![[chair seat]](https://i1.wp.com/serpentpublications.org/laymusic/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chair.jpg)
The pattern for this one is St. Brigid from Aran
Knitting by Alice Starmore. The yarn is the Camilla
Valley Farms 8/8 (worsted weight) cranberry. (They got the
color better than my photography of the piece.) A chair cover
uses most of a one pound spool.
![[central motif]](https://i1.wp.com/serpentpublications.org/laymusic/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/center.jpg)
Speaking of color, does anyone know why when you take a picture
of a person wearing a sweater, the color of the sweater is usually
pretty close to the real color, but when you try to take a closeup
of a piece of knitting, it’s always a different color from the
real thing?
![[rope cable]](https://i1.wp.com/serpentpublications.org/laymusic/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cable-after.jpg)
The yarn has a pleasant feel. Like most cotton yarns, it
doesn’t have the same stretch as wool, which I think is an
advantage in this application. You have to get used to not
splitting it as you knit, but I did OK after the first pattern
repeat. I was worried about the cost of shipping from Canada, but it’s
quite reasonable if you order enough at once.
