Some FO’s
Well, I haven’t had as much knitting time as I would like lately but I have managed to finish a few items of interest! One of the great things about starting 4 lace shawls at once is the great feeling of accomplishment when you cast them all off in the same week! I got to wear a different beautiful, colourful, lacy scarf almost every day this week!
The first 3 were in the sumptuous Cashsilk Lace from SweetGeorgia. The yarn was a dream to work with and as I finished the scarves I started to get a real obsession going. I am imagining a little basket full of lacy scarves in all of the beautiful Cashsilk colours…..the pocketbook may never allow such a thing, but a spoiled knitter can dream can’t she?!
The first item up is my beautiful Sunflower. I have been itching to knit one of Emily’s patterns for what seems like FOREVER and I finally got to it with her beautiful Sunflower Shawl. Call me unimaginative but I felt this pattern would only be true in yellow and of course, SweetGeorgia does an awesome yellow called Saffron. The pattern was very easy to follow and clearly laid out. Well done Ems! I got 3 repeats of the seed pattern and 1 repeat of the leaf pattern plus transitions and edging charts.
The next shawl I undertook was the Shetland Triangle by Evelyn Clark. I am completely smitten with this pattern! It was easy to memorize the pattern and I really like the finished product. The way the pinecones are shaped give it almost a circular look, just beautiful. It’s in the ever lovely Riptide colourway that I am slowly knitting into my life.
Next up is my pretty pink Ishbel shawl in a sock weight. I wanted something pink on the advice of Kathleen at UY and I went with Casbah because it is such a soft sock yarn. The pattern is by Ysolda Teague, whose work I have recently become acquainted with, and I really like the finished product. It might just be me but I had a hard time figuring out how the lace was working, how things were shifting and lining up. It didn’t make the shawl impossible, it just meant I had to consult the pattern more often than I like.
Last is my Ginger coloured Brandywine shawl. I have finished this baby but I haven’t taken any updated photos. This shawl started out quite difficult but it got a lot easier as it went. It was knitted from tip out, instead of from the middle of the top like the other ones. The bottom was a tough chart but I focused on the ferry so not a big deal. Love the colour and the squishy garter stitch in the middle. I was pretty satisfied over all.
Next up: I have a Traveling Woman and a Photosynthesis on the go!
