Pleated Skirt


I knit this skirt from the Blue Sky Alpaca pattern called (what?) Pleated Skirt. It recommends their 100% Alpaca sport weight - I - Allie the Fiberist - having trouble following any pattern to the word started out by deciding to knit it from Rowan's Cashsoft DK. I thought it might work out a bit better with this yarn, being a little more wash-friendly (Cashsoft is machine washable, but I hand washed anyway - not a lot of skirt here, but a LOT of work went into it!)and having perhaps a little more elasticity. The jury is out on that one. Amanda, daughter #1 is modelling, and she said that it stretched a bit today - this is the 2nd wearing. So we'll wash and let it dry and it'll be good enough for the next wear or 2. She spent a day working at Jimmy Beans, and if that's not enough to wear a person out, it'll at least stretch a skirt out, fer shur.










Do you see the kinda dead stuff at Amanda's feet? Yep - you got it - Zone 1!!










I didn't mention in yesterday's blog that the model for the shawl is daughter #2, Katie. She's a natural, dontcha think? Especially since it was into the 90's and here she is sitting in the sun with a wool/silk shawl draped over her and Mom and Uncle directing!

I still haven't started piecing the blanket squares together - maybe early tomorrow I will start, before heading out to the Fair in Grass Valley, CA. So many friends to see and all their good work! 100 miles from here, and the trip will be a pretty one.