Knit & Knag Designs

For the last few days, I’ve been swatching on a new project which will be knit in Glacier Ice Lace from Rocky Mountain Dyeworks.

The swatch is in the leftover Calendula, which was used for one of the shawls in Shaping Shawls.  Naturally, it looks like a mess in the unblocked version, but I’ll just leave it at that for now.    It does really look a lot nicer blocked – trust me.
The actual shawl will be knit in Egyptian Gold.

I’ve only worked the setup rows, but it’s all ready for me to take on my trip tomorrow.

The second piece of travel knitting will be another pair of fingerless mittens in Romp of Otter (Fingering) from Alisha Goes Around.  This is one of the skeins I picked up at TNNA in June, and the colour is a lovely, deep purple called Egypt. I guess the stars are aligning, or something, because these two colourways could not be more different, and yet they are both (coincidentally) “Egyptian” colours.  

I’ve also been working on my Stained Glass Window squares.  To mix it up a bit from all the other pictures you’ve seen so far – here is a different type of view:

That’s what some 45+ squares look like.  It’s coming along in the background, and I’m still really enjoying the variety in the squares and colours.  The yarn supply is dwindling, but there is still a fair bit left, and I should be able to make many more squares when I come back home.

While I’m gone, I will be missing the annual sale at Janie H. Knits in Perth.  It’s scheduled July 23-24, and I won’t be back until the 25th.  It’s really a shame, because she’ll be selling stuff at a 30% discount or more, and she usually has some amazing things in stock.  I’m sure it will be wonderful, so if you go – tell me how it was.    I hope to go next year.