Light and Scrunchy

I love the Alchemy Silken Straw swatch.  It is very light and very drapey, but it has a little bit of a scrunchy sproing to it.  Many silk yarns knit to a fabric that is smooth and drapey and clings to the body in a heavy way, even if the fabric itself is light, much the way a silk charmeuse clings and drapes.  But this knitted fabric is different.  It is drapey and fluid, but I don't think it would cling, it stands away slightly, perhaps the way a crisp cool percale sheet flows over the body but also stands away a little bit.  It has a scrunchy feel, but it is also light and airy.  It reminds me more of a very light silk dupioni that has been washed so it has lost some of its stiff dupioni crispness, but still retains a memory of its crisp character with more drape.

I think I will love the garments knitted with this yarn, and I am always thinking of light crisp-lacy garments, it would make a truly sumptuous light nightie, perhaps even a delicate shawl, crisp and light all at once.  And yes, I am going to swatch that Shirley Paden pattern as well.

Comments

[Gina]

Swatching for another project? I wondered if the lure of the Silken Straw would pull you in.