I would like to send about 48 hours of the rain we’ve been having out to the west. Instead of flooding here, it would do a lot of good out there, where the drought is killing wild horses and allowing wildfires to run rampant. The rain, the humidity, the gray skies are all conspiring to keep me indoors for the most part and I’m feeling as housebound as I usually do in the dark depths of winter.
Mustn’t grumble, though! I’m getting a lot of knitting done. Slip Knit Love is complete and looks good, if I do say so myself. I wasn’t bored and had plenty of yarn to keep on going, but wanted a pretty true representation of how the pattern works. I dearly love an asymmetrical shawl for two reasons: (1) the rows, while long, never get to the 400+ stitches per row that can easily happen with other shapes, and (2) they can be worn in so many different ways:
Can’t wait for the class to start this Sunday and see how everyone else’s colors work out!
Karen finished this adorable summer tee, called Ginga, using Rustic Silk. I love everything about it! It’s got pretty lace borders and a very flattering shape and neckline, and it looks great on her:
Perfect use of the yarn, too, which gives a crispness to the lace even while making a fabric that drapes well. I want it but I don’t think she’ll give it to me!
Our Great Oddments Knitdown series is continuing but I guess everyone finished their Celandine Beanie because only one person showed up for class on Sunday. No bother! Martha Van Kouwenberg’s hat was done, so we had a good time figuring out the cute little mosaic stitch Festival Coasters from the series. Here’s how mine turned out, just using scraps from the leftovers basket:
Cute little things, and interesting to make. Not fast, though! If I were going to make a set, I’d crochet them, and use one of the billion or so free patterns on Ravelry, like this one.
In some applications, crochet really has an advantage over knitting for simplicity and appropriate sturdiness.
I’ve started on a new project in Kelbourne Woolens’ new yarn Scout, and I have to say it’s a lovely yarn to knit with. My knitting looks like this right now:
Yes, a big navy blue blob. You can barely see the beginnings of a gansey-style pattern at the top. Someday, it will be a slightly different version of this:
I’ve added some short rows to the bottom of the back to make it hang better and I’m making back and front the same length and I’m adding long sleeves. If all these mods turn out well, I’ll be doing a class come the fall.
And may fall come early this year!!!
