We got back from our trip at 3 am last night, and I was so glad to sleep in my own bed! I had a nice, relaxing time out of town – I got to knit, and I bought 3 pairs of shoes, so overall it was a nice break!
I mostly knit of the Clementine Shawlette this week, although my total knitting time was probably lower than in a normal week. I’m almost finished with the first half.
I did end up restarting it on size 6 needles. I liked how it looked on size 5s, but the yarn didn’t feel nice at that gauge. I’m happy with this – it’s about 3 inches wider than the pattern specs, and I like that because I was worried about it being too narrow to be useful as a shawl.
The pattern repeat is super easy to memorize, and I would recommend it to anyone, even lace beginners!
I have also worked on Something Red, and I am going to split join for the sleeves pretty soon. Again, the Blue Sky cotton is working so nicely!
I’m still going to focus on the shawlette for a bit – I want to get the 2nd half started or I’m worried that I’ll start neglecting it! Today was back to work, but it wasn’t so bad.
Kim Hargreaves has a splash screen up that her new Spring/Summer book is coming soon. I cannot wait – you know I will be buying it right away! I made two projects so far from Heartfelt, both of which I simply adore. Since I was so disappointed in Rowan this time hopefully this will make up for it!
I am very behind on answering questions, emails etc… I apologize for that! Sometimes I think I have more hours in the day than actually exist!
The shawl is looking pretty. Glad you had a nice time away. It’s always nice to get home though.
Happy Monday!
Ooh, new KH. Eagerly awaiting! Thanks for the heads up. Glad you had a good time on your trip!
Knitting and new shoes…it doesn’t get much better than that! Your clementine and something red are looking lovely.
Your Something Red is looking great! It’s nice to have a good relaxing vacation.