I spent a relaxing weekend at the cottage, and managed to get quite a bit of knitting done. My Serenity Glitter Sock is starting to be transformed to a lovely shawl.
This picture is almost from the beginning of the shawl, but it’s grown quite a bit since then. I’m really excited about how it’s turning out and can’t wait to share the end result with you.
The other project I was working on is a top knit in Miss Babs Northumbria.
This picture shows it shortly after casting on, but it’s grown a bit since then. I love the subtle variance of hand-dyed yarn, and this gray is just stunning.
Aside from that, I snuck in some knitting on two other projects as well. So, all in all, a very productive and yet relaxing weekend.
Before Ravelry even existed, designer Anna Dalvi was running mystery knitalongs (KALs) for her gorgeous lace shawls on Yahoo groups. Dalvi’s skill at translating natural and mythical inspirations into stunning lace creations drew more than 7,000 knitters to her KALs.
Now, she has gathered all 14 of her wildly popular Mystic shawl designs into one book, stunningly photographed by Caro Sheridan. The book also includes photos of beautiful examples that other knitters created during the knitalongs, capturing the true community spirit of the KAL and the knitting world at large.
Mystic Shawls spans a wide variety of shapes and constructions, giving you rewarding knitting for years to come.
From the back cover:
From waters to desire to delight, each of Anna’s patterns will keep your needles spellbound as every stitch slowly unfolds the beauty of her lace motifs. The exquisiteness and integrity of each design is always revealed in anything Anna decides to design before the first stitch is made. Knitting her vision culminates in a masterpiece. Join her in her journey…
–Roxanne Yeun, Creative Director, Zen Yarn Garden
It only takes a glance at one of her shawls to see that Anna Dalvi is one of the top lace designers in the industry. Her eye for combining lace patterns and designing pieces that are truly magical is unmatched.
–Marly Bird, crochet and knitwear designer and host of the Yarn Thing Podcast
The e-book version of Mystic Shawls is available right now, or you can preorder the print version (and receive the PDF copy immediately) here.
I have a few really exciting projects in the pipeline.
The excellent Roxanne of Zen Yarn Garden recently sent me 2 skeins of Serenity Glitter Sock in this gorgeous colourway (Nitro J).
They are going to become a shawl, and I’m mulling over the design as we speak. I’ve got parts of it worked out already, but there are a few more things to figure out before I can start knitting.
I also got a wonderful package from Babs & Helen at Miss Babs. This is the first time I’ll be working with their yarn, and it looks so scrumptious I’m really itching to cast on. In fact, I believe I’ll cast on tomorrow. I have two projects planned. One will be using this 3-colour gradient set in Northumbria Handpainted yarn.
That set was absolutely calling my name. I know EXACTLY what it will become – I have a perfect design for it, and I just can’t wait to start knitting. Like I said, I think tomorrow is the day.
And finally there is this 5-colour gradient set in Yummy 2-ply toes. Expect to see this in a new Mystic KAL.
I don’t have a date yet, but I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, shh! 
The Fiber Optic Paintbox set I showed you when I came back from Maryland Sheep & Wool is coming along nicely.
I expect this pattern will be out in the fall – probably September or October. Right now it is looking like a rather pretty blob, but it’s not quite ready to face the world yet.
Finally, I have a super-secret-super-exciting project on the needles right now. Can’t share much except a sneak-peek of the yarn, which is Solemate from Lorna’s Laces in Navy Pier. It contains all sorts of pretty blues (not navy though).
I think that’s it for now. So, while it may seem a little quiet at the moment, rest assured that things are happening behind the scenes.
Happy knitting!
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