Wonderful Wednesday
Yes it is indeed a wonderful wednesday!
Forest Canopy is done! Let us all bask in its wonderfulness!
Before blocking
As it is right now blocking on the spare bed
And the close up of the lace detail
And now for the geeky stuff...
Pattern - Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl by Susan Pierce Lawrence (available here) knitted with a few extra sets of middle repeats to make it a bit larger.
Yarn - Alpaca / Merino DK in Moonbeam from The Natural Dye Studio
Needles - 5mm Addi Bamboo Circulars
Time Taken - Hmmmm, about 4 weeks on and off
Recipient - My SIL for her birthday
It's beautiful isn't it? And it was surprisingly easy to knit, although I now wish i'd listened to the pattern and put in a lifeline now and again as I had to painstakingly undo several rows on a few occasions due to missing a yarnover.
Wednesday is also wonderful for yarn porn!!!!
Firstly we have my own handdyed aran weight BFL, 500g of the stuff in muted sea shades of blue and green. This is to make a pullover for Thomas. I think I will be good and finish off some of my WIP's first though...
And then there's this. I think this is the singlemost beautiful skein of yarn I own. Seriously, I might never use this, I will just get it out and gaze upon it frequently. I am totally in love with it. It's Colinette's new sock yarn - Jitterbug - in Jewel colourway. I am smitten.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
posted by Gemma @ 11:09 am
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3 Comments:
That shawl is amazing....and the sock wool is rather nice as well...
*plods on over to colinette to drool*
All hail the Woolly Diva....
Love
Sarah xXx
That shawl is ace. It makes me want to knit one even though I wouldn't wear it!
I got new yarn today too. Not as nice as yours though but a bargain ;)
Nic
xx
Beautiful job on the shawl, Gemma. Now I'm off to see if that sock yarn is available in the U.S.
susan
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