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Onda Wrap photos

Although I picked up the wrap version of Onda from my test knitter a couple of weeks ago, it wasn't until last weekend that the weather was nice enough to get some decent modeled photos. The wrap version is worked in Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Amber Trinket colorway.

(I've already added wrap photos to the Ravelry pattern page and to the pattern pdf, and if you purchased the Onda pattern before this week, you should already have received an email from me with the updated pattern pdf attached-- if you haven't, contact me!).

 

 

Rain, rain, go AWAY!

Pioggia, pioggia, VATTENE!

I picked up the sample of the Onda wrap from Jen, my wonderful test-knitter, last week, but the weather has been so awful that I haven't been able to get any good photos. Yesterday the sky brightened a bit in the morning, so I tried a few shots; not terrible, but the sun is supposed to reappear today, so I hope to have some modeled photos soon. The yarn is Madelinetish Tosh DK, colorway "Amber Trinket," a luscious mix of berry, plum and russet tones, none of which looks quite right in this photo! Oh well.

If you look closely, you can tell that the the colors changed slightly from skein to skein. I had decided to accept this rather than alternate skeins every few rows, since this wrap is reversible, and it would have been very hard to hide the yarn changes.

Ho preso il campione del scialle Onda la settimana scorsa, pero' il tempo e' stato cosi' terribile che non sono stato in grado di fare nessun buone foto. Ieri c'era piu luce nel mattino, e ho provato di scattare qualche foto; mica male, ma il sole oggi dovrebbe riapparire, quindi spero di avere foto migliore presto. Il filo e' Madelinetosh Tosh DK, colore "Amber Trinket," una mescolanza deliziosa di carminio, prugna, marrone rossiccio, nessuno dei quali sembra giusto nelle queste foto! Va beh'. 

Nella prima foto si puo' vedere che i colori cambiano tra i gomitoli. Avevo deciso di accettare questo invece di cambiare i gomitoli dopo ogni 2-3 file.

 

A Dragon Skin of her own

Until now,  the Wyvern pattern has been lacking photos of its own sample garment, instead substituting a photo of the Dragon Skin child's sweater-- a less-than-satisfactory alternative, I admit.  No longer!  My first attempt at hiring a test knitter has proven a success:  not only do I now have a Wyvern in Size Small, but I have several insightful suggestions for improving the clarity and knitter-friendliness of the pattern (thanks, Terry!).  Happily, I have no further errata to report, but I have already modified the pattern text slightly, and as soon as I can get some modeled photos, I will be emailing an updated version of the pattern to all those who have previously purchased it.