Sunday, August 29, 2010
WRAPUANA!
Hannah wears the wrapuana in the garden
I know summer's on the wane when the hydrangeas begin taking over the garden. I confess, I'm a bit free-range as a gardener, too: plant and let grow, resort to trimming only when said plants narrow the paths and stairways to a small tunnel suitable for squirrels and birds. After watching my friends get drenched just by passing a dew-soaked holly lining our stairs, I knew pruning time had arrived. Still, it takes that much to galvanize me into action.
But, I degress. This entry is about the Wrapuana, finally ready for purchase. As you may recall, I knit this one as a way to indulge myself in the colors of Santa Fe but the resulting wrap has turned into quite a cozy fall cloak perfect for Northern climes. It's wide enough to form sleeves with fronts perfectly happy to be tossed over a shoulder while bits of short rowing here and there sparks up the interest along edges and the yoke. Use it as a cloak for chillier days. It's a definate hybrid: not awrap and not a ruana but a combination of both. Think easy to knit with three rectangles and a pick-up-and-knit yoke. Dispense with the short rows and go with garter or drop stitch. The options are limitedless.
Note hydrangeas encroaching everywhere
The back yoke
Posted by Jane on
08/29 at 08:56 AM
Absolutely luscious!!!
By Maria on 2010 08 29