Well, that was a lot of knitting! I finally got into the rhythm of it about a third of the way through. I had to keep checking my counts between sections to make sure I wasn’t missing an increase, but otherwise it went pretty smoothly. I waited until the knitting was complete to do the… Continue reading Twists and Turns, part 1
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Working on part 1
(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
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