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June 03, 2004
Mission Falls - Vera Tank
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I am doing it in these two colors (Sea & Fog):
This cost $48 with the pattern book and 7 skeins of the yarn. Jesse won't be happy but we won't tell him now will we! I don't think he knows I have this blog.. :)
I ordered it from here.
The yarn store I go to I just never can find a pattern I like that meets all these requirments. A) Not knit in the round B) They have the exact yarn for it in the store C) The alternate yarn they suggest is something I like.
I don't like cotton twist it has a little twist of a silky thing in it so I can't tell which strand is which, same goes for the Denim DK i got for the ChiKami. I can't see the stuff very well cause of the teeny white bloches.
I can't wait to get this in the mail! I like the name of the yarn even. I'm going to wait and see if any of the LYS in Atlanta carry Phildar so I don't have to pay shipping. I just love that red sweater, but I still need to finish the kaki one. So no rush, and it's a new pattern book and I know of a website that I can order it on!
Posted by brandy at June 3, 2004 12:42 PM
Comments
I really like your color choice - I think the tank will look beautiful in blues. Honestly, after my disappointment with the default colors I choose, I think I'm even a little jealous - I'm normally a blues and greens type of gal. You are right that part of the appeal of Vera seems to be that the colors are similar, which makes it subtle yet not boring.
I wish I had somebody near me who carried Mission Falls as well - it would make color choices SO much easier! (As I'm sure you very well know!) I hope when you get the yarn it's everything you hoped for, and I can't wait to see your progress here - I'll be keeping an eye out. I find it terribly interesting to see variations of something I'm working on.
Thanks for commenting!
Posted by: Sandy at June 4, 2004 11:13 PM
The tank is cute. My name is Vera. It's meant to be.
Posted by: Vera at June 12, 2004 04:39 PM
I am currently knitting with Mission Falls 1824 Cotton. I should have a picture of it up tonight. The yarn is tight enough where the twist doesn't bother me, but I'm making a little dress for my niece and the skirt (which I'm still working on) feels so heavy. I just think the weight of the yarn is too much. Ah well. Good luck!
-Ana
Posted by: Ana at July 1, 2004 11:33 PM