(with a long way to go) As I mentioned in my last post on the 2022 mystery knit-along, the construction of part one is what first distanced me from and then drew me into deciding to participate. This is part 1 in progress. It will look quite different when part 1 is complete. I have… Continue reading Working on part 1
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
I wasn’t gonna do it
I really wasn’t. I wasn’t going to start another shawl, and I wasn’t going to participate in the Stephen West mystery knit-along this year. At least, I wasn’t going to participate while it was going on. I thought I would wait. And I did wait. A week. Ha! When I saw the beginnings of some… Continue reading I wasn’t gonna do it
Visible gradient
I can finally start to see the gradient progressing on my Mermaid Lair shawl. It’s faint, but it’s there. You can see it more when it’s scrunched up on the needles, but I wanted to spread it out a bit to see the lace that’s developing. The beads are more visible in person, as well.… Continue reading Visible gradient
Fancy lace and beads
I was so excited to get my beads in the mail enabling me to move forward with my Mermaid Lair shawl. Of course, things did not go as planned, and I quickly had to rip out and re-start. In fact, I did that a couple of times. I finally got back on track, and then… Continue reading Fancy lace and beads
About Time for an update
I’ve completed a couple more charts of knitting for my About Time shawl, and I thought it would be a good time to take a progress photo. Of course, shawls are difficult to get a good photo/idea of how it’s going, since you’re scrunching up most of those stitches on a circular needle. I’ve completed… Continue reading About Time for an update