Friday, 1 May 2026

Seeing Something Different in the Yarn

Oh my, this is looking so good.


I am so utterly pleased with this.  It is exactly right.  

Yes it is cheap cotton not often used for clothing but why not? I would use kitchen string if I did not have anything else at hand. I crocheted a top years ago out of Handicrafter cotton and the only problem with it was the stitch pattern I used was too open for wear in the office without a camisole.  But it worked.  A Ravelry search before I started this top shows I am not the only one who makes garments with this yarn.  

The cream is a some ancient 1824 Cotton that I have had forever.  I tried making tops 3 or 4 times with the yarn before but the tops just never happened.  

This entire top is a whim.  I was putting yarn away after my last dive and as I was putting this last box away, I just saw the yarns in it, in a different way.  That sometimes happens to me.  I have a bunch of yarns and one day, magic happens and I see something different going on between the yarns.  I see something new and occasionally brilliant.  

Next week, I will show you one of those.  I can, now that I know what I am going to make  happen.   

Back to the cream and white Lusk top.  I am just going to keep working on it.  I would like to get it done fast because I can really use the top on my spring and summer wardrobe.  

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