This little knit is one of my all time favorite projects. The hundred or more little beads could have something to do with it. Maybe it’s that Ice Queen is a nearly weightless, slightly frilly (with that lovely scalloped bottom edge) little something that feels absolutely wonderful around my neck and makes me feel just a little bit special. Love it. I might even need another one.
Ice Queen
pattern by Rosemary Hill
yarn: Ball and Skein Arequipa in "The Blues"
needles: Knitpicks harmony #7
#6 glass beads, clear lined with mixed blues
Notes: I knit this according to the pattern. It is wonderful as a neck warmer, I don’t want to take it off. Even with my rather small head size, this is too short to cover the back of my neck when worn pulled up. If I were to make it again, I would increase the length several inches.
It was snowing when these pictures were taken. Did you notice all the little white specks that are snow flakes (balls)? Anyone know the name of that kind of snow?
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15 responses to “Ice Queen”
In the West we call it grapple. Ice Queen is gorgeous!
Ice Queen realy does her name justice this way ! It’s very pretty Judy !
It’s beautiful! I’ve been itching to make one but haven’t the time just yet. Yours is the first comment I’ve heard about length and I’m so glad you mentioned it as I really don’t want a cold neck!
Beautiful Ice Queen, beads and all! A friend made me the Athena Smoke Ring which also rides up the back of my neck unfortunately. I think long necked women need to be taken into account in these particular patterns and encouraged to add length to them. I call those tiny snowballs, pelletized snow.
It’s beatiful, Judy. I can’t wait to see it (and you!) in person!
Beautiful! Amazing perfection to that beaded picot border! Nice work on the knitting!
And yes, in the first photo I can see the little “nonpareils snow” coming down…there must be a scientific reason for the flakes to turn round like that….
Yep, graupel. Ice Queen is lovely. The cover-the-neck tip is a good one.
Thanks for the lengthening tip. This one is on my to-do list and I would want to be able to wear it either way, so now I know!
Very very pretty. Those eensy snowballs look like sugar.
Names for snow: http://lowchensaustralia.com/names/snow.htm
My hubby always calls the little round snow things “corn snow”. I have no idea why. A very pretty knit, maybe I need an excuse to cast one on.
Oh so pretty! So inspiring! Speaking of which, drop by my blog sometime 🙂
Oh, it’s lovely! But can we also see it on you? 🙂
And you made my day!
Absolutely just gorgeous, Judy! Love it. It’s officially in the que… And thanks for the tip on the length.