Luna Capelet
January 11th, 2009 | Link

Detail of Luna Capelet

Luna was my Christmas Day knitting. Though the style is a little unusual for me, I love the picture in the book: the yarn, not so much. So I knit it from two strands of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport, which I had purchased from eBay.

I like the way this turned out, but I did a couple of extra repeats of the lace pattern that I think now I did not need. The one time I wore it, it kept slipping down my arms. I think it may be because the yarn is stretchier than the Louisa Harding yarns the pattern called for, and also heavier, and so it is stretching when I wear it. I plan to rip out the extra rows and see if that fixes the problem. If not, I will try crocheting in some elastic under the top garter stitch band.

I also really like the buttons, which the friendly lady at the notions counter at Britex sold me on. They are stone or shell and very polished, and are a big step up from the plain plastic gray buttons I would have picked.

4 Comments

  • Allison says:

    Sigh – another masterpiece – those gorgeous buttons really compliment the color of this.

  • Shannon says:

    Thanks Allison. I’m pleasantly surprised, I wouldn’t have picked these buttons on my own but now I can’t imagine any other buttons with it.

  • jane says:

    those buttons ARE gorgeous. i want to touch them! i get the impression that they have some weight to them and would give a very gratifying clicking noise if they touched each other.

  • Shannon says:

    They are heavy, Jane! I think they are stone, rather than shell. But the way they reflect the light reminds me of the inside of an abalone shell I had when I was young.

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