The Lonely Tree

September 13, 2013






Here is the last of my train knit accessories.  The Lonely Tree by Silvia Bo Bilvia is an easy leaf lace pattern that is beautiful knit in a hearty yarn like Pioneer.  Pioneer is an organic and earthy wool sourced and spun in California, so nice!  I'm excited to be able introduce you to this yarn if you are new to it.  I loved the spongy and crepey handle which also had plenty of heft.  It felt beautiful in the hand and was smooth and elastic on my wooden Knit Picks Harmony needles.  There's a wee bit of veg matter in it but I could easily pick it out and didn't feel slowed down at all.  I expect some VM in minimally processed yarns and don't mind it in the least.  I would use Pioneer again in a heartbeat.   Pioneer is sold exclusively at A Verb For Keeping Warm.

The Lonely Tree is another perfect travel knit.  The pattern starts to make sense after a few repeats and mistakes are rarely made after that.  I love it when you can say that about lace.  This needed a good wet block and then the yarn smoothed out easily.  I was able to gently stretch it and pat it into shape and dry outdoors in the shade.  Pioneer softens up after the soak and is lovely to wear around the neck.  The color is Beachrock, a grayed out pale purple.


Here's the links!

My Ravelry link
Pioneer, the yarn
The Lonely Tree, the pattern
The Brooklyn Tweed trunk show info

I hope you enjoyed my accessories week.





































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4 Comments

  1. Lovely. This one really says "Fall" to me!

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  2. Well, the Pioneer certainly worked out, didn't it! I'm so happy to have known you long enough now, that I can see a post about your yarn store visit, and then one where the yarn turns into something beautiful! Also: fab hair. <3

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