Tag: shawl

Fall Shawl

Fall Shawl

I found this yarn at Rhinebeck (New York Sheep and Wool Festival) in 2017 and knew they needed to be a shawl all together of various textures. For a while I thought I would have to come up with the pattern on my own. I 

Dotting the Rays and Crossing the Stitches

Dotting the Rays and Crossing the Stitches

This is a very delayed posting of my Dotted Rays shawl! The shawl was completed in early 2018. Dotted Rays was designed by Westknits. This is all Yarnpimp Yarn dyed by Kelly of Mom Yarn. I LOVE this pattern, I highly recommend knitting it! The 

Nuptual Shawl and Socks

Nuptual Shawl and Socks

Wowza I have a lot to catch up on!   The start to 2018 was a busy one, filled with dog sitting for extra yarn money, being Maid of Honor for my sister’s wedding, and trying to get myself out of a rut, semi unsuccessfully.

Let’s start this string of catch up posts with the good!  I was able to knit my sister a gorgeous wedding shawl and her groom matching socks!  It was over 80 degrees on their wedding day so even the dainty shawl and light socks were too much on the special day, but while she waited to walk down the aisle she amused me with a few photos.

Since it was too hot at the Wedding, in June they took some photos of them at the Lake for me!

Yarn is Machete Shoppe in 2 custom colorways and Purrmaid with the green stripes from Bay Street Yarns in Seaweed.

Cheers!

Susan

Knitwear Holidays!

Knitwear Holidays!

Whew! I didn’t think I would finish everything in time but in the end the cranked out enough knitting to have Christmas presents on for some of my wonderful family. Keep in mind I also was knitting Aiby’s sweater during this timeframe. I love that 

When Bae Comes to Play

When Bae Comes to Play

As some of you know, my partner and I don’t get the privilege of being together often. We met while he was going to high school in the U.S. while his sister was on a student visa.  We fell in love while he was in