I’ve been busy knitting, and just haven’t had a chance to pause and take pictures for a little while….. Oh well, at least there are a few things to write about.
The Spring Shawl Surprise is coming along. I’ve completed clue 7 and have started on clue 8. I didn’t bother to pin it out this time, but just took a picture of it flat on a table. It at least shows some of the pattern…
I have also started a new shawl design. The yarn is a lovely Lady Godiva (50% wool/50% silk) from Handmaiden. I can’t say too much about it just yet, but with these lovely colours I just had to incorporate the forest into the design.
The Mystic Light KAL is still growing at a rate of 100+ members a week. We’re up to 1,600+ members already. The swatch pattern will be released sometime next week. I’m not sure exactly when, but expect it later in the week.
Lots of people have selected their yarn and I’ve seen so many wonderful choices. And I’ve found so many new yarn brands I’ve never tried. Now I have to come up with a few more designs, just so that I can try out some of those amazing yarns……
This weekend I am going to Cornwall (Ontario) to the Quilters Pleasure Weekend. I have it on good authority that a wonderful yarn supplier will be there, and I can’t wait to check it out. I have also lined up some company to come with me, so I think it will be a blast.
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.
I’m back to knitting the Spring Shawl Surprise again. I have more yarn on its way from Lorraine at Cottage Craft Angora, so I will indeed have enough to complete the shawl. Good thing too. It would have been terrible to rip it out, since it looks so nice and feels so soft. The fourth clue has been completed and I’ve started the fifth one.
To get enough yarn for this stole has been a tale and a half. I had one skein that I got from my SP11. Then I decided I needed more and tracked some down at the Purple Purl in Toronto. They kindly shipped me what they had, but it wasn’t enough for the entire stole. I then contacted Cottage Craft Angora directly and asked them for more. I sent a sample of the yarn I had to see if they could match it. I was lucky enough that they could match it, and I can’t wait to receive the package with the rest of my yarn. This stole is going to be absolutely wonderful.
I’m also making a lot of progress on the Lizard Ridge Afghan. Actually, I finished all the knitting. I now have to stitch all the panels together (I only have half a panel left to attach) and then it’s time for the crochet-edging. I’m hoping to finish this project soon. I’ve been putting it off for far too long.
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