In some very exciting news, the Kiri shawl came off the needles last night. I’m so excited. This is it in all its unblocked glory…. kinda looks like the ramen noodles I had for lunch. I have definitely decided to dye this puppy and the winner is…. something close to olive. I’m going to dye and then block the shawl in one go, so I’ll keep you updated as to its progress. Fingers crossed it all works out.
And because Kiri is now off the needles, that means that the Mystery Stole has been cast on. This is its current state which has been knit up to the end of the first chart. I’ve got two more charts to do to catch up and another chart comes out tomorrow so I’ve got a bit of knitting to do. The first chart didn’t take me long, so I’m hoping that getting caught up won’t be a problem.
Although the MS3 pattern calls for beads, I’ve decided to forgo the beads on this one. If I decide I love the pattern and it must have beads, I’ll knit up another at the end of the KAL. At this point, I’m not even sure what colour the stole will be at the end of this episode so I certainly didn’t want to add beads that would end up being wrong for the final piece. I may keep it natural, but for some reason baby blue has crept into my head of late….
The yarn itself is the same yarn I used for the Kiri Shawl… a 2/15 merino laceweight. Although I’m not an off-white kinda of person I bought a kilo of this yarn with the idea I could dye the final pieces to whatever colour I wanted. Besides, I really don’t need 4 off-white shawls. ;)
In other yarn related reports, I happened to pop through John Lewis on my trek into town today. They had a sale on yarn. They had a 50% off sale on yarn. They had a 50% off sale on good yarn. :)
I got myself some Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran for a pair of fetchings. I only bought a single ball the last time I attempted a pair of fetching and I ran out of yarn… seriously I needed another 2 feet but tried to squeeze what I could out of the yarn and they just weren’t quite comfy. I’ll frog those fetchings and make a baby hat or something (cause like I’m gonna waste good yarn). Needless to say, I’ve learned my lesson and this time I bought two balls…
I also bought some Debbie Bliss Cathay which I’m going to use for a Luna Moth shawl The yarn is quite different than what is called for in the pattern, but I think it will work. We’ll know as soon as I swatch. This will definitely be a lacey work of some description. I’m going to love this colour with my black wool coat… I’m not a type of person that can really wear black and always need a bit of colour to ensure I don’t look like I’ve just risen from the dead. This will be perfect.
And finally I got some Jaeger Aqua to make up a couple of Grrrs. I seriously love this pattern, so I’m going to make a couple of them for the little one. Even if she doesn’t love them, it’ll make bathtime fun for mum (and I’m sure dad will have fun with them, too).
Meanwhile, I’m going to continue working on the MS3 and see if I can get myself caught up. :)