Arvella

Post By // Kristin F

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Whenever we get a new color in an existing yarn, my fingers start itching to play. When we got an even dozen of new Silk Cloud colors, I got greedy. Why do a neckpiece with one color when I could play with three?!

I came up with a tube structure, utilizing Silk Cloud held double. Yarn management can be tricky with: A. lace weight, B. mohair, and C. multi-strands. Hence, a simple construction, kept from being completely mindless by the above issues; a colorblock accessory that can be worn a multitude of ways was born.

The hardest part of this design was, of course, coming up with a suitable name for the pattern. If you look on ravelry, every kind of silk and/or cloud metaphor has been utilized, so I decided to call in the big guns. I offered up a chuck roast (I have cows; if you've ever looked in Shibui Luxury, those are MY cows, which I obnoxiously point out to anyone who will listen) as a prize, in house, for the best name.

The entries came fastly and furiously; the only way to narrow the field was to do ravelry searches. The only entry that was not already a ravelry pattern was Arvella, which, interestly, is "ravelry" in word scramble. Kind of, anyway.

William, our inventory manager, submitted the name. Arvella was his glamorous California-based aunt, and in the family photo he shared with us, it was easy to pick her out. There was a certain sense of style about her; and she was the sole accessorizer in the group. We had a winner, and William had a barbecue item.

There are so many color combinations that would serve up deliciously in this little pattern. I am a sucker for both of the new grays, and it combines beautifully with Blush, as shown; you could do a beautiful Fall combination with Flaxen, Rust, and Artichoke; or a pale version in Ivory, Ash, and Green Tea. Explore the possibilities!