Spring Shawl and Lizard Ridge

On February 11, 2008, in afghan, KAL, lace, stole, by Anna

I’m knitting away on the Spring Shawl Surprise, and have completed clue 5. It’s looking good, although I’m noticing the colour variation between the different skeins of yarn a little more than I had hoped (notice how it looks a little striped in the more recent knitting?). In any case, I’m continuing with clue 6 today.

I wonder if maybe it will be possible to dye the entire shawl when it’s completed to smooth out those stripes?

I am also just about done with the Lizard Ridge afghan. The four panels have been knit. They have been stitched together. And the edging has been crocheted. I haven’t blocked it yet, because…..

Well, do you see this lovely edging?
It turns out that you use a lot of yarn to go around the entire edge of the afghan. So much yarn, in fact, that my skein of Paton’s Classic Merino wasn’t quite enough. I ran out of yarn…

…with about 10 cm left to go.
Very irritating.
So I will have to go hunting for more yarn before I finish it. I had hoped to be able to go to a yarn store sometime today, but instead I’m at home with two sick children, so it will have to wait for another day.