This color is not Charcoal
I'd probably call it Ink if it were up to me. Here's the start of Twist (from ChicKnits), in the new Cotton-Ease, color Charcoal (yeah right).
I got gauge on #6's (as you can see from my swatch - the number of decreases = the needle size I used, I knit it right in), knit the ribbing on 5s and away I went. It's not super fast knitting but also not bad, and I like the fabric.
I'm amazed at how much I like this yarn. It's a teeny bit stiff to work with, but looks and feels good and drapey and like a much more expensive yarn than it is. I went with something cheaper for my first sweater...but I don't feel like I compromised. It would be a great yarn to use for Shedir.
I'm off to make a water-bottle cozy for meself, and enjoy the beautiful beautiful sunshine outside...while Fee chases birds.
(If you click that one and then All Sizes and then the biggest size you can really see her eyes well. She's a pretty pretty lass.)
I got gauge on #6's (as you can see from my swatch - the number of decreases = the needle size I used, I knit it right in), knit the ribbing on 5s and away I went. It's not super fast knitting but also not bad, and I like the fabric.
I'm amazed at how much I like this yarn. It's a teeny bit stiff to work with, but looks and feels good and drapey and like a much more expensive yarn than it is. I went with something cheaper for my first sweater...but I don't feel like I compromised. It would be a great yarn to use for Shedir.
I'm off to make a water-bottle cozy for meself, and enjoy the beautiful beautiful sunshine outside...while Fee chases birds.
(If you click that one and then All Sizes and then the biggest size you can really see her eyes well. She's a pretty pretty lass.)
posted by Jen at 2:01 PM
8 Comments:
Looking good!! I've got it in Taupe for something! :)
Your cottony stitches are so even and pretty! And charcoal or no, it's WAY better than the day-glo shades I'm used to seeing Cotton Ease in. Did LB release new colors?
Fee is just beautiful! What kind of camera gives you such great pics? (lately I'm coming here just to look at the kitty pics! he he)
Hey Holly! The camera is a Fuji FinePix F20 SE. Easy to use and takes good pics - I highly recommend it!
that color reminds me of tar. we used to tar the driveway every summer and it was very dark til it dried into a color incredibly similar to your yarn. not much better than charcoal, i'm afraid. :)
Hmm, I might have to try the new Cotton-Ease sometime. Is it significantly different from the old Cotton-Ease?
Ah, Fee - you are lovely inded!
That is the best idea ever with the decreases. I always mean to label my swatches, and never do. Here's a prize for wish-I-thought-of-that!
-C
Yeah, I consider myself a yarn snob but I *heart* CE. Both old and new. I think it's nicer than Rowan All-Seasons Cotton (less splitty too). And it gets softer as you wash it. It's one of my all-time favorites.
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