Guernsey Wrap by Jared Flood FO

"Guernsey Wrap" by Jared Flood

Source" BT Look Book

Yarn: Stoddart Farm Undyed Worsted Romni/Mohair

Source: DKC Knitter's Frolic 2013

Needles: 6mm straights

Start: August 19 Finish: September 11, 2013

Modifications: None

This FO's pretty simple - no magic here - just a loooooong rectangle of knits and purls in blocks of pattern.

There is magic in the yarn though- so complete all on its own...blended fibers locally grown, sheared, washed and spun together not far from here...

yielding something so willing and able to both take and hold a severe blocking...

The sheen on the yarn, despite the halo the Mohair adds, just makes the pattern pop!

But the real magic here in the gauge and how, through blocking...comes drape and movement despite a surprising amount of overall weight - this piece is not like lace...its quite hefty...as you can see in the photo below, the piece doesn't collapse into a pool as lace can do... 

But check out how the thing moves.....

I am not making a huge effort to get this to happen

   Amazing!

Also amazingly warm!

This one's going to see a lot of action!

(These shots from the back also illustrate how my hair needs some action too. I must get on that!)

Thanks for dropping by!