My current work in progress:

1. Wispy Cardi, by Hannah Fettig, knit in Tempted Lovely Grrl in the "Renewal" colorway, on a U.S. 5 (3.75mm) needle.
2. To-Be-Named Sideways Shawl, my own design, knit from Madelintosh Pashmina in the “Posy” colorway, on a U.S. 7 (4.5m) needle.
3. Myriad stealth projects.

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Books

Books

Yesterday was a very-little-knitting day, but it was a good book day!
Exhibit A:

I received a copy of Haapsalu Shawl, A Knitted Lace Tradition from Estonia. I purchased my copy from The Needle Arts Book Shop (here’s the link to the book for sale there). They are lovely to deal with — wonderful customer service and [...]

Ready for Prime Time

Ready for Prime Time

The Printemps Shawlette pattern is complete and available for sale on Ravelry, here.

Like Miss Woodhouse, it’s a “more than a triangle shawl.” You work double the increases on the outer edges as you do on the inner edges to get this shape.

To make it a more open and airy design, the lace motif for the [...]

To Mark Or Not To Mark

To Mark Or Not To Mark

That is the question.
In the photo of my shawl in progress yesterday, you may have noticed that I have the pattern repeats marked with stitchmarkers. I have since removed the markers.

Most of the time, I prefer to knit lace without stitchmarkers. I put them in this project, because I took it with me to work [...]

Busy Day

Busy Day

Although today was a federal holiday, we’ve had a busy day.
This morning Miss Lucy had her annual check-up and shots (ouchies!) — the vet said she is in great health.
And this afternoon I spent a few hours over at fibre space hanging out with a lot of fun knitters. There might have been some stash [...]

Meet Miss Woodhouse

Meet Miss Woodhouse

Unblocked, the Miss Woodhouse Shawl was 50″ across the top, 16″ down the center back.

Blocked she is 66″ across the top, 25″ down the center back.

I used a size 6 (4mm) needle and one skein of MadelineTosh Tosh Sock in the “Oak B” colorway with 24 grams left over.

Expect a pattern presently.
Lucy is beside herself [...]

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