Well, the April Magknits seems a bit late. That’s fine; (though I must admit every time I see a computer I rush to it to check if MagKnits has updated) it’s just that it’s getting a litte dull seeing the same patterns. So, maybe if I write a review it will update. (I don’t follor my own logic, but it’s fun to review things, so why not)
So…
A Scarf Askew – Well, it’s not hugely original, but I like it. It’s simple. Just a little too simple for my taste. I guess it is pretty classically “manly,” and that’s the point.
Tweeds – I am much enarmored by the stitch pattern, but the socks themselves look sort of chunky and strange. And the electric blue color, while lovely, is not as man-friendly as the pattern says, at least not to the men I know.
Emerald Bracelet – I don’t know… it’s pretty, it really is. But something just doesn’t seem… I don’t know. I’m too harsh a critic, I’m sure.
Very Berry T-Shirt – It’s boxy. I don’t like boxy. It bothers me. Sorry.
Rainy Day Socks – Oooh. Me like. I think they are very pretty, very… dainty. And yet not. It looks cozy and formal at the same time. The only thing I don’t like is the picture’s setting. I can’t help thinking that it might look nicer against, I don’t know, grass or something. I’m just being picky. I like them lots.
Shimmer Socks – I don’t know about the colorway of the yarn, but I like the pattern. Maybe I’ll make it sometime.
As I sit here and type, I am wearing my Magnum Opus (at least, it’s my Magnum opus right now). I hope to submit it to Magknits. Until them, I shall gloat over the glories of blocked lace.
Why didn’t anyone tell me blocking lace is so cool?!
(Well, okay, everyone did, but you gotta see it to believe it)
