Merino, bamboo, plastic, zippers

Merino and bamboo
The building renovations progress, and I'm able to do a little work, swatching for the project that I'm keeping kind of secret for the moment. Be forewarned: There may be an "encore" blog post soon.

Frankly, I'm just thrilled to be able to write this week about a project that's current.

This stitch pattern probably would fall under the category of tuck lace; it's a jersey tuck fabric and one of the yarns is much thinner than the other. The grey tone-on-tone was the original. I later knitted a teal version with the thin yarn as the darker color. (Swatches are rotated 180 degrees, the way I intend the fabric to be worn.)

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This is zoomed out a little.

Each swatch has a different effect depending on which weight yarn is the darker color. Because the tones are so close in the gold swatch (below), it's easier to decipher my actual, rather simple stitch pattern. I plan to reknit the gold version and choose a darker color for the thinner Merino.

This is zoomed out a little more.

Yarns used: JaggerSpun Super Lamb 2/20 (Merino wool) and Silk City Fibers Bambu 7 (bamboo), both available on cones through Crafting Fashion.

Plastic and zippers
Renovation update:  This is the entrance to the "containment zone". 

My studio area is through the plastic and in the back, totally enclosed in plastic. Workers enter through this plastic-walled vestibule with red zippers on each end. Fortunately, the landlord has provided me with a beautiful alternate space to work in. I continue to knit. :)