Lumpy-Bumpy-Loopy Stole Pictures!
Yippee! Brian brought his computer home and now I can show you the results of my long-weekend project. The first picture here is the stole before washing and blocking. The garter stitch is quite pronounced and the stole is *very* long! At this point, the stole looked more like a winter scarf for someone much larger than me. 
The second picture is the stitch pattern (after blocking) as something of a closeup. Here you can see three of the four rows where I elongated the stitch by wrapping each stitch twice around the needle. It really shows off the lumpy-bumpy yarn very well.
The last picture Brian took of me wearing the stole. I am just delighted with how it looks. The blocking really helped not only the size of the stole, but it helped the stitches relax into their proper place. This made the drape of the stole go from springy to substantial-but-drapey. Notice how it drapes around my arm, more like fabric than a garter-stitch scarf.
I am still disappointed in how the computer screen shows the colors. The turquoises are a little greener than shown, and the dark green is really a very lovely emerald blue-green with areas that are a little lighter, sort of kelly green. And toward the cream-colored edge is not yellow, but a lime green. Three packages of Lemonade Kool-Aid to one package of Lime, if I remember right! It is bright, but definitely more green than yellow (lemonade yellow is very pale). There are three variations on turquoise, which I like, and just a small touch of cobalt/fuschia in the center, not even a full row of that color. You can see it around my shoulders but not at the edge.
I just love this piece! I tend to freeze all summer with the air conditioning, and this stole will be perfect to protect me and yet look a little more elegant than wearing a sweater.
What a journey I had, and what a reward to have it work out so well! Thanks for being here with me for the ride!
May 27th, 2003 at 9:21 am
Your ‘joy’ over this handmade yarn/stole is very apparant. I think the colors are fabulous and you should wear it in pride.
Dawnya
May 27th, 2003 at 9:45 am
I really like the shawl as is, without fringe. It does drape beautifully too. And I love reading about your adventures in knitting, spinning, designing, and teaching. It can’t be too lengthy for me.
I’m thinking about asking for a digital camera for my birthday. Do you have any advise for a novice digital camera photographer? I’ll need something user friendly to learn on and I know nothing about the different brands and modles.
Your opinion would be appreciated.
May 27th, 2003 at 10:25 am
Really lovely! and all your favorite colors. I hope it does the job with all the a/c offices and spaces you have to be in. I think it’s plenty long so that it doesn’t need fringe.
May 27th, 2003 at 10:43 am
Congrats on getting your shawl/stole finished this week-end. It’s always great when you visualize a project and have it come together in the time you’ve allotted to it. I should think you’ll get a lot of wear from this piece.
May 27th, 2003 at 11:24 am
A fringe would detract from the simple beauty of this stole.It is truly gorgeous and you look stunning in it.
May 28th, 2003 at 12:45 pm
Lynn — the stole is absolutely lovely! Everytime I see your hand-dyed yarn it makes me want to do some dying myself. Your colors are beautiful — even if they can’t be well represented on a computer screen!
July 6th, 2004 at 10:05 am
Gorgeous work, lady! You rock.