(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
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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
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
New shawl starts
When I finished the patriotic version of Cladonia, I was already thinking about what shawl I wanted to start next. I’ve had some lace in a pale pink to dark gray gradient for several years just waiting for me to start a fancy lace shawl. I enjoy making them, but I know they require concentration,… Continue reading New shawl starts