saturday morning rambling
last year (i think it was fall) anthropologie had a great cape online. i printed out a pic for my sketchbook thinking maybe someday i would be talented enough to come up with a pattern for my own. looks like lion brand beat me to it. my current vogue issue has a special cover on it from lion brand. i noticed that not all shops have the cover (i got mine at michaels which could explain it). anyways, something strangely similar to the wrap from anthropologie was on the cover. take a look-
anthropologie
lion brand
i know there are differences (anthropologies looks like it may be crocheted), but the photo styling is so similar. don'tcha think? now i have a pattern, and i want to knit it. problem is, the pattern is for homespun yarn. a year or so ago i knit a poncho in homespun and really disliked the way it knit up and especially the way it wore. so the dilemma? this is one of those, 'this year only' projects. you know what i am talking about, the project you won't wear for probably more than a few seasons because it is trendy. so for me that means i need to make it as cheap as possible, without compromising the quality too much. if i knit it in homespun the darn thing would only be $25! so i don't know what to do. i am trying to come up with a good substitute yarn that is a little more decent. i stood at the fabric store last night staring at the homespun. i liked a really bright green color, but i just bought a coat and t-shirt in that color for spring so it would be too much green in my wardrobe. no other colors appealed to me. i did wander by the landscapes yarn and thought the rose desert (the pink/brownish one) might make a nice cape. but even that would end up costing a lot more. i don't know what to choose! i may go through my stash today to see if i have anything i could use or add to. i am definately going to shorten the pattern so it wont' be so long. that should help yarn consumption somewhat. (ohh i just noticed the pattern is now on the lion brand website, here)
ok, sorry for that. i just really like it but am at a loss for what to use. i also picked up the new issue of knit.1. i don't really know how i feel about it. i think it is far worse than the first issue. the stuff is just a bit too wild and just a bit too much lion brand yarn. but like the first, i looked at it with an open mind, and decided that there were a few patterns that would be decent with yarn substitutions.
i also broke down and bought some thick & quick chenille for an easy project. the photo is a bit off colorwise, but you get the idea.
what is with me using lion brand after complaining about it you ask? well it is pretty simple, the only stores open in the evening that carry yarn are michaels and joanns. so i go in hoping that maybe they got in a shipment of cascade 220 or something :) but no, it is always acrylic red heart, tlc and lion brand. if i am really in the mood to buy something, that is how i end up with the lion brand yarn.
but just to be nice, joanns has a fabulous book selection and 40% off coupons. not to mention clover needles. my dpn collection has been bought using those coupons. i can't complain too much!
anthropologie
lion brand
i know there are differences (anthropologies looks like it may be crocheted), but the photo styling is so similar. don'tcha think? now i have a pattern, and i want to knit it. problem is, the pattern is for homespun yarn. a year or so ago i knit a poncho in homespun and really disliked the way it knit up and especially the way it wore. so the dilemma? this is one of those, 'this year only' projects. you know what i am talking about, the project you won't wear for probably more than a few seasons because it is trendy. so for me that means i need to make it as cheap as possible, without compromising the quality too much. if i knit it in homespun the darn thing would only be $25! so i don't know what to do. i am trying to come up with a good substitute yarn that is a little more decent. i stood at the fabric store last night staring at the homespun. i liked a really bright green color, but i just bought a coat and t-shirt in that color for spring so it would be too much green in my wardrobe. no other colors appealed to me. i did wander by the landscapes yarn and thought the rose desert (the pink/brownish one) might make a nice cape. but even that would end up costing a lot more. i don't know what to choose! i may go through my stash today to see if i have anything i could use or add to. i am definately going to shorten the pattern so it wont' be so long. that should help yarn consumption somewhat. (ohh i just noticed the pattern is now on the lion brand website, here)
ok, sorry for that. i just really like it but am at a loss for what to use. i also picked up the new issue of knit.1. i don't really know how i feel about it. i think it is far worse than the first issue. the stuff is just a bit too wild and just a bit too much lion brand yarn. but like the first, i looked at it with an open mind, and decided that there were a few patterns that would be decent with yarn substitutions.
i also broke down and bought some thick & quick chenille for an easy project. the photo is a bit off colorwise, but you get the idea.
what is with me using lion brand after complaining about it you ask? well it is pretty simple, the only stores open in the evening that carry yarn are michaels and joanns. so i go in hoping that maybe they got in a shipment of cascade 220 or something :) but no, it is always acrylic red heart, tlc and lion brand. if i am really in the mood to buy something, that is how i end up with the lion brand yarn.
but just to be nice, joanns has a fabulous book selection and 40% off coupons. not to mention clover needles. my dpn collection has been bought using those coupons. i can't complain too much!
4 Comments:
i got my copy of vogue kntting at safeway and it, too, has the sepcial double cover. at my local michael's, their copies did *not* have the special double cover. me confu-zed.
and i am *totally*gonna knit that cape, most definitely.
check out www.knitpicks.com they have great prices on great yarn - especially their own label yarns. also good with pricing is elann.com.
that cape is beautiful.I love capelets too,just not really crazy about ponchos.I can't wait to see your cape when it's done
~earth mother~
I love your blog. I admired that Lion Brand cape, too, but don't care for Homespun either! I am knitting a capelet right now, and I must say it is coming out nice! Have you seen the new Spring/Summer issue of Knit.1? It has some great stuff!
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