Silk & Rayon

I have pictures of silk and rayon to show you today!  The silk is the results of the dyeing process I showed y’all in my last post.  The rayon is my painstakingly slow finishing work on the Giotto tank.  I’ve been knitting it forever, so I suppose it makes sense I would stretch out finishing it over multiple days.

This is the silk I solar dyed over the weekend.  It turned out beautifully and was an energy efficient process, too!

This is a close up, to give you a little bit better idea of how the crackle looks.  I like the scattered dots with the coronas.  This silk has a very peaceful feeling to it — I’m very tempted to do some yardage and turn it into a duvet cover.

I’ve knit the straps for the Ophelia.

I stuck with the three rows called for in the pattern, but am thinking they might need to be a bit wider, which is why I’m dragging my feet on sewing up the side seams.

I’m also not totally sure I like this colorway knit up like this, and have been toying with the idea of overdyeing the entire tank once it is finished.  It may be that I started it in winter, thinking it would be great for spring.  Now, I’m dreaming of a more fallish colorway.

I’m hoping to finish it up in the next day or two, and be ready to model it in my newly less post-fourth baby enlarged svelte body over the weekend.

I’ve got new yarn for sale at Elliebelly today.  Please take a look!  Here’s a little sneak peak of one of the colorways.