First of all, a big thank you to all who have signed up for the Mystic Waters KAL. I’m looking to the start of the KAL. Sign ups are still open, so if you’d like to join us, don’t be shy.
In the meantime, I’m busy working on a couple of secret projects, so I don’t have a lot of pictures to share. I do however have a few new needles, acquired at that grand place called ebay. Four new addi turbo needles in various sizes that will soon be put to good use.
I also have a stash-confession. In spite of my best attempts to keep it down, it just keeps growing. I am however making a dent. Here we have 3 skeins of bulky brown alpaca (warm winter shawl), 1 skein of Blåmussla (lace shawl), 3 skeins of Apple Laine (in Chianti and Sunny Days – planned socks), 3 skeins of Freedom Wool (white/green for my daughters hat), 4 skeins of LANG (green/silver for a Moebius scarf) and 2 skeins of Scheepjes (winter scarf)
There is also my birthday present – Noro Kureyon for the Lizard Ridge Afghan still in progress. I’m almost half done, but it was a little too warm during the summer to knit wool-afghans. I’m thinking it will go faster as the weather cools down.
Finally some odds and ends. Not so photogenic, but I DO have some leftover yarn from various projects. Not sure what to do with them, but I’m sure they will come in handy some day. There is a little bit of Hidden Touch alpaca (from Swan Lake/MS3), some Indigo Apple Laine (from the Falling in Love socks), some Cotton (from when my daughter learned how to crochet), some Aran wool, Scheepjes, and random acrylics. All good to have for knitting dolls, etc.
Well, hope you enjoyed the tour. Come back later and see the yarn turned into something more interesting. Maybe I’ll get started on that Moebius scarf over the weekend…..
Announcing another Mystery Shawl knitalong!
Have you ever found yourself staring into a deep ocean pondering the mysteries beneath the surface?
Or swam in a dark lake at sunset?
Do you feel the lightness of the summer rain?
Water has many forms and faces, and yet they are all the same – simple H2O.
Presented in an original design, this triangular shawl show some of the many faces of water.
My shawl is knit using 200 g of Fårö yarn from Klippan. 100% wool yarn from Bohuslän (600 m per 100 g). The shawl uses approx. 1200 m of yarn. As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
SIGN UP FOR LACE KAL
The pattern will be made available for a knitalong, starting October 24.
It will be distributed to the members in eight consecutive pieces, once a week on Wednesdays.
The last part of the pattern will be released on December 12 – so you can complete it before the Christmas festivities.
Please email me if you would like to participate.
There is a separate yahoo group for the KAL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysticwatersKAL/
I have started on the winter knitting. During this past week, I’ve been busy knitting scarves and hats. I only have one picture to show you though. It’s a simple rib-scarf knit in green and white wool from freedom wool (50 m / 50 g) on 7 mm needles. The scarf is for my daughter, and she plans to knit a hat to go with it.
I went yarnshopping with her, and she selected this yarn because it was the softest one she could find. She has good taste.
Additionally I’ve started looking for another lace pattern to knit, but so far nothing has really grabbed my attention. I have a feeling that this will call for an original design, but we’ll see. In the meantime I have installed a true type knitting font, so now I can chart my own lace quite easily.
Well, the summer is officially over, and we’re back in the regular schedule. At least we will be, gradually, over the next few weeks. With the end of summer I bring you two completed projects.
The Faux Russian Stole and Swan Lake Stole (formerly known as MS3) are completed and are blocking. At the moment they are outside in the sun, so they can dry a little faster. They represent my first foray into lace knitting, and I’m pleased with the results. I’ve definitely gotten better at reading lace charts, and all those YOs and k2togs, etc.
The Faux Russian Stole was knit in Arizona Apple Laine yarn. The pattern comes from “A Gathering of Lace” by Meg Swanson.
Project started: June 29
Completed: Aug 28
The Swan Lake stole was knit using Alpaca Sock Yarn from Hidden Touch. It’s charcoal gray, and a little fuzzy. This stole will be nice and warm during the fall. The pattern comes from Melanie of Pink Lemon Twist and was published for the summer Mystery Stole knitalong.
Project started: June 29
Completed: September 3
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