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Saturday, September 13, 2014

FO: Song of the Sea


Confession: I love the idea of infinity scarves / long cowls, and I even designed one once, but I have never felt like I could pull off wearing them as well as the fashion-y types. That said, I keep queueing them, and I intend to make more, so I'd better learn how to wear them. Here is my most recent attempt - I think it went well.

Pattern: Song of the Sea by Louise Zass-Bangham

Yarn: Malabrigo Sock

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Mods: More repeats of the large and medium waves, and skipped the small waves.

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Notes:

This was super fun to knit. The lace pattern is reasonably intuitive and addictive, and the yarn is awesome. I am pleasantly surprised that it has held up so far - I felt sure that the mythic Malabrigo Sock would disintegrate the moment I put it on. Much sturdier than expected, though I will keep track of how it wears over time.

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My one gripe is the rolly-ness of the thing. I had read that the edges tended to roll, so some people use different edgings and the designer re-issued the pattern with an alternate edging that I used. (Garter-rib type thing). The thing is, on mine it isn't the edges that roll so much as the lace. Maybe I didn't block it aggressively enough. I've taken to wearing it as in the above photo. You may not be able to tell, but it is basically folded along the circumference so that top and bottom edges are together. The fold sticking out in front is along the middle of the lace. If that makes any sense. Anyway, it impedes the rolling a bit.

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Folding it over also makes it a bit more substantial. It is quite wide and so bound to become floppy when around the neck - floppiness is great, but can obscure the pretty lace. Having it slightly narrower and thicker due to folding means less floppiness. Win? I'm not sure. I still like it, though.

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It also works well worn doubled. I'm sure I will wear this a lot as the weather cools down.

Stash Match tally: 1 FO!

6 comments:

  1. What a rich, sea green. It's wonderful. The stitch pattern is amazing. Of course you can pull it off. Green is a pop of color for me. I'd wear it with neutrals. It would look really good with a buttoned up wool coat.

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  2. This is so pretty!! I want one!!!

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  3. Beautiful! I have an infinity cowl in Malabrigo (not this pattern) and I LOVE, LOVE it. I agree I wonder how well it will wear over time, Malabrigo is so yummy, but just merino.

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  4. that is so pretty! I like the colour you chose, but I hear you on the roll/flip thing. I have a cowl like that, it's always going to flip if the edging produces a thicker fabric than the actual body of the shawl/cowl, if that makes sense.

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  5. Gorgeous! I can't see how such a beautiful knit wouldn't look fantastic. It looks great on you too, love it!

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