In love with Silk Garden
As you can see from the pictures, I am having a long term love affair with Silk Garden from Noro. The rainbow colored wrap is actually the lap throw on the cover of Simply Noro. After I finished knitting it, I added a ruffle to three sides to help justify taking it with me wherever I go. Now I can call it a ’shawl’ and wrap up with it in or out of the house. The WIP is a Silk Garden vest from the book Classic Knitted Vests (oops! This book is out of print… sorry!). The vest pattern is written for Silk Garden so there is no fudging or substituting. Silk Garden is a kid mohair, silk and lamb’s wool blend. Wool/silk blend yarn (when blended well) is my absolute favorite fiber.
Silk Garden is soft with drape and a subtle sheen - the added silk seems to cover up any of the (s0-called) plain-jane, homey effects of wool, leaving you with the resilience and warmth of wool, and PRESTO you have shine, durability and elegance all in one!!! All that and it is self-striping so the yarn does all of the work and don’t we love that…
Treat yourself to some Silk Garden (even if just for a pair of house socks) and you will be an instant convert. Check back here for the finished Kochoran vest….
