May 08, 2006

Bring on the cottons! Right now!

Purdy, eh?

This, my friends, is the beginnings of a buttoned camisole [pattern from Phildar ETE 2006 in French] using Tahki Cotton Classic [gifted to me by Miss HEK Jenny, Most Thoughtful Blog Pal Ever] and some Inox bamboo circs, size 4mm. I do have some sleeved cardigans and tops slotted for spring that I should start now if I want to wear them before summer comes, but first I want to knit myself something that will fly off the needles...you know, something that will give me that happy little knitter's buzz I get when I knit myself something cute rather quickly. And HELLO! This little camisole is so enjoyable to knit with its peek-a-boo eyelet pattern that I feel like going atop a green mountain, twirling around, and singing like Julie Andrews (but tone deaf): "The hills are aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive...with the sound of mercerised cotton gliding on bamboo circulaaaaaaaaaaaaars..."

Wool Time is over. I hereby declare the Season of Cottons, Linens, and other Warm-Weather Yarns OPEN chez skinnyrabbit.com. Bring 'em on.

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42 comments to this entry:

thats a super cute cami. Can't wait to see it done!

[Kelly on 08 may 06 @ 03:04 pm]

I like the color. Reminds me of raspberries! How summery is that?

[HibiscuitsGirl on 08 may 06 @ 03:44 pm]

A very nice model! And the colour you (or Jenny)have chosen is lovely.

[Maud on 08 may 06 @ 03:56 pm]

WHAT? No brown? An actual COLOUR.... what happened??

[Helene on 08 may 06 @ 04:03 pm]

Oh, I looove the color. Love cotton classic....quick and satisfying! You will be adorable, I know!

[Michelle on 08 may 06 @ 04:28 pm]

Here, here! Ooo, I think this implies summer seaming drinks as well. Strawberry margarita for me and a blackberry one for your cami! (Not that it's going to need much seaming, but you can help it out.)

[Nadia on 08 may 06 @ 04:54 pm]

I so wish I spoke (or at least read) French! I yearn for a cotton cami, but the Vogue patterns just don't quite have the pizzazz of the Phildar! Me likely sooooooo much!

[Leah on 08 may 06 @ 04:55 pm]

Yes, Miss Rabbit has decided Spring is for Color! I can tell it will look lovely on you, but am wondering if you will be modifying the pattern at all?

[Barb Outside Boston on 08 may 06 @ 05:02 pm]

Oh, pretty color! Pretty stitch pattern. Can't wait to see the finished pretty cami. (Note to self: Perhaps one could use the ability to wear pretty little camisoles as an incentive to lose weight.) I was at the MD Sheep and Wool show Sunday, reveling in the fibery goodness. Wish you could have been there with us.

[Sarah R on 08 may 06 @ 06:01 pm]

Beautiful, love that camisole. And you're knitting with a color! Ye gads! I know what you mean about just finishing something. I'm ready to get a couple of knits wrapped up!

[Wanda on 08 may 06 @ 06:36 pm]

Bring on the cottons! It is starting to get warm around here. I don't have my head wrapped around summer knits yet. A fun summer cardi would be great.

[Evelyn on 08 may 06 @ 06:41 pm]

I love the color and the pattern! And seeing the new project makes me want to either rush out and buy yarn for some kind of summery garment or finish the one I started in January...

[Susanne on 08 may 06 @ 06:59 pm]

purdy, indeed. love the color!

[kathi on 08 may 06 @ 07:33 pm]

That'll be great on you! Especially that lovely cranberry color - nice.

[meg on 08 may 06 @ 07:40 pm]

Hey! That looks like something I was dreaming up as I fell asleep last night! I want a red cardi and was thinking about a rib 'n' lace pattern. Now I really really want it! Yours is so pretty.

[Daphne on 08 may 06 @ 07:52 pm]

You always find the most adorable patterns Becky! That camisole is dead gorgeous and as usual, I love the color you've chosen!!

[Maggie on 08 may 06 @ 08:09 pm]

I LOVE that color. It looks raspberry on my monitor. Tres mode!

[chelee on 08 may 06 @ 08:29 pm]

Very purdy indeed! This one will fly off your needles! I am itching to try a linen yarn soon. Of course I don't have any linen yarn in the ol' stash, so I would have to go buy some and I'm really trying not to do that right now. We'll see... :)

[Karen on 08 may 06 @ 09:02 pm]

I agree! Bring on the cotton! It's summer time and the knitting is fine.

[Jennifer on 08 may 06 @ 10:51 pm]

I love knitting with cotton too, although I do hear of a few knitters disliking it quite a bit. I cannot wait to see what it looks like.

[Sue on 09 may 06 @ 12:01 am]

Hey, I've got my Rowan Calmer on the needles--in a similar colorway as yours. We do have good taste. That is a pretty pattern, too. Woo Hoo De Doo!

[Brenda on 09 may 06 @ 03:47 am]

Love the colour. Dahling, do you ever stop? I just talk about doing all this stuff and never really get around to it - but YOU actually do it. Have fun creating another masterpiece. Mia

[Mia on 09 may 06 @ 05:29 am]

That is so cute. So so cute. And the color rocks!

[Kristin on 09 may 06 @ 06:56 am]

I'm beginning to think I'm rewriting the same comment to you all the time but no, it's that you always! have such gorgeous projects going on! This one, yup is darn lovely. Yes, whip it up fast and do ya dance. (Funny, must be my age? I know exactly! what song you are thinking of.)

[Terry on 09 may 06 @ 03:02 pm]

I'm really glad that this little cami and the color are getting some thumbs up! This color is a very deep cranberry, and the other day I was thinking that it almost was the same color as a KIR, one of my favorite cocktails. How appropos! I'll make it a point to drink a kir when I hold a seaming party for the cami.

[Becky from fluffa! on 09 may 06 @ 05:15 pm]

The kir cami. How perfect is that? Wool knitting is alive and well here, but I keep waiting for a cotton/silk/linen drive to kick in. Although, given how low my husband sets the AC in the summer, knitting wool blankets is a good choice!

[Chicago Evelyn on 09 may 06 @ 08:47 pm]

what a cwazy wabbit!!! I am really thinking cotton, too. It is already too warm for my somewhat cowl!!! Thanks for your comment...I am going to see what I think of the highlights once I get my hair cut again....

[patti on 10 may 06 @ 12:16 am]

I clicked over to check out the cami you are knitting up in that nice cotton yarn!! What a sexy cami and it's about time you have some cotton yarn running through your fingers. Such a happy color!

[KnitPastis on 10 may 06 @ 12:21 am]

OOH! I'd forgotten I sent that. FUN color. My my I have good taste. ;-) ;-) ;-)

[Jenny on 10 may 06 @ 06:13 am]

I love this strawberry colour. And the holey sweater suits you very well!

[Luisa on 10 may 06 @ 06:21 pm]

What a great cami!

[amanda on 10 may 06 @ 10:20 pm]

Great color Becky, and a great pattern too! I so need to finish making something for me too!

[Rhonda on 11 may 06 @ 12:00 am]

Yeah, babe bring them on!! I can safely say the we here on the West Coast have already begun ze summer. Sometimes I would wish for a longer spring so that I could at least get the spring knitting done! Argh! You may just have a chance. Let's see summer is what about another month....

[Shirley on 11 may 06 @ 02:12 am]

Purdy, indeed. And the colour is just yummy. That pattern caught my eye too, but I've put a big red cross over (hand)knitting with cotton yarn. Crochet, on the other hand, is a different affair...

[Annette on 11 may 06 @ 10:12 am]

super cute pattern! are you gonna pose like the girl in the pic? hehe... just so you know, at my house you're referred to as "the superhero"....if I ever say "fluffa" or "becky" outloud (like, as I'm reading your blog), sean corrects me and says..."you mean superhero?"

[shoofly on 11 may 06 @ 04:29 pm]

Ohhhh now that is pretty! Both the pattern and the color.

[Michelle from New Brunswick on 11 may 06 @ 05:03 pm]

I've been reading the posts of this sweater for a really long time now! i love it! i'm glad that you finished it! Now i need to finish my own sweater. :D:D

[Allison on 11 may 06 @ 06:56 pm]

woops! that was meant for the holey sweater post! :)

[Allison on 11 may 06 @ 06:57 pm]

What a great cami! It's going to look fabulous! PS... did I miss the whack dancing mannequin shots?? I was soooooo waiting for them!

[Kathy on 11 may 06 @ 08:05 pm]

Very cute....Another nice stitch pattern. I'm sure you'll be finished in no time. Jenny chose a great colour for you!

[Elaine on 12 may 06 @ 01:46 am]

Hey- what cast-on did you use? It looks great and I don't think it's a long-tail--maybe a cable?

[Barb Outside Boston on 12 may 06 @ 09:54 pm]

Yummy colour. I want to be skinny so I can wear these little tops too! Interweave has had some cute cami patterns in the past (I know, because my girls keep asking me to knit for them). Season of Cotton sounds good. I am knitting myself the new chicknits top from some Sirdar Breeze (nice cotton/acrylic). Let the warm weather begin!

[Gaile on 13 may 06 @ 06:57 am]

May 08, 2006

Bring on the cottons! Right now!

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