is finished too. The advantage of this pattern over the Old Shale pattern, which I use a lot, is that the top edge can be finished after the second set of repeats so that the bottom and top edges match. Another pic:
Here is a pic from this morning:
The lace pattern is worked over a multiple of 16 stitches plus 1 stitch, and I added 4 stitches on each side as a selvedge. This has three pattern repeats, with 57 stitches total. I'm using size 7 needles. I worked two rows of purl garter after casting on, to give a more stable bottom edge, but will probably work some rows of crochet around the whole garment after the knitting is finished too. The advantage of this pattern over the Old Shale pattern, which I use a lot, is that the top edge can be finished after the second set of repeats so that the bottom and top edges match. Another pic:
