PhoenixPalme, Tout Finis!
Whew ... I need a cigarette .... hahahahaha ....
Ok, so I have asthma and would rather ban cigarettes than smoke 'em, so please take the above comment as a reflection on six months of knitting the monster in the pictures below, and the incredible relief/pleasure/ecstacy of casting it off.
The PhoenixPalme is not washed or pressed, but due to intense pressure, (you people are such nags ... ;-), I'm caving in and publishing these pictures:
Above is the mostly cast-off PhoenixPalme, carefully guarded by Bitsy (the grey) Kitty (#2 of 5), and Quattro (#4 of 5).
Prior to casting off, I had put it on a stainless steel needle after k
nitting the piece with a nylon "Circlon" needle. Big mistake; steel needles are slick and want to either fall out of the work or drop stitches, so I put it back on a Circlon needle and cast off from there. As you can see, even Quattro knew the stainless steel needle had to go! And to the right, is an example of the palm fronds as designed by Herbert Niebling and knit by me!
Ok, so I have asthma and would rather ban cigarettes than smoke 'em, so please take the above comment as a reflection on six months of knitting the monster in the pictures below, and the incredible relief/pleasure/ecstacy of casting it off.
The PhoenixPalme is not washed or pressed, but due to intense pressure, (you people are such nags ... ;-), I'm caving in and publishing these pictures:
Above is the mostly cast-off PhoenixPalme, carefully guarded by Bitsy (the grey) Kitty (#2 of 5), and Quattro (#4 of 5).
Prior to casting off, I had put it on a stainless steel needle after k
nitting the piece with a nylon "Circlon" needle. Big mistake; steel needles are slick and want to either fall out of the work or drop stitches, so I put it back on a Circlon needle and cast off from there. As you can see, even Quattro knew the stainless steel needle had to go! And to the right, is an example of the palm fronds as designed by Herbert Niebling and knit by me!Labels: belly button start for circular knitting projects, Herbert Niebling, knitted lace, lace knitting, PhoenixPalme
posted by Rosemarie Buchanan @ 7:56 p.m.
5 Comments:
At Wed Dec 05, 09:13:00 p.m. PST,
Nurhanne said…
Congratulations - it's palmtastic!
And thanks so much for your email :-)
At Thu Dec 06, 12:04:00 a.m. PST,
Ada said…
Wow, that's absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations.
At Thu Dec 06, 09:11:00 a.m. PST,
Anonymous said…
it's fabulous, Auntie! Lee and i looked at it and we are both in awe of the amount of work (and talent :-)
cheers
niece
At Thu Dec 06, 05:59:00 p.m. PST,
Lacefreak said…
Wonderful kniting! I can't wait to see it blocked. Bravo!
At Sun Dec 09, 07:33:00 p.m. PST,
goldwman said…
I am in absolute awe of this magnificent piece of knitting. It is really a treasure. Congratulations. This is some f'n fine work!
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