As things slowly warm up around here, I’ve transitioned from working on cozy sweaters to lovely lace shawls. Some I’ve been working on for a while; others have been inspired by some gorgeous yarn I picked up on my recent tour de Connecticut yarn shops when mom was in town.
This gorgeous Schaefer Laurel in the Catherine the Great colorway came from Yarns Down Under. So far, this is the result.
Mostly completed during our recent sailing trip, I’m not working on this too aggressively at this point since the cool, mercerized cotton will be nice to work on once things really heat up. The colors are stunning, though. And, I’m amazed at the really vivid colorway in the cotton. The pattern is Amy Swenson’s Stolen Moment’s Wrap.
Also from Yarns Down Under, is this Malbrigo Lace. I had heard stellar reports on this, and the intense color combined with the very reasonable price convinced me to give it a try.
I started this on a trip down to Atlanta for a friend’s wedding, so the pattern is simple and definitely improvised. I’m nearing the end and am pleased with the results so far.
In addition to these two recently started shawls, I’m also trying to dedicate some time to my long neglected Pi Shawl from Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitter’s Almanac.
Yeah. This project has definitely made me understand what people are talking about when they say their lace looks like chinese noodles. I am definitely going on faith at this point. But the fact that I’m already halfway through the last lace pattern keeps me going.
This is the yarn: J.Knits Lacelicious. Sorry that photo looks a little blury. This is one of the first yarns I picked up at Mocha’s Fiber Connection. Lovely stuff.
3 Comments
May 14, 2008 at 5:30 am
Your eye for color is amazing I love your choice in all of the colors for you shawls. Keep keep on knitting.
Your Godmother.
June 3, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hey,
Your stuff looks great. You need to post more often. I enjoy looking at the stuff you are working on and it inspires me. I can’t wait to see some of these shawls done. Be careful, one of them might just find it’s way into my suitcase in July.
June 3, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Hello,
I found your blog through the Tour de France KAL group on Ravelry. I noticed that you are knitting the Stolen Moments Wrap — do you like it? I am thinking of using that pattern for some new yarn I have.