I seem to have rekindled my knitting mojo. Lately, I have cast on two projects and revived one.
Here is the meandering vines shawl in progress. I was looking for a rectangular shawl to experiment with lace. I wanted it to be pretty, but not too challenging. I like easy knitting; knitting that I don't have to think about.
This is the perfect solution. It's pretty easy and has a pearl "rest" row. I have strung dental floss between the repeats to help count and to serve as a life line. Also, because I am a little obsessive-compulsive that way.
So far I haven't had to rip all the way back to a life line, but I have done some ripping. Let's just say this project needs to stay home. It requires a touch too much concentration to go to meetings.
That said, this pattern (free on ravelry) is a lovely, relaxing knit. I am using baby alpaca that was gifted to me. I think it was purchased for a blanket originally, so I have a lot of it.
Can't wait to block it when its finished to get more definition out of the pattern and so that it stays more flat. right now, it's sort of a spongey lump. I think I will need to purchase some blocking wires for this. We shall see.
What are you working on?
Here is the meandering vines shawl in progress. I was looking for a rectangular shawl to experiment with lace. I wanted it to be pretty, but not too challenging. I like easy knitting; knitting that I don't have to think about.
This is the perfect solution. It's pretty easy and has a pearl "rest" row. I have strung dental floss between the repeats to help count and to serve as a life line. Also, because I am a little obsessive-compulsive that way.
So far I haven't had to rip all the way back to a life line, but I have done some ripping. Let's just say this project needs to stay home. It requires a touch too much concentration to go to meetings.
That said, this pattern (free on ravelry) is a lovely, relaxing knit. I am using baby alpaca that was gifted to me. I think it was purchased for a blanket originally, so I have a lot of it.
Can't wait to block it when its finished to get more definition out of the pattern and so that it stays more flat. right now, it's sort of a spongey lump. I think I will need to purchase some blocking wires for this. We shall see.
What are you working on?
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