That's the before. A lovely blob with ruffles.
That's the after. A crookedly blocked shawl. Yeah, it got fixed after the photo shoot. I had a heck of a time blocking this thing - I did it twice because I did it wrong the first time. And then had to fix the crookedness. But it's pretty!
Close up on the first chart section.
Close up on the blossom chart section.
Blurry close up of the edging charts.
Artsy close up at an angle. Well, my attempt at that, anyway.
Modeled by Joan at KotS (thanks Joan!) So that's all done and really, I"m very happy with how it turned out. It's gorgeous. So speaking of shawls...
That's through 6 correct repeats of the Caricia shawl. It's slightly goofy how you have to follow the pattern to get it right, but now that I know it's all good. And I'll be ready the next time I come across this in a pattern.
Isn't it a great center stitch? So that should go pretty quickly now. Ha. I shouldn't make those kinds of statements, the Knitting Fates don't like it. I'm making progress on the Atlantis socks.
Most of the foot of the second one done. This will be my primary car knitting - if I get any car knitting time. I have a feeling I'll be doing most of the driving tomorrow. Yeah, Ellie and I are heading down to NC to see Tommy as he arrives. Very excited. Need to decide what else will make the trip, knitting wise. Probably the shawl, probably not this:
A new sweater, the Swan Lake Cardigan. This time a spring/summer top. I'm using Prima, a new yarn from Debbie Bliss that is 80% bamboo, 20% merino, so it's nice and light. Loving it now that I've gotten past row 13 for the third time. Really, one of these days I will learn to read the pattern correctly the first time. That's the back, so we've got a ways to go. Especially because I started this the other day at work:
A handspun scarf, pattern is Midori. One of my goals this year was to knit more of my handspun, so I thought that I should really try to get a project done. And I've been trying to find the perfect pattern for this yarn for ages, I think this is finally it. It's nice and simple, and works well with the striping of the yarn.
What do you think? Guess I'm in a pink kind of mood this week too. And speaking of handspun...
That's the progress on my "Robes of Autumn" or I'm thinking of calling it "Amazing Technicolor Dream Fiber" because that's all I think of every time I see it. My trusty Flexi-Wrap roll holding the first batt, and the spindle with not quite half of the second batt.
Trying to show you the sparkle from the copper angelina - there are parts that are super shiny, and I'm loving it. Click on the picture to make it bigger and you'll see the shiny.See? I've got a lot going right now. And I really need to get going, lots to do to be ready to leave in the morning. Should have lots of photos and fun to share next week. Happy Easter to you all!
