Having finished several older knitting projects, I decided to allow myself a new start. I’ve had the yarn wound into a ball for the Butterfly/Papillon shawl for a couple of years now, in anticipation of starting it back when I wound it. Then other things came up, and I never got around to it. This… Continue reading New knitting start
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Mojito Shawl
I started the Mojito Shawl (by BooKnits) in July 2017. I used a lace weight BFL/silk blend in a gorgeous aqua/teal shade. I knit on it pretty regularly throughout that year and into the next. In June 2018 I finished all of the knitting – it was so pretty on the needles. And then I… Continue reading Mojito Shawl
Josephine, finished
I figured it would not take much longer to finish the most recent Josephine shawl when I looked at the amount of yarn left to use, so I worked on it at the beginning of February and finished it Friday night. I gave it a good bath, laid it out flat to dry (I didn’t… Continue reading Josephine, finished
Josephine Shawl
I’ve made the Josephine Shawl, a free pattern, twice before. The first was a knit from a kit of two balls of Noro Taiyo sock yarn that were supposed to be the same colorway. They were not, but I decided to just go with it, and when I have the shawl double wrapped around my… Continue reading Josephine Shawl
Geology Shawl
This is a shawl that I finished knitting in September 2019, and I never took a “finished” photo, so I decided to remedy that. The yarn is so soft, a blend of 20% yak, 20% silk, and 60% merino wool. I thought the combination of the yarn, color, and pattern were perfect together. I have… Continue reading Geology Shawl