FO: Ghosts & Mirrors
I’m always working on some project or another, which means I often have FOs and new designs to share. You can see all my FOs … here … and all my designs … here.
Pattern: Ghosts & Mirrors-My own (the pattern will be available soon-ish)
Yarn: Bittersweet Woolery’s lace weight. 80% merino, 20% silk. Colorway “ghost violet”
Yardage: one 875 yard (800 meter) skein
Fiber Source: Rhinebeck 2011
Needles: 3.25 mm (US 3s) 36″ circulars
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Asymmetrical Bluebells
Asymmetrical Bluebells is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now
Worked all in one piece, Asymmetrical Bluebells is a long shallow triangular shawl, with a simple sawtooth edging all along one edge, and a smattering of stylized flower motifs scattered across a garter stitch background.
The long triangular shape makes it perfect for draping across the shoulders as a shawl, or wrapping around the neck as a scarf. This shawl begins by casting on 3 stitches at one end, and is then worked side to side, with one increase every 6th row along one edge.
Originally knit & shown in handspun, Malabrigo sock (2 skeins) makes a wonderful substitute.
Yarn: 750 yards (668 meters), light fingering weight
Shown in: handspun; 1 skein, 750 yards (668 meters)/skein, colorway ‘citrus’ Yarn Substitution: Malabrigo Sock; 2 skeins, 440 yards (402 meters)/skein
Needles: US size 5 (3.75 mm) 40 inch (100 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: tapestry needle, 3 stitch markers (I found it useful to have 2 stitch markers be one color/style, and the 3rd stitch marker be a different color/style)
Gauge: 24 sts/4 inches; 38 rows/4 inches (24 sts/10 cm; 38 rows/10 cm) in washed and blocked garter stitch
Blocked Dimensions: 64 inches (162.5 cm) across top edge; 22 inches (56 cm) down final edge; 67 inches (170 cm) along long diagonal edge, blocked
Skills Used: cast on, bind off, knitting and purling, k2tog, ssk, p2tog k3tog, sk2p, yo, make 1, using stitch markers, weaving in ends, blocking lace
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Christmas Knitting Update
Well, my goal was 2 shawls and 1 hat in the 5 days before Christmas. I managed to finish 1 shawl, and most of the hat, as well as start the 2nd shawl by Christmas morning. I’m calling it a win.
I finished my sister’s shawl.
1 skein of Zen String Lotus Toes in Calliope, from forever ago, knit on US 5s (3.75mm)
(maybe my family reading this can guilt her into getting me a better photo.)
My dad’s hat is now done.
Simple, simple hat, knit with 1 skein of Berroco Ultra Alpaca, and 1 skein of Cascade 220, knit on US 9s (5.5mm).
And my mom’s shawl is rather far along considering I started it Sunday night.
3 balls of a red lace weight, held together, on US 6s (4.00mm).
I’m totally calling this a win.
But it was also a completely crazypants idea. Please remind me to start knitting earlier next year. (Future me thanks you.)
